Dehiscent
(De*his"cent) a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F. déhiscent.] Characterized by dehiscence; opening
in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.
Dehonestate
(De`ho*nes"tate) v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare
to make honorable. Cf. Dishonest, and see Honest.] To disparage. [Obs.]
Dehonestation
(De*hon`es*ta"tion) n. [L. dehonestatio.] A dishonoring; disgracing. [Obs.] Gauden.
Dehorn
(De*horn") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorning.] To deprive of horns; to
prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn.
"Dehorning cattle." Farm Journal
Dehors
(||De*hors") prep. [F., outside.] (Law) Out of; without; foreign to; out of the agreement, record,
will, or other instrument.
Dehors
(||De*hors"), n. (Mil.) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any
advanced works for protection or cover. Farrow.
Dehort
(De*hort") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorting.] [L. dehortari; de- + hortari
to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]
The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief.
Bp. Ward.
"Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade" nor any other exactly supplies, has
escaped us.
Trench. Dehortation
(De`hor*ta"tion) n. [L. dehortatio.] Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.]
Dehortative
(De*hort"a*tive) a. Dissuasive. [R.]
Dehortatory
(De*hort"a*to*ry) a. [L. dehortatorius.] Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. Bp.
Hall.
Dehorter
(De*hort"er) n. A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary. [Obs.]
Dehumanize
(De*hu"man*ize) v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing
influences.
Dehusk
(De*husk") v. t. To remove the husk from. [Obs.] "Wheat dehusked upon the floor." Drant.
Dehydrate
(De*hy"drate) v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate
alcohol.
Dehydration
(De`hy*dra"tion) n. (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition
of a body from which the water has been removed.
Dehydrogenate
(De*hy"dro*gen*ate) v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen.
Dehydrogenation
(De*hy`dro*gen*a"tion) n. (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also,
the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen.
Deicide
(De"i*cide) n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + cædere to cut, kill: cf. F. déicide.]
1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.]
Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide.
Prior.
