Lexicon: delusive – demur

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delusive, adj. [L. dēlūs- < L. dēlūd-ere, play false, mock, deceive.]

Deceptive; beguiling; misleading; disappointing; giving false hope.

demand, n. [Fr. demande; see demand, v.] (webplay: ask, common, grace, making, obtain, right, seek, will).

  1. Desire; need; want to possess; necessity to obtain; [fig.] asking; prayer; petition.
  2. Call; cry; requisition to purchase; desire to buy; (see Daniel 4:17).

demand (-ed, -eth, -s), v. [Fr. demander < L. dēmandāre, give in charge, entrust, commit.] (webplay: answer, children, generally, have, king, little, obtain, put, rendered, thing, who, work).

  1. Insist; urge; persist; require by right or claim; (see Daniel 2:27).
  2. Command; order; charge; mandate by virtue of an office or position of authority; (see Job 38:3).
  3. Require; need; necessitate an answer to a question; (see Exodus 5:14).
  4. Ask; examine; inquire; request often with intense need or desire; (see 2 Samuel 11:7).

demean (-ing, -s), v. [OFr demene-r, lead, exercise, practice, employ, treat, direct]

  1. Carry; bear; behave; conduct.
  2. Degrade; undervalue; abase; lessen in importance.

demijohn, n. [Fr. dame-jeanne]

Container; bottle; glass vessel enclosed in wicker.

democrat, n. [Fr. démocrate < Fr. démocratie, democracy < Gk. δημοκρατία, popular, government.] (webplay: men).

  1. Politician; advocate for democracy; one who is for government by the people, especially who favors the extension of rights to all classes of people.
  2. Liberal; one who is equitable; fair person.

democratic, adj. [Fr. démocratique; see democrat, n.] (webplay: all).

Public; general; popular; seeking equality for all people.

demolish (-es), v. [Fr. démoliss- < L. dēmōlīrī, throw down, demolish, destroy.] (webplay: wall).

Destroy; wreck; raze; dismantle.

Demosthenes, proper n. [Gr. 'strong with the people' < dēmos, people + sthenos, 'strength, power']

Greek orator (384-322 B.C.); 4th century BC Athenian statesman; great speaker who overcame a stuttering problem; [fig.] frog.

demur (-ed), v. [Fr. demeurer < L. dēmorārī, tarry, delay.] (webplay: eye, may, rest, stop).

  1. Refuse; decline; dissent; hesitate; back away.
  2. Object; protest; resist; contest.
  3. Pause; hesitate; linger; wait; stop.
  4. Relent; repent; soften; yield; change mind; make a concession.