Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DED'I-CA-TEE, n.

One to whom a thing is dedicated. Ed. Rev.

DED'I-CA-TING, ppr.

Devoting to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; consecrating; appropriating; giving wholly to.

DED-I-CA'TION, n.

1. The act of consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedication of Solomon's temple.
2. The act of devoting or giving to.
3. An address to a patron, prefixed to a book, testifying respect and recommending the work to his protection and favor. Pope.

DED'I-CA-TOR, n.

One who dedicates; one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron. Pope.

DED'I-CA-TO-RY, a.

Composing a dedication; as, an epistle dedicatory.

DE-DI'TION, n. [L. deditio, from dedo, to yield.]

The act of yielding any thing; surrendry. Hale.

DED'O-LENT, a. [L. dedoleo.]

Feeling no compunction. [Not used.]

DE-DUCE', v.t. [L. deduco; de and duco, to lead, bring or draw. The L. duco is the Sax. teogan, teon, Eng. to tug, to tow, G. ziehen; hence L. dux, Eng. duke. See Duke. Class Dg, No. 5, 12, 15, 37, 62, 64.]

1. To draw from; to bring from. O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes / From the dire nation in its early times? Pope.
2. To draw from, in reasoning; to gather a truth, opinion or proposition from premises; to infer something from what precedes. Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known. Locke.
3. To deduct. [Not in use.] B. Jonson.
4. To transplant. [Not in use.] Solden.

DE-DUC'ED, pp.

Drawn from; inferred; as a consequence from principles or premises.

DE-DUCE'MENT, n.

The thing drawn from or deduced; inference; that which is collected from premises. Dryden.

DE-DU'CI-BLE, a.

That may be deduced; inferable; collectible by reason from premises; consequential. The properties of a triangle are deducible from the complex idea of three lines including a space. Locke.

DE-DUC'ING, a.

Drawing from; inferring; collecting from principles or facts already established or known.

DE-DU'CIVE, a.

Performing the act of deduction. [Little used.]

DE-DUCT', v.t. [L. deduco, deductum. See Deduce.]

To take from; to subtract; to separate or remove, in numbering, estimating or calculating. Thus we say, from the sum of two numbers, deduct the lesser number; from the amount of profits, deduct the charges of freight.

DE-DUCT'ED, pp.

Taken from; subtracted.

DE-DUCT'ING, ppr.

Taking from; subtracting.

DE-DUC'TION, n. [L. deductio.]

1. The act of deducting.
2. That which is deducted; sum or amount taken from another; defalcation; abatement; as, this sum is a deduction from the yearly rent.
3. That which is drawn from premises; fact, opinion, or hypothesis, collected from principles or facts stated, or established data; inference; consequence drawn; conclusion; as, this opinion is a fair deduction from the principles you have advanced.

DE-DUCT'IVE, a.

Deducible; that is or may be deduced from premises. All knowledge is deductive. Glanville.

DE-DUCT'IVE-LY, adv.

By regular deduction; by way of inference; by consequence. Brown.

DEED, n. [Sax. dæd; D. daad; G. that; Dan. daad; the participle of Sax. don, Goth. tauyan, G. thun, D. doen, to do; probably a contracted word.]

1. That which is done, acted or effected; an act; a fact; a word of extensive application, including whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. And Joseph said to them, what deed is this which ye have done? Gen. xliv. We receive the due reward of our deeds. Luke xxv.
2. Exploit; achievement; illustrious act. Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. Dryden.
3. Power of action; agency. With will and deed created free. Milton.
4. A writing containing some contract or agreement, and the evidence of its execution; particularly, an instrument on paper or parchment, conveying real estate to a purchaser or donee. This instrument must be executed, and the execution attested, in the manner prescribed by law. Indeed, in fact; in reality. These words are united and called an adverb. But sometimes they are separated by very, in very deed; a more emphatical expression. Ex. ix.

DEED, v.t.

To convey or transfer by deed; a popular use of the word in America; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son.

DEED'-A-CHIEV-ING, a.

That accomplishes great deeds.

DEED'LESS, a.

Inactive; not performing or having performed deeds or exploits. Pope.

DEED'-POLL, n.

A deed not indented, that is, shaved or even, made by one party only. Blackstone.

DEED'Y, a.

Industrious; active.