Dictionary: DE-DA'LI-AN – DE-DUCT'ING

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DE-DA'LI-AN, a. [from Dædalus, the Athenian, who invented sails or wings.]

Various; variegated; intricate; complex; expert.

DED'A-LOUS, a. [from Dædalus.]

Having a margin with various windings and turnings; of a beautiful and delicate texture; a term applied to the leaves of plants. – Martyn. Lee.

DE-DEC'O-RATE, v.t. [L. dedecoro.]

To disgrace. [Not used.]

DE-DEC-O-RA'TION, n.

A disgracing. [Not used.]

DE-DEC'O-ROUS, a.

Disgraceful; unbecoming.

DE-DEN-TI'TION, n. [de and dentition.]

The shedding of teeth. – Brown.

DED'I-CATE, a.

Consecrated; devoted; appropriated. – Shak.

DED'I-CATE, v.t. [L. dedico; de and dico, dicare, to vow, promise, devote, dedicate. See Class Dg, No. 12, 15, 45. The sense is to send, to throw; hence, to set, to appoint.]

  1. To set apart and consecrate to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; to devote to a sacred use, by a solemn act or by religious ceremonies; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, an altar, or a church, to God or to a religious use. Vessels of silver, of gold, and of brass, which King David did dedicate to the Lord. – 2 Sam. viii.
  2. To appropriate solemnly to any person or purpose; to give wholly or chiefly to. The ministers of the Gospel dedicate themselves, their time and their studies, to the service of Christ. A soldier dedicates himself to the profession of arms.
  3. To inscribe or address to a patron; as, to dedicate a book.

DED'I-CA-TED, pp.

Devoted to a divine Being, or to a sacred use; consecrated; appropriated; given wholly to.

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.] – Selden.

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.