Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: DE-OS-CU-LA'TION – DE-PART'MENT
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DE-OS-CU-LA'TION, n.
A kissing. [Not in use.] – Stillingfleet.
DE-OX'YD-ATE, v.t. [de and oxydate, from Gr. οξυς, acid.]
To deprive of oxygen, or reduce from the state of an oxyd. – Chimistry.
DE-OX'YD-A-TED, pp.
Reduced from the state of an oxyd.
DE-OX'YD-A-TING, ppr.
Reducing from the state of an oxyd.
DE-OX-YD-A'TION, n.
The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxyd.
Deoxydation.
DE-OX'YD-IZE, v.t.
To deoxydate.
DE-OX'YD-IZ-ED, pp.
Deoxydated.
DE-OX'YD-IZ-ING, ppr.
Deoxydating. Note. Deoxydate and deoxidize are synonymous; but the former is preferable, on account of the length of the word deoxydization.
DE-OX'Y-GEN-ATE, v.t. [de and oxygenate.]
To deprive of oxygen. – Davy. Med. Rep.
DE-OX'Y-GEN-A-TED, pp.
Deprived of oxygen.
DE-OX'Y-GEN-A-TING, ppr.
Depriving of oxygen.
The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.
DE-PAINT', v.t. [Fr. depeindre, depeint; de and peindre, L. pingo, to paint.]
- To paint; to picture; to represent in colors, as by painting the resemblance of. – Spenser.
- To describe in words. – Gay.
DE-PAINT'ED, pp.
Painted; represented in colors; described.
DE-PAINT'ER, n.
A painter. – Douglas.
DE-PAINT'ING, ppr.
Painting; representing in colors; describing.
DE-PART', n.
- The act of going away; death. [Not used.] – Shak.
- Division; separation. [Not used.] – Bacon.
DE-PART', v.i. [Fr. departir, de and partir, to separate; Sp. departir; See Part.]
- To go or move from. Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire. – Matth. xxv. It is followed by from, or from is implied before the place left. “I will depart to my own land,” that is, I will depart from this place to my own land. – Num. x.
- To go from; to leave; to desist, as from a practice. Jehu departed not from the sins of Jeroboam. Jehoshaphat departed not from the way of Asa his father.
- To leave; to deviate from; to forsake; not to adhere to or follow; as, we can not depart from our rules. I have not departed from thy judgments. – Ps. cxix.
- To desist; to leave; to abandon; as, he would not depart from his purpose, resolution, or demand.
- To be lost; to perish; to vanish; as, his glory has departed.
- To die; to decease; to leave this world. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. – Luke ii. To depart this life is elliptical, from being understood.
- To leave; to forsake; to abandon; as, to depart from evil.
- To cease. The prey departeth not. – Nah. iii.
- To deviate; to vary from. If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles. – Madison.
- To vary; to deviate from the title or defense in pleading. – Blackstone.
- To part with. [Not in use.] – Shak. To depart from God, is to forsake his service and live in sin; to apostatize; to revolt; to desert his government and laws. God departs from men, when he abandons them to their own sinful inclinations, or ceases to bestow on them his favor. – Hosea ix.
DE-PART', v.t.
To divide or separate; to part. [Not used.] – Shak. Spenser.
DE-PART'ED, pp.
Gone from; vanished; dead.
DE-PART'ER, n.
One who refines metals by separation. [Not used.]
DE-PART'ING, n.
A going away; separation. – Shak.
DE-PART'ING, ppr.
Going from; leaving; desisting; forsaking; vanishing; dying.
DE-PART'MENT, n. [Fr. departement; Sp. departimiento.]
- Literally, a separation or division; hence, a separate part, or portion; a division of territory; as, the departments of France.
- A separate allotment or part of business; a distinct province, in which a class of duties are allotted to a particular person; as, the department of state, assigned to the secretary of state; the treasury department; the department of war.
- A separate station; as, the admirals had their respective departments. Nearly in this sense, during war, were used in America, the terms, Northern and Southern departments.