Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dementate

/dɪˈmɛnteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-men-tate
IPA: /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dement, to make crazy.

Obsolete

adj

Deprived of reason.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"as if they had all […] landed in the mad haven in the Euxine Sea of Daphne insana, which had a secret quality to dementate […]."
"Arise, thou dementate sinner!"

Etymology

First attested in 1628; borrowed from Latin dēmentātus, perfect passive participle of dēmentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1628

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

dementates (present, singular) dementating (participle, present) dementated (participle, past) dementated (past) more dementate (comparative) most dementate (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dementate?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/.
What does dementate mean?: To dement, to make crazy.
Where does dementate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1628.

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