dement

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dement^¹

/dɪˈmɛnt/ UK
/dəˈmɛnt/ US
/diˈmɛnt/ US

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”).

adjective more dement · most dement

archaic Demented.

verb dements · dementing · demented

transitive To make (someone) demented; to drive mad.
intransitive To show signs of dementia; to develop dementia.

noun dements

archaic Someone afflicted with dementia. The patients are more or less chronic dements, sufficiently harmless and trustworthy to be employed in farm labour and sufficiently intelligent to be of use.

Dement^²

proper noun Dements

A surname.

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"dement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dement

Chicago

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@misc{dement_2026,
  title = {dement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}