English Explanatory Dictionary

dement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Demented.
verb
  1. To make (someone) demented; to drive mad.
  2. To show signs of dementia; to develop dementia.
noun
  1. Someone afflicted with dementia.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmɛnt/ /dəˈmɛnt/ /diˈmɛnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dement.wav

Word forms

dement more dement most dement dements dementing demented

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Vulgar Latin dē Vulgar Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Vulgar Latin mēns Vulgar Latin dēmēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Vulgar Latin -ō Vulgar Latin dēmentōder. English dement Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”).

Related words

dementation

Derived words

dementor
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