dephlogisticate

t. [Pref. de = away, and Eng, phlogiston (q. To deprive of phlogiston or the supposed principle of in flamm a bility. [PHLOGISTON.] *de-phlo-gis-ti-ca-těd, pa . par . or a . [DEPHLO IMG:content-2174.png:[blocks in formation] [DEPEND.] A. As pr. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: 1. Hanging; suspended. "A third dispels the darkne of the night, And fills depending lamps with beams of light." Pope : Thebais , 609, 610. 2. Subject to, dependent on, relying. 3. In a state of suspense; pending. "The matter of variance dependinge betwixt yow." Edward IV., in Paston Letters, ii. 338. C. As substantive: 1. The act or state of being dependent. *2. Suspense. "Delay is bad, doubt worse, depending worst." -Ben Jonson: To W. Koe . dě pěnd-Ing-lỹ, adv . [Eng. depending: -ly.] In a dependent, contingent, or subordinate manner. *de-people, v. t. [Prof. de away, from, and Eng. people (q. v.).] To depopulate.