dement (dement)

t. [= Sp. Pg. dementar = It. dement are, I'dug eagerly, and now and then caught myself actually looking for the fancied treasure, the vision of which had demented my unfortunate companion. Poe , Tales, I. 62. Do not the gods dement those whom they mean to destroy? Lowe , Bismarck, II. 259. dementate (dē-men'tāt), v. t.; pret. and pp. dementated , ppr. dementating . [ dement at us , pp . of dement are , make mad: see dement .] To make mad or insane; dement. [Rare.] Many Antichrists and heretics were abroad, many sprung up since, many now present, and will be to the world's end, to dementate men's minds. Burton , Anat. of Mel., p. 623. dementate (dē-men'tāt), a. [L. dement at us , pp.: see the verb.] Demented; mad. Arise, thou dementate sinner, and come to judgement. Hammond, Works, IV. 522.