Deride

de-rid', v. To laugh at with contempt, turn to ridicule, mock, taunt. [L. deridere, •risum, de and ridere, to laugh.l — Derid'er, n. — Derid'ingly, adv. — Deria'ion, -rizh'un, n. Act of, or state of being, etc. an object of contempt laughing-stock scorn mockery insult. — Deri's ive, -siv, a. Expre ing, or characterized by, derision. — Deri's ively, adv. — Deri's ory, -so-rT, a. Mocking derisive. Derive, de-rfv', [-rived (-rivd'), -riving.] To receive, as from a source, obtain by transmi ion to trace the origin, descent, or derivation of, recognize transmi ion of, deduce, infer, draw. — v. To flow, proceed.be deduced. [OF. deriver, L. derivare, -latum, to drain, draw off water, fr. de and rivus, a stream.] — Deriv'er, n. — Deriv'able, a. Ca- — pable of being, etc. transmi ible inferrible. Deriva'tion. a. Act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, truth from testimony, conclusions or opinions from evidence act of tracing origin, as in grammar or genealogy state or method of being derived; thing derived: derivative: deduction. (Math.) Operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law. (Med.) A drawing of humors from one part of the body to another.— Derivative, -rfv'- a-tiv, a. Obtained by derivation secondary. —n. Anything obtained, or deduced, from another. Gram.) A word formed from another word. (Mus.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion. (Med.) That adapted to produce a derivation. (Math.) A function expre ing the relation between two consecutive states of a varying function. — Derivatively, adv. Derm, derm, The natural covering of an animal; skin. [Gr. derma, dermatos, dere in, to skin, flay; tear.]— Derm''al, a. Pert, to, etc. — Dermal"' gia, -jT-a, n. (Med.) Neuralgia of the skin. [Gr. algos, pain.] — Dermatol 'ogy, -o-iT, n. Science of the structure of the skin, and diseases. [Gr. logon, discourse.] Dernier. der'nY-er, a. Last; final ultimate, [F., fr. sun, cube, full moon, cow, oil DESERT L. de retro, F. den-iere, behind, L. retro, backward, behind.] — Dernier Last resort. [F.l Derogate, der'o-gat, To annul in part, repeal partly, restrict to detract from, disparage, depreciate. — To take away, detract. — a. Diminished in value; damaged. [L. derogare, -gatum, de and rogare, to ask.] — Deroga'tion, n. Act of, etc. (Stock Exchange.) An alteration or le ening of a contract to sell stocks. — Derog'atory, -to-rl, a. Tending to, etc.: injurious.— Derog'atorily, adv.