desumet (desum)

t. [ take from; borrow. This pebble doth suppose, as pre-existent to it, the more simple matter out of which it is desumed . Sir M. Hale , Orig. of Mankind, p. 76. C. E. Norton, Travel and Study in Italy, p. 103, Haddon Hall contains some delightful example. every form of a desuetude and picturesque decay H. James, Jr., Trans. Sketches, p. 28. 2. In theol., one who believes in the final com desulphur desulphur (de-sul'fèr), (de-sul'fer), v. t. [= F. désulfurer; as de -priv. + sulphur.] To free from sulphur; desulphurize. plete destruction or annihilation of the wicked; an annihilation ist. destructive (dē-struktiv), a. and n. [= F. de struct if Pr. destructiu = Sp. Pg. destructivo = It. distruttivo, IMG:content-2489.png:[blocks in formation] A Tory to the quick, was as a boy Destructive, when I had not what I would. Tennyson, Walking to the Mail. 2. In logic, refuting; disproving: as, a destruc tive dilemma. - Destructive dilemma. See dilemma.-Destructive distillation. See distillation.-Destructive hypothetical syllogism. See hypothetical. =Syn. 1. Mortal, deadly, fatal, malignant, baleful, fell, deleterious, desolating, subversive. II. n . One who or that which destroys; one who favors the destruction of anything for some ulterior purpose, as progre or public convenience; an overthrower of existing institutions, customs, or the like. Applying to each other what Bentham would have called the dyslogistic names of the day, Anarchist, Destructive, and the like. Finlay, Hist. Greece. Notwithstanding his skepticism, Ockam is not an extreme destructive. J. Owen , Evenings with Skeptics, II. 400. destructively (dē-struktiv-li), adv . With destruction; ruinously; mischievously; with power to destroy. A yellow tinge, which is deeper when the wool has previously been de - sulphured . W. Crookes, Dyeing and Calico-printing, p. 85.