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t. & i. [Fr. demander; Sp. & Port. demandar; Ital. dim and are, from Low Lat. de man do to demand; Lat. deman do =to commit, give in trust: de -away, down, and man do to commit.] A. Transitive: IMG:content-2106.png:[blocks in formation] dělve, s. [DELVE, v.] †1. Ord. Lang.: A pit, a hole, a ditch, a den, a ity). cave. "The very tigers, from their delves, Look out, and let them pa ." Moore: Fire Worshipers. 2. Mining : A certain quantity of coals dug in the mine or pit. †dělved, pa . par . or a. [DELVE.] †děl-věr, *del-var, *del-vere, s. [Eng.delv(e); er.] One who digs with a spade; a digger. "Nay, but hear you, goodman delver ."-Shakesp.: Ham let , v. 1. †dělv'-Ing, pr . par ., a. & s. [DELVE, v .] A. & B. As pr. par . & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act or proce of digging with a spade. *de-ma, s. [A. S.] A judge, an arbiter. "The helend is alles monciennes dem a ," -O. Eng . Homi lies , p. 95. de-măg-nět-i-za-tion, s . [Eng. demagnetiz (e); -ation .] The act or proce of demagnetizing, or of freeing from magnetic or mesmeric influence. de-măg-net-ize, v . t . [Pref. de away, from, and Eng. magnetize (q. v.).] To deprive of magnetic polarity; to free from mesmeric influence. děm-a-gō-ģī, s . pl . [A Latinized pl. of the Gr. demagogos =a demagogue (q.v.).] Demagogues. "These noted demagog i were but hirelings and tributary rhetoricians."- Hacket : Life of Archbishop Williams, pt. i., p. 175.