desilverization

[English desilveriz ( e ); -ation.] The same as DESILVERING, 8. (q. v.) de-sil-ver-ize, v. t. [Eng. desilver; -ize.] The same as DESILVER (q. v.). *dě-si'ne, v . t. [DESIGN.] To indicate. "That seemed some perilous tumult to desine." Spenser: F. Q. , IV. iii. 37. *děs-in-ençe, s. [Fr., from Lat. desinens, pr. par. of desi no =to cease: de =away, from, and sino =to leave.] An end or close. "In their poesies, the fettering together the series of the verses, with the bonds of like cadence or desinence of rhyme." Bp . Hall : Postscript to his Satires. *des-in-ent, a. [Latin desinens, pr. par. of desi no.] Ending, terminating, extreme. "In front of this sea were placed six tritons; their upper parts human, their desinent parts fish."- B . Jon son: Masques at Court.