tr.v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.
- To make (a person) insane.
- To cause (a person) to lose intellectual capacity.
[Late Latin dēmentāre, from Latin dēmēns, dēment-, senseless : dē-, de- + mēns, mind.]
dement
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tr.v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.
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