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To DECOMPOUND, de-klm-pimnd', v. a.
To compose of things already compounded.DECOMPOUND, dc-kdm-pbund', a. Com-posed of things or words already compounded.To DECORATE, dek'ko-rate, i\ a. 91. Toadorn, to embellish, to beautify.DECORATION, dek-ko-rk'shun, s. Orna-ment, added beauty.
DECORATOR, dek'k<Ym-tur, s. 521. An
adorner. , ,
DECOROUS, de-ko'rus, a. 503. Decent,suitable to a character.
£7 An uneducated English speaker is very apt topvouounce this word with the accent on the first sylla-ble, according to the analogy of his own language ; buta learned ear would be as much shocked at such a de-parture from classical propriety, as in the words sono-rous and canorous, 512. When once the mere English scholar is set right in this word, he will be sure topronounce Ded'ecorous with the accent on the penul-timate likewise; and when he is told that this iswrong, because that syllable in the Latin word isshort, he will not fail to pronounce Indecorous withthe antepenultimate accent; but what will he his sur-prise when he is informed that this loo is wrong, be-cause the penultimate syllable in Latin is long'l—SeeIndecorous . »
To DECORTICATE, di-kSr'te-kkte, ». a.
Tlie act of stripping the bark or husk.DECORTICATION, de-kor-ti-kJi'skun, s.
The act of stripping the bark or husk.DECORUM, dc-ko'rum, s. Decency, be-haviour contrary to licentiousness, seemliness.To DECOY, de-koe', v. «. 329. To lure intoa cage, to entrap.
DECOY, de-koe', s. Allurement to mischief.DECOYDUCK, de-koe'duk, s. A duck thatlures others.
To DECREASE, de-krese', v. n. 227. Togrow less, to be diminished.
To DECREASE, de-krese', v. a. To makeless, to diminish.
DECREASE, de-krese', s. The state ofgrowing less, decay ; the wane of the moon.To DECREE, de-kree', t\ n. To make anedict, to appoint by edict.
To DECREE, de-kree', v. a. To doom, orassign by a decree.
DECREE, dc-kree', s. An edict, a law; an
established rule ; a determination of a suit.DECREMENT, dek'kre-ment, s. 503. De-crease, tlie state of growing less, the quantitylost by decreasing.
DECREPIT, dc-krep'lt, a. Wasted or wornout with age.
£7 This word is frequently mispronounced, as ifspelt decreyul.
To DECREPITATE, dt-krep'e-tate, t\ a.To calcine salt till it has ceased to crackle inthe fi re. ,
DECREPITATION, de-kr?p-i-t,Vshun, *.The crackling noise which salt makes over
DECREPITNESS, de-kreplt-nes, \s. TlieDECREPITUDE, dc-krep'e-tude, f laststage of decay, the last effects of old age.DECRESCENT, de-kies'sent, a. Growingless. . .
DECRETAL, du-kri'tal, a. Appertainingto a decree, containing a decree.
DECRETAL, de-krfc'tul, or duk're-tal. A
book of decrees or edicts ; the collection ofthe pope’s decrees.
All our lexicographers, except Dr. Johnson, placethe accent on the second,syllable of this word; andIb2
this accentuation, it must be confessed, is agreeable tothe best usage. But Dr, Johnson’s accentuation onthe first syllable is unquestionably (lie most agreeableto English analogy ; first, because it is a trisyllable anda simple, 503 ; next, because it is derived from thelatter Latin Decretalis ; which, in our pronunciationof it, has an accent on the first and third syllabic;and therefore, when adopted into our language, bydropping the last syllable, takes the accent on the first.—See Academy . That this is the general analogy ofaccenting words from the Latin , which drop the lastsyllable, is evident from the words Decrement, In-crement, Interval, &c.
DECRETIST, de-kri'tist, s. One that stu-dies the decretals.
DECRETORY, dek'kre-tur-e, a. 557, 512.Judicial, definitive.
DECRIAL, de-kri'dl, s. Clamorous censure,hasty or noisy condemnation.
To DECRY, de-kri', v. a. To censure, toblame clamorously, to clamour against.DECUMBENCE, de-kfon'binse, \ s. TheDECUMBENCY,de-kum'ben-se, f act oflying down, the posture of lying down.DECUMBITURE, de-kum'be-ture, $. Thetime at which a mail takes to his bed in adisease.
DECUPLE, dek'u-pl, a. 405. Tenfold.DECURION, de-ku're-un, s. A commanderover ten.
DECURSION, de-kur'shun, s. The act ofrunning down.
DECURTATION, dek-kur-ti'skun, s aba
The act of cutting short.
To DECUSSATE, de-kus'sate, r. a. To in-berscct at acute angles.
DECUSSATION, dek-kus-sa'slum, s. 530.The act of crossing, state of being crossed atunequal angles.
To DEDECORATE, de-dek'ko-rate, r. a.
To disgrace, to bring a reproach upon.DEDECORATION, de-dek-ko-rashun, s.The act of disgracing.
DEDECOROUS, di-dek'kA-rus, a. Dis-graceful, reproachful —See Decorous.DEDENTITION, ded-den-tfsh'un, s . 530.
Loss or she dding of the teeth.
To DEDICATE, ded'e-kate, v. a. To devoteto some divine power; to appropriate so-lemnly to any person or purpose; to inscribeto a patron.
DEDICATE, dede-kite, a. Consecrate, de-vote, dedicated.
DEDICATION, ded-e-k t Yshun, s. The actof dedicating to any being or purpose, conse-cration ; to address to a patron.DEDICATOR, ded'e-ka-tur, s. 521. One
who inscribes his works to a patron.DEDICATORY, ded'e-U-ttir-e, a. Com-posing a dedication.*—bee Domestic. 503.
D EDITION, de-dish'un, s. The act of yield-ing up any thing.
To DEDUCE, de-ditse', v. a. To drawingregular connected series ; to form a regularchain of consequential propositions ; to toydown in regular order.
DEDUCEMENT, de-duse'ment, s. The
thing deduced, consequential proposition.DEDUCIBLE, de-du'se-bl, a. Collectible byreason.
DEDUCIVE, dc-diVslv, a. Performing theact of deduction.
To DEDUCT, de-dukt', v. a. To subtract,take away