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de·ment  (d-mnt)
tr.v. de·ment·ed, de·ment·ing, de·ments
1. To make (a person) insane.
2. To cause (a person) to lose intellectual capacity.
[Late Latin dmentre, from Latin dmns, dment-, senseless : d-, de- + mns, mind; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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