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One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.

A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose.

Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

o deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage. "To damp your tender hopes." Akenside. Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements, and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug. Bacon. How many a day has been damped and dar…

To challenge; to provoke; to defy. Time, I dare thee to discover Such a youth and such a lover. Dryden.

Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.

o check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.

e king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.

for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against. A wise council . . . that did debate this business. Shak. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. Prov. xxv. 9.

The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating society or club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.

To discard. [Obs.] You have cast those by, decarded them. J. Fletcher.

r run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.

ecoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty. Observances of time, place, and of decency in general. Burke. Immodest words admit of no defense, For want of decency…

To perceive, discern, or decide. [Obs.] Granmer.

f the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.

To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.] You are both deciphered, . . . For villains. Shak.

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.] Hakewill.

wn; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to disparage. For small errors they whole plays decry. Dryden. Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are naturally decried by the other. Addison.

To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.] Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses. Hales.