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Capable of being denominated or named. Sir T. Browne.

. This opinion that Aram . . . was the father and denomination of the Syrians in general. Sir W. Raleigh.

Capable of being denoted or marked. Sir T. Browne.

in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize. Denounced for a heretic. Sir T. More. To denounce the immoralities of Julius Cæsar. Brougham.

; denunciation. [Archaic] False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of his curse. Sir T. Browne.

Removal of whatever stops up the passages. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

m. iv. 6. His timely departure . . . barred him from the knowledge of his son's miseries. Sir P. Sidney.

Mutu So dark adependence or order. Sir T. More.

ny long series of action, the parts of which have very much dependency each on the other. Sir J. Reynolds. So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of England. Bacon.

Loss; destruction. [Archaic] Sir T. Browne.

Hairless. Sir t. Browne.

The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

ed; degeneracy; depravity. The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir G. C. Lewis.

To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by player; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly. His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. Sir W. Scott.

pured and cleansed before that he shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of God. Sir T. More.

To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. A total dereliction of military duties. Sir W. Scott.

tion, . . . I do not doubt but many of those truths have had the help of that derivation. Sir M. Hale.

al contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. Sir M. Hale.

Derogatory. -- De*rog"a*tive*ly, adv. [R.] Sir T. Browne.