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The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.

or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. Our degeneration and apostasy. Bates.

A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.

The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.

The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] Bailey.

of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.

The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.

Aberration of mind; delirium. J. Motley. Deliration or alienation of the understanding. Mede.

Emigration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

ement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration. Locke.

Fig.: A blackening; defamation. The vigorous denigration of science. Morley.

A disengaging, or removal, of nitric acid.

The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation. Speed.

The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter, as a liquid or wound.

The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.

Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. [R.] Jeffrey.

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. This desperation of success chills all our industry. Hammond.

The act or process of depriving of sulphur.

The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.