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☞ Mortgages were usually made in this manner in former times, but the modern practice is to include the conveyance and the defeasance in the same deed.
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Defeasanced (?), a. (Law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.
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Defeasible (?), a. [See .] Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible title. -- Defeasibleness, n.
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Defeat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defeating.] [From F. défait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe défaire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See , , and cf. .] 1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.]
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His unkindness may defeat my life. Shak.
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2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate.
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He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. Tillotson.
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The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession. Hallam.
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In one instance he defeated his own purpose. A. W. Ward.
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3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow.
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4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
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Sharp reasons to defeat the law. Shak.

Syn. -- To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.
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Defeat, n. [Cf. F. défaite, fr. défaire. See , v.] 1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.]
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Upon whose property and most dear life
A damned defeat was made. Shak.
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2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.
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3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.
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defeatism n. acceptance of the inevitability of defeat.
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Defeature (?; 135), n. [OF. desfaiture a killing, disguising, prop., an undoing. See , and cf. .] 1. Overthrow; defeat. [Obs.] “Nothing but loss in their defeature.” Beau. & Fl.
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2. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] “Strange defeatures in my face.” Shak.
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Defeatured (?; 135), p. p. Changed in features; deformed. [R.]
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Features when defeatured in the . . . way I have described. De Quincey.
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Defecate (?), a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to defecate; de- + faex, faecis, dregs, lees.] Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.
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Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense. Bates.
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Defecate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defecated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defecating.] 1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine.
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To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber. Boyle.
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2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify, as from that which materializes.
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We defecate the notion from materiality. Glanvill.
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Defecated from all the impurities of sense. Bp. Warburton.
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Defecate (?), v. i. 1. To become clear, pure, or free. Goldsmith.
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2. To void excrement.
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Defecation (?), n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F. défécation.] 1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification.
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2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.
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Defecator (?), n. That which cleanses or purifies; esp., an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and sirups. Knight.
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Defect (?), n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See , , and cf. .] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
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Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.
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2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
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Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know,
Make use of every friend -- and every foe. Pope.
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Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See .
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Defect, v. i. To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] “Defected honor.” Warner.
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2. to abandon one country or faction, and join another.
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Defect, v. t. To injure; to damage. “None can my life defect.” [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
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Defectibility (?), n. Deficiency; imperfection. [R.] Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor.
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Defectible (?), a. Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] “A defectible understanding.” Jer. Taylor.
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Defection (?), n. [L. defectio: cf. F. défection. See .] Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. “Defection and falling away from God.” Sir W. Raleigh.
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The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.
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Defectionist, n. One who advocates or encourages defection.
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Defectious (?), a. Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] “Some one defectious piece.” Sir P. Sidney.
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Defective (?), a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. défectif. See .] 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
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2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- Defectively, adv. -- Defectiveness, n.
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Defective (?), n. 1. Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.
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2. (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally.

☞ Under the term defectives are included deaf-mutes, the blind, the feeble-minded, the insane, and sometimes, esp. in criminology, criminals and paupers.
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Defectuosity (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. défectuosité.] Great imperfection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
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Defectuous (?), a. [Cf. F. défectueux.] Full of defects; imperfect. [Obs.] Barrow.
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Defedation (?), n. [L. defoedare, defoedatum, to defile; de- + foedare to foul, foedus foul.] The act of making foul; pollution. [Obs.]
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Defence (d�fĕns), n. & v. t. See .
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defenceless adj. same as ; as, a defenceless child.
Syn. -- defenseless, helpless.
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Defend (d�fĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defended; p. pr. & vb. n. Defending.] [F. défendre, L. defendere; de- + fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh. akin to Gr. qeinein to strike, and E. dint. Cf. , , .] 1. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. [A Latinism & Obs.]
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Th' other strove for to defend
The force of Vulcan with his might and main. Spenser.
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2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Which God defend that I should wring from him. Shak.

3. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
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The lord mayor craves aid . . . to defend the city. Shak.
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God defend the right! Shak.
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A village near it was defended by the river. Clarendon.
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4. (Law.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. Burrill.

Syn. -- To , . To defend is literally to ward off; to protect is to cover so as to secure against approaching danger. We defend those who are attacked; we protect those who are liable to injury or invasion. A fortress is defended by its guns, and protected by its wall.
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As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it. Is. xxxi. 5.
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Leave not the faithful side
That gave thee being, still shades thee and protects. Milton.
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Defendable (d�fĕndȧb'l), a. [Cf. F. défendable.] Capable of being defended; defensible. [R.]
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Defendant (d�fĕnd�nt), a. [F. défendant, p. pr. of défendre. See .] 1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]
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With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.
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2. Making defense.
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Defendant, n. 1. One who defends; a defender.
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The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. Spotswood.
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2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. Abbott.
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☞ The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense.
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Defendee (d�fĕndē or d�fĕndē), n. One who is defended.
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Defender (d�fĕndẽr), n. [Cf. .] One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
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Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. Motley.
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Defendress (?), n. A female defender. [R.]
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Defendress of the faith. Stow.
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defenestrate (d�fĕnĕstrāt), v. t. to throw (something or someone) out of a window.
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defenestration (d�fĕnĕstrāshŭn), n. the act of throwing (something or someone) out of a window.
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defensative (?), n. [L. defensare, defensatum, to defend diligently, intens. of defendere. See .] That which serves to protect or defend.

{ Defense, Defence } (?), n. [F. défense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See , and cf. .] 1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
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In cases of defense 't is best to weigh
The enemy more mighty than he seems. Shak.
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2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
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War would arise in defense of the right. Tennyson.
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God, the widow's champion and defense. Shak.
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3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
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Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense. Acts xxii. 1.
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4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.
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5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
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A man of great defense. Spenser.
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By how much defense is better than no skill. Shak.
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6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.]
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Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain breadth. Sir W. Temple.
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Defense, v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also defence.]
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Better manned and more strongly defensed. Hales.
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Defenseless, a. Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled defenceless.]-- Defenselessly, adv. -- Defenselessness, n.
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2. unarmed; used of persons or the military. armed
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Defenser (?), n. [Cf. F. défenseur, L. defensor. Cf. .] Defender. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Defensibility (?), n. Capability of being defended.
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Defensible (?), a. [Cf. F. défensable, LL. defensabilis, defensibilis. See , and cf. .] 1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.
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2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] Shak.
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Defensibleness (?), n. Capability of being defended; defensibility. Priestley.
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Defensive (?), a. [Cf. F. défensif.] 1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
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A moat defensive to a house. Shak.
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2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
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3. In a state or posture of defense. Milton.
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Defensive, n. That which defends; a safeguard.
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Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensives. Bacon.
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Coloq. To be on the defensive , Coloq. To stand on the defensive , to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggression or attack.
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Defensively, adv. On the defensive.
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Defensor (?), n. [L. See .] 1. A defender. Fabyan.
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2. (Law) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector.
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3. (Eccl.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church.
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Defensory (?), a. [L. defensorius.] Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations.
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Defer (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. différer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See to support, and cf. , to offer.] To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
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Defer the spoil of the city until night. Shak.
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God . . . will not long defer
To vindicate the glory of his name. Milton.
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Defer, v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
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Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds.
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Defer, v. t. [F. déférer to pay deference, to yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de- + ferre to bear. See to support, and cf. to delay, .] 1. To render or offer. [Obs.]
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Worship deferred to the Virgin. Brevint.
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2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
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Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland. Bacon.
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Defer, v. i. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
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The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. Bancroft.
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Deference (?), n. [F. déférence. See 3d .] A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.
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Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men. Whewell.
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Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments. Shenstone.

Syn. -- , , . Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity, and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the sanctity of the laws.
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Deferent (?), a. [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d .] Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] “Bodies deferent.” Bacon.
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Deferent, n. 1. That which carries or conveys.
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Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds. Bacon.
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2. (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
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Deferential (?), a. [See .] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
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Deferentially, adv. With deference.
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Deferment (?), n. [See 1st .] The act of delaying; postponement. [R.]
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My grief, joined with the instant business,
Begs a deferment. Suckling.
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Deferrer (?), n. One who defers or puts off.

{ Defervescence (?), Defervescency (?), } n. [L. defervescere to grow cool.] 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness.
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A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
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Defeudalize (?), v. t. To deprive of the feudal character or form.
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Defiance (?), n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. défier. See .] 1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
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A war without a just defiance made. Dryden.
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Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down. Tennyson.
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2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.
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He breathed defiance to my ears. Shak.
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3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] “Defiance to thy kindness.” Ford.
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Coloq. To bid defiance , Coloq. To set at defiance , to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. Locke.
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Defiant (?), a. [Cf. F. défiant, p. pr. of défier. See .] Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
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In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow.

-- Defiantly, adv. -- Defiantness, n.
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