verb transitive intransitive

dēmento

2nd PP dēmentāre · conj. 1st

Act., to drive mad, to craze, deprive of mind; to bewitch, delude •

Act., to drive mad, to craze, deprive of mind: dementatus, Cassiod. Amic. 21: ἐξιστάναι ἰδιωτικῶς, Gloss. Graec. Lat.; esp. to bewitch, delude: propter quod magiis suis dementasset eos, Vulg. Act. 8, 11.—

Neut., to rave, be out of one's mind •

Neut., to rave, be out of one's mind: semper dementabat, Lact. Mort. Pers. 7, 9.

Perseus ID: n12999 Key: demento