DEFUNCT
De*funct", n.
Defn: A dead person; one deceased.
DEFUNCTION
De*func"tion, n. Etym: [L. defunctio performance, death.]
Defn: Death. [Obs.]
After defunction of King Pharamond. Shak.
DEFUNCTIVE
De*func"tive, a.
Defn: Funereal. [Obs.] "Defunctive music." Shak.
DEFUSE
De*fuse", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Diffuse.]
Defn: To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] Shak.
DEFY De*fy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defied; p. pr. & vb. n. Defying.] Etym: [F. défier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the vassal and his lord; hence, to challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- + fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Diffident, Affiance.]
1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.] I defy the surety and the bond. Chaucer. For thee I have defied my constant mistress. Beau. & Fl.