Defn: To answer in Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.
DENYINGLY
De*ny"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.
DEOBSTRUCT
De`ob*struct", v. t.
Defn: To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals. Arbuthnot.
DEOBSTRUENT
De*ob"stru*ent, a. (Med.)
Defn: Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. — n.
Defn: (Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions; an aperient.
DEODAND
De"o*dand`, n. Etym: [LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be given to
God.] (Old Eng. Law)
Defn: A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.