Part 142

Delve, v. i. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.

Delve may I not: I shame to beg.

Wyclif (Luke xvi. 3).

Delve, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.] A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.

Which to that shady delve him brought at last.

Spenser.

The very tigers from their delves Look out.

Moore.

Delv"er (?), n. One who digs, as with a spade.

De*mag"net*ize (?), v. t. 1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See Magnetize.

If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.

Am. Cyc.

2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize.

-- De*mag`net*i*za"tion, n. -- De*mag"net*i`zer (#), n.

Dem"a*gog (?; 115), n. Demagogue.

{ Dem`a*gog"ic (?), Dem`a*gog"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. dhmagwkiko`s: cf. F. démagogique.] Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious.

Dem"a*gog*ism (?; 115), n. The practices of a demagogue.

Dem"a*gogue (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; dh^mos the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr. 'a`gein to lead; akin to E. act: cf. F. démagogue.] A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.

Dem"a*gog`y (?), n. [Cf. F. démagogie, Gr. dhmagwgi`a leadership of the people.] Demagogism.

De*main" (?), n. [See Demesne.] 1. Rule; management. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. (Law) See Demesne.

De*mand" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.] 1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.

This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee.

Shak.

2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.

I did demand what news from Shrewsbury.

Shak.

3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.