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Webster 1913 Edition
Derange
De-range′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deranged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deranging
.] [F.
déranger
; pref. dé-
= dés-
(L. dis
) + ranger
to range. See Range
, and cf. Disarrange
, Disrank
.] 1.
To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange;
as, to
. derange
the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation2.
To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism.
A sudden fall
deranges
some of our internal parts. Blair.
Syn. – To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle; disturb; confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert.
Webster 1828 Edition
Derange
DERANGE
, v.t.1.
To put out of order; to disturb the regular order of; to throw into confusion; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation.I had long supposed that nothing could derange or interrupt the course of putrefaction.
2.
To embarrass; to disorder; as, his private affairs are deranged.3.
To disorder the intellect; to disturb the regular operations of reason.4.
To remove from place or office, as the personal staff of a principal military officer. Thus when a general officer resigns or is removed from office, the personal staff appointed by himself are said to be deranged.