verb
- to make insane or cause to lose one's mind
Usage: formal or literary; third-person singular present tense of 'dement'
Examples
- The constant noise dements anyone forced to endure it for hours.
- Isolation and confinement dement prisoners over time.
- The stress of the job nearly dements him.
- Such cruelty dements the human spirit.
- Prolonged sleep deprivation dements the mind.