DERANGES

Verb

deranges

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derange

Anagrams

• grandees, grenades

Source: Wiktionary


DERANGE

De*range", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deranged; p. pr. & vb. n. Deranging.] Etym: [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 nation.

2. 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.

3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane.

Syn.

– To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle; disturb; confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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