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DefectDefect De*fect", n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to
desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See
Fact, Feat, and cf. Deficit.]
1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or
perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied.
--Davies.
2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral;
blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in
timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make
use of every friend -- and every foe. --Pope.
Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal
defects. --Macaulay.
Syn: Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See Fault. Defect
Defect De*fect", v. i.
To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] ``Defected honor.'
--Warner.
Defect
Defect De*fect", v. t.
To injure; to damage. ``None can my life defect.' [R.]
--Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
Defectibility
Defectibility De*fect`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Deficiency; imperfection. [R.] --Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor.
Defectible
Defectible De*fect"i*ble, a.
Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] ``A defectible
understanding.' --Jer. Taylor.
Defectionist
Defectionist De*fec"tion*ist, n.
One who advocates or encourages defection.
Defectious
Defectious De*fec"tious, a.
Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] ``Some one defectious
piece.' --Sir P. Sidney.
Defective
Defective De*fect"ive, n.
1. Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.
2. (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally.
Note: Under the term defectives are included deaf-mutes, the
blind, the feeble-minded, the insane, and sometimes,
esp. in criminology, criminals and paupers.
Indefective
Indefective In`de*fect"ive, a.
Not defective; perfect; complete. ``Absolute, indefective
obedience.' --South.
Prefectorial
Prefectorial Pre`fec*to"ri*al, a.
Of or pertaining to a prefect.
Prefectship
Prefectship Pre"fect*ship, n.
The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.
Refect
Refect Re*fect" (r?*f?kt), v. t. [L. refectus, p. p. of
reficere; pref. re- re- + facere to make.]
To restore after hunger or fatique; to refresh. [Archaic]
--Sir T. Browne.
Refective
Refective Re*fec"tive (r?*f?k"t?v), a.
Refreshing; restoring.
Refective
Refective Re*fec"tive, n.
That which refreshes.
Unefectual
Unefectual Un`e*fec"tu*al, a.
Ineffectual. ``His uneffectual fire.' --Shak.
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