v. The art of gatheringinformationnecessary to determine the best course of action. From detegere (uncover) and fy, from ficere (to do or make).
Upon entering a social gathering, public arena or new environment one should detectify the surroundings in order to heighten the social or business experience.
Used as describing an object of dementification: looks weird, possibly tastes strange, maybe broken, not normal.
Can possibly freak small children out.
Tim: Hey Johnny, you're new pencil is kind of dementified.
Johnny: Yeah, my bro chewed it.
Tim: Erm....
This is what often needs to be done after a person and their cats have moved out of a place. It is the process of removing all dander and fine fur from a house or apartment, so that people with severe cat allergies can live their without taking a constant supply of allergy medication, and having their asthma triggered.
We really needed to decatify the apartment before moving in. Before we decatified the apartment, even after the professional carpet cleaners and cleaning crew came in, I kept on sneezing and wheezing. When I washed down the walls and rinsed off the wash cloth, loads of fine fur and dander was suspended in the water. Gross!
1. To desparately try to get rid of the "spring sixty" after binging on margaritas, homemade cookies, and whatever else you came across while in paradise/your cupboards at home for the past seven days.
2. To excessively eat grass and seeds while working out four times per day.
Although the two gorgeous college students had a fabulous spring break, the unfortunateconsequence was having to DEFATIFY for the next six weeks in order to be able to wear shorts in the summer.