We have no law -- as the French have -- to decitizenize a citizen.
Edw. Bates.
De*civ"i*lize (?), v. t. To reduce from civilization to a savage state. [R.] Blackwood's Mag.
Deck (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Decking.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See Thatch.] 1. To cover; to overspread.
To deck with clouds the uncolored sky.
Milton.
2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
Job xl. 10.
And deck my body in gay ornaments.
Shak.
The dew with spangles decked the ground.
Dryden.