v. t. [ L. de- + quantitas, -atis. See Quantity. ] To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf. F. équant. See Equate. ] (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator. [ 1913 Webster ]