Originally Posted By: tsuwm
here's another great, but underused word:

dephlogisticate - to remove or deprive of phlogiston

"He led the escape from the old novel of external incident — the true Victorian novel — the dephlogisticated piffle of the department stores. - H. L. Mencken


Gee. I wonder why it's so little used. Actually, I would think that if it were used at all these days it would be overused.