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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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A-bĕt'tal, n. p. 4The act of abetting or encouraging. [Rare.] Bailey.A-bĕt'tor, n. p. 4One who abets, instigates, or incites, aids, or encourages another to commit a crime. See ACCESSORY. Bouvier. Syn. — ABETTOR, ACCESSORY, ACCOMPLICE. These words denote different degrees of complicity…Ăb'e-văc-ū-ā'tion, n. p. 4(Med.) (a.) An imperfect evacuation. (b.) An immoderate evacuation. Dunglison.A-be̱y'ançe, n. p. 4Expectation or contemplation of law. ☞ When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance can vest, it is said to be in abeyance, that is, in expectation; the law always considering it…A-be̱y'ant, a. p. 4In a state of abeyance or suspension.Ăb'gre-gāte, v. t. p. 4To separate from a herd. [Obs.] Ash.Ăb'gre-gā'tion, n. p. 4Separation from a herd or flock. [Obs.] Smart.Āb'hāl, n. p. 4An East Indian fruit obtained from a species of cypress. Dunglison.Ab-hōm'i-na-ble, a. p. 4Abominable;—a false and affected orthography of abominable, founded upon the mistaken notion that the word was derived from ab homine instead of abominare. The error was not uncommon among writers of…Ab-hôr', v. t. p. 4To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to hate extremely. Syn.—To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See HATE.Ab-hôr', v. i. p. 4To shrink back with fear or shuddering. [Rare.] 2. To be contrary or averse; — with from. “Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law.” Milton.Ab-hŏr'rençe, n. p. 4Extreme hatred or detestation.Ab-hŏr'ren-çy, n. p. 4Abhorrence. [Obs.] Locke.Ab-hŏr'rent, a. p. 4Abhorring; detesting; abominating; struck with abhorrence; hating. The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent. Glover. 2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent. “Injudicious…Ab-hŏr'rent-ly, adv. p. 4With abhorrence.Ab-hôr'rer, n. p. 4One who abhors. Hume.Ab-hŏr'ri-ble, a. p. 4Worthy of being abhorred; abominable; detestable. T. Scott.Ab-hôr'ring, n. p. 4The object of abhorrence. “They shall be an abhorring to all flesh.” Isa. lxvi. 24.Ā'bĭb, n. p. 4The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, usually called Nisan, answering to the latter part of March and beginning of April. It was so called from barley being at that time in the ear.…A-bīd'ance, n. p. 4The act of abiding. [Rare.] The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine. Fuller.A-bide', v. i. p. 4To stay or continue in a place; to take up one's abode; to dwell. Let the damsel abide with us a few days. Gen. xxiv. 55. 2. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; as, to abide by a…A-bīde′, v. t. p. 4To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; as, I abide my time. Bonds and afflictions abide me. Acts xxii. 23. 2. To bear or endure, i. e., to remain firm under. Who can abide the fierceness of his…A-bīd'er, n. p. 4One who abides or dwells.A-bid'ing-ly, adv. p. 4In an abiding manner; permanently. Hawes.Ab'i·et'ic, a. p. 4Belonging to the fir-tree or its products; as, abietic acid.Ăb'i-gail, n. p. 4A lady's waiting-maid. W. Irving. Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night-curls for sleeping in. Leslie.A-bĭl'i-ment, n. p. 4Capacity; ability. [Obs.] “Abiliment to steer a kingdom.” Ford.A-bil'i-ty, n. p. 4The quality, state, or condition of being able; power, whether physical, moral, intellectual, or conventional or legal; capacity; competence; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, or the like; —…Ab'in-tēs'tate, a. p. 4(Law.) Inheriting the estate of one dying without a will.Ab'ir-ri-tā'tion, n. p. 4(Med.) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; want of strength. Dunglison.Ab-jēct′, v. t. p. 4To throw away; to cast down. [Obs.]Ăb'ject, a. p. 4Sunk to a low condition; hence, low in estimation; without hope or regard; worthless; mean; despicable; vile; base. And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. Shak.Ab'ject, n. p. 4A person in the lowest and most despicable condition. Servants and abjects flout me. Herbert. Shall these abjects, these victims, these outcasts, know any thing of pleasure? L. Taylor.Ab-jēct'ed-ness, n. p. 4A very abject or low condition. [Rare.]Ab-jec'tion, n. p. 4The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of the king and his realm." Joye. 2. The state of being rejected or cast away. An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels…Ăb'ject-ly, adv. p. 4In an abject or contemptible manner; meanly; servilely.Ăb'ject-ness, n. p. 4The state of being abject; meanness; servility. Grew.Ab-jū'di-cāte, v. t. p. 4To give away in judgment. Ash.Ab-jū'di-cā'tion, n. p. 4Rejection. Knowles.Ăb'ju-gāte, v. t. p. 4To loose from the yoke; to unyoke; to uncouple. [Obs.] Bailey.Ab-jūn'ctive, a. p. 4Isolated; exceptional. [Rare.] It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal. I. Taylor.Ăb'jū-rā'tion, n. p. 4The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as, an abjuration of the realm, by which a person swears to leave the country, and never to return. 2. A rejection, denial, or recantation with…Ab-jū'ra-to-ry, a. p. 4Containing abjuration.Ab-jūre', v. t. p. 4To renounce upon oath; to forswear; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. Shak. 2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to abandon; to reject; as, to abjure errors. “Magic I here abjure.” Shak.Ab-jūre′, v. i. p. 4To renounce one's country under oath. Burnet.Ab-jūre'ment, n. p. 4Renunciation. [Obs.] J. Hall.Ab-jūr'er, n. p. 4One who abjures.Ab-lăc'tāte, v. t. p. 4To wean from the breast. [Rare.] Bailey.Ăb'lac-tā'tion, n. p. 4The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Bland. 2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called inarching.Ab-lā'que-āte, v. t. p. 4To lay bare or expose, as the roots of a tree.Ab-lā'que-ā'tion, n. p. 4The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. Evelyn.Ab-lā'tion, n. p. 4The act or process of taking away. Bp. Taylor. 2. (Med.) An evacuation. Dunglison.Ăb'la-tīve, a. p. 4Taking away or removing. [Obs.] Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are first necessary to unteach error, ere we can learn truth. Hall. 2. (Gram.) Applied to the sixth…Ăb'lă-tīve, n. p. 4(Gram.) The sixth case of Latin nouns, used to express the relations denoted in English by the words from, with, in, or by. Ablative absolute, a peculiar construction in Latin grammar, in which a…A-blāze', adv. p. 5On fire; in a blaze. Milman. 2. Hence, in a state of eagerness or ardent desire. The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. Carlyle.Ā'ble, a. p. 5Having ability or competency of any and every kind; possessing sufficient physical or mental power for the accomplishment of some object; having property, means, skill, dexterity, influence…Ā'ble, v. t. p. 5To enable. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To uphold or back up. “I'll able them.” Shak.Ā'ble-bōd'ied, a. p. 5Having a sound, strong body; robust.Ăb'le-gāte, v. t. p. 5To send abroad. [Obs.] Bailey.Ăb'le-gā'tion, n. p. 5The act of sending abroad. [Obs.] — H. More.