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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-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.Ab'len or Ab'let, n. p. 5A small fresh-water fish; the bleak; Leuciscus alburnus.Ā'ble-ness, n. p. 5Ability of body or mind; force; vigor. [Rare.]Ăb'lep-sy, n. p. 5Want of sight; blindness.Ā'blet, a. p. 5comp. of able.Ā'blest, a., superl. p. 5of able.Āb'li-gāte, v. t. p. 5To tie up so as to hinder from. [Obs.]Ăb'li-gā'tion, n. p. 5A tying up from. Smart.Ab-lĭg/ū-ri'tion, n. p. 5Prodigal expense for food. Johnson.Ăb'lo-cāte, v. t. p. 5To let out to hire; to lease. Calvin's Lex. Jur.Āb'lo-cā'tion, n. p. 5The act of leasing, or letting out to hire. Bailey.A·bloom', adv. p. 5In a blooming state. Masson.Ab-lūde', v. t. p. 5To be unlike; to differ from. [Obs.] Hall.Ăb'lu-ent, a. p. 5Washing clean; cleansing by water or other liquid.Ăb'lu·ent, n. p. 5(Med.) Something reputed to have the power of purifying the blood; a detergent.Ab-lū'tion, n. p. 5The act of washing; specifically, the washing of the body as a preparation for religious duties, practiced in many countries. 2. The water used in cleansing. “Cast the ablutions in the main.” Pope.…Ab-lū'tion-a-ry, a. p. 5Pertaining to ablution.Ab-lū'vi-on, n. p. 5That which is washed off. Dwight.Ā'bly, adv. p. 5In an able manner; with great ability.Ăb'ne-gāte, v. t. p. 5To deny and reject. Wm. H. Seward.Ăb'ne-gā'tion, n. p. 5A denial; a renunciation. With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. Knox.Ăb'ne-gā'tive, a. p. 5Denying; renouncing; negative. [Rare.] Clarke.Ăb'ne-gā'tor, n. p. 5One who abnegates, denies, or rejects any thing. Syn. SeeĀb'net, n. p. 5The girdle of a Jewish priest. Kitto.Ăb'no-dāte, v. t. p. 5To cut knots from. Blount.Ăb'no-dā'tion, n. p. 5The act of cutting away the knots of trees. Bailey.Ab-nôr'mal, a. p. 5Not conformed to rule; contrary to any law or system; irregular. Trench.