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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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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.Ab-nôr'mi-ty, n. p. 5The state or quality of being abnormal; irregularity; deformity. Bailey.Ab-nôr'mous, a. p. 5Abnormal; irregular. [Obs.] A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally suspected coadjutor. State Trials.A-bōard', adv. p. 5Within a ship, vessel, or boat. To fall aboard (Naut.), to strike a ship’s side.—Aboard main tack, an order to draw a corner of the mainsail down to the chess-tree. Totten.A-bōard', prep. p. 5On board of; as, to go aboard a ship. 2. Across; athwart. [Obs. and rare.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spencer.A-bōd'ance, n. p. 5An omen. [Obs.]A-bōde', pret. p. 5of abide.A-bōde', n. p. 5Stay or continuance in a place for a longer or shorter time. And with her fled away without abode. Spencer. 2. A place of continuance; a dwelling; a habitation. We will come and make our abode with…A-bōde', v. t. p. 5To foreshow. Shak.A-bōde', v. i. p. 5To be an omen. Dryden.A-bōde'ment, n. p. 5An ominous presentiment. “Abodements must not now affright us.” Shak.A-bōd'ing, n. p. 5Presentiment; prognostication.Āb'o-lēte, a. p. 5Old; out of use. [Obs.]A-bŏl'ish, v. t. p. 5To put an end to; to terminate; to do away with; hence, to annul or destroy; to make void; to annihilate; as, to abolish laws, contracts, rites, and the like; to abolish slavery. His quick…A-bŏl'ish-a-ble, a. p. 5Capable of being abolished.A-bŏl'ish-er, n. p. 5One who abolishes.A-bŏl'ish-ment, n. p. 5The act of abolishing; abrogation; destruction. Hooker.Ăb'o-lĭ'tion, n. p. 5The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of the slave-trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, rites, customs…Ab'o-lĭ'tion-ism, n. p. 5The principles or measures of abolitionists. Wilberforce.Ab'o-lĭ'tion-ist, n. p. 5A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially slavery.Ăb'o-lĭ'tion-ize, v. t. p. 5To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. Bartlett.A·bŏl'la, n. p. 5A military robe of thick woolen stuff in use among the ancient Greeks and Romans. Wm. Smith.A-bō'mā, n. p. 5A large serpent in the marshes of South America. Craig.