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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ăb/re-nŭn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 6Absolute renunciation or denial. [Obs.] An abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed. Fuller.Ab-rép'tion, n. p. 6A carrying away; the state of being seized and carried away.A-breu-voir', n. p. 6A receptacle for water. Jodrell. 2. (Masonry.) The joint between stones, to be filled with mortar. Gwilt.Ă'brĭ-cock, n. p. 6See APRICOT.A-bridg'ed, v. t. p. 6To make shorter; to shorten. To what purpose serve these abridged cloaks? W. Scott. 2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense in substance; to epitomize; as, Justin…A-bridg'er, n. p. 6One who abridges.A-brĭd'g'ment, n. p. 6That which abridges or cuts short. [Obs.] “Look where my abridgment comes” [i. e., that which cuts short my speech]. Shak. 2. That which diminishes; a reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of…A-brōach', v. t. p. 6To let out, as liquor from a cask; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-brōach', adv. p. 6Broached; letting out or yielding liquor, or in a condition for letting out; as, a cask is abroach. Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. W. Scott. 2. Hence, in a state to be diffused or propagated.…A-broad', adv. p. 6At large; widely; without confinement within narrow limits; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. “The fox roams far abroad.” Prior. Hence, 2. Beyond or out of a house, camp, or…Ab'ro-ga-ble, a. p. 6Capable of being abrogated.Ab'ro-gāte, v. t. p. 6To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor;—applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of established customs, &c. Let us see…Ab'ro-gate, a. p. 6Abrogated or annulled. [Obs.]Ăb'ro-gā'tion, n. p. 6The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. Hume.A-brōod’, adv. p. 6In the act of brooding. [Obs.] Sancroft.A-brōok', v. t. p. 6To brook; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.A-brŏt'a-nŭm, n. p. 6(Bot.) A species of artemisia (A. abrotanum), commonly called southernwood. London.Ab-rŭpt′, a. p. 6Broken, steep, craggy, as rocks, precipices, and the like; precipitous. “Tumbling through rocks abrupt.” Thomson. 2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden. “Your abrupt departure.”…Ab-rŭpt’, n. p. 6An abrupt place. [Rare.] “Over the vast abrupt.” Milton.Ab-rūpt', v. t. p. 6To tear off or asunder. [Obs.] “Till death abrupts them.” Browne.Ab-rŭp'tion, n. p. 6A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. Woodward.Ab-rŭpt'ly, adv. p. 6In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. Abruptly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate without an odd leaflet at the end. Gray.Ab-rúpt'ness, n. p. 6The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; steepness. 2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.Ăb'scess, n. p. 6(Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in an accidental cavity of the body.Ab-scĕs’sion, n. p. 6An abscess. [Obs.] Barrough.Ab-scĭnd′, v. t. p. 6To cut off. [Rare.] “Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest.” Johnson.Ab'sciss, n. p. 6See ABSCISSA.Ab-sçis'să, n. p. 6(Geom.) One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes. When referred to two intersecting axes, one of them called the…Ab-scis'sion, n. p. 6The act or process of cutting off. “Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.” Taylor. 2. The state of being cut off. Browne. 3. (Rhet.) A figure of speech, when, having begun to say a…Ab-scŏnd', v. i. p. 7To retire from public view; to secrete one's self; — used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. 2. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot…Ab-scŏnd', v. t. p. 7To hide or conceal. [Rare.] Bentley.Ab-scŏnd'ançe, n. p. 7Concealment. Phillips.Ab-scŏnd'er, n. p. 7One who absconds.Ab'sence, n. p. 7A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship. The advantage of his absence took the king. Shak. 2. Want; destitution. “In the absence of conventional law.” Kent. 3.…Ab'sent, a. p. 7Withdrawn from, or not present in, a place. “Expecting absent friends.” Shak. 2. Inattentive to what is passing; heedless. What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a…Ab-sēnt′, v. t. p. 7To take or withdraw to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; — used with the reciprocal pronoun. If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. Addison. 2. To cause the…Ăb'sen-tā'ne-oūs, a. p. 7Pertaining to absence; habitually absent. Bailey.Ăb'sen-tā'tion, n. p. 7The act of absenting one's self. Wakefield.Ăb'sen-teē', n. p. 7One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty, and the like; especially a landholder who lives at a distance from his estate; as, an Irish absentee. Edgeworth.Ab'sen-tee'ism, n. p. 7The state or habit of an absentee; absence from duty or station; the practice of living at a distance from one's estate.Ab-sĕnt'er, n. p. 7One who absents himself.Ab-sĕnt'ment, n. p. 7A state of being absent. Barrow.Ab-sĭnthe', n. p. 7A cordial of brandy flavored with wormwood. Bescherelle.Ab-sĭn'thi-an, a. p. 7Of the nature of wormwood. Randolph.Ab-sin'thi-âte, v. t. p. 7To impregnate with wormwood. Ogilvie.Ab-sin’thi-ā’ted, p. a. p. 7Impregnated with wormwood.Ab-sĭnth'ine, n. p. 7(Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood, or Artemisia absinthium. Gregory.Ab-sĭn'thi-ŭm, n. p. 7(Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), a bitter plant, used as a tonic.Ab'sis, n. p. 7See Apsis.Ab-sĭst', v. i. p. 7To stand or leave off; to relinquish. [Obs.] Bailey.Ab-sĭst'ençe, n. p. 7A standing off.Ăb'so-lūte, a. p. 7Completed, or regarded as complete; finished; perfect; total; as, absolute perfection, absolute beauty. So absolute she seems, And in herself complete. Milton. 2. Freed or loosed from any limitation…Ăb'so-lūte-ly, adv. p. 7In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.Ab'so-lūte-ness, n. p. 7The quality of being absolute; independence of every thing extraneous; completeness; positiveness. Wright.Ab'so-lū'tion, n. p. 7(Civ. Law.) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A remission of sin pronounced in favor of one who makes due confession thereof. Hook. ❧…Ab'so-lū'tiṣm, n. p. 7State of being absolute, or principles of absolute government. The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey. 2. Doctrine of absolute decrees. Ash.Ab'so-lū'tist, n. p. 7One who is in favor of an absolute government.Ab'so-lū-tist'ic, a. p. 7Pertaining to absolutism.Ab-sōl'ū-to-ry, a. p. 7Absolving; that absolves. “An absolutory sentence.” Ayliffe.Ab-sōlv'a-ble, a. p. 7That may be absolved.