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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. A-brōach', v. t.p. 6To let out, as liquor from a cask; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 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.…
  3. 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…
  4. Ab'ro-ga-ble, a.p. 6Capable of being abrogated.
  5. 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…
  6. Ab'ro-gate, a.p. 6Abrogated or annulled. [Obs.]
  7. Ăb'ro-gā'tion, n.p. 6The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. Hume.
  8. A-brōod’, adv.p. 6In the act of brooding. [Obs.] Sancroft.
  9. A-brōok', v. t.p. 6To brook; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.
  10. A-brŏt'a-nŭm, n.p. 6(Bot.) A species of artemisia (A. abrotanum), commonly called southernwood. London.
  11. 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.”…
  12. Ab-rŭpt’, n.p. 6An abrupt place. [Rare.] “Over the vast abrupt.” Milton.
  13. Ab-rūpt', v. t.p. 6To tear off or asunder. [Obs.] “Till death abrupts them.” Browne.
  14. Ab-rŭp'tion, n.p. 6A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. Woodward.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Ăb'scess, n.p. 6(Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in an accidental cavity of the body.
  18. Ab-scĕs’sion, n.p. 6An abscess. [Obs.] Barrough.
  19. Ab-scĭnd′, v. t.p. 6To cut off. [Rare.] “Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest.” Johnson.
  20. Ab'sciss, n.p. 6See ABSCISSA.
  21. 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…
  22. 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…
  23. 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…
  24. Ab-scŏnd', v. t.p. 7To hide or conceal. [Rare.] Bentley.
  25. Ab-scŏnd'ançe, n.p. 7Concealment. Phillips.
  26. Ab-scŏnd'er, n.p. 7One who absconds.
  27. 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.…
  28. 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…
  29. 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…
  30. Ăb'sen-tā'ne-oūs, a.p. 7Pertaining to absence; habitually absent. Bailey.
  31. Ăb'sen-tā'tion, n.p. 7The act of absenting one's self. Wakefield.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. Ab-sĕnt'er, n.p. 7One who absents himself.
  35. Ab-sĕnt'ment, n.p. 7A state of being absent. Barrow.
  36. Ab-sĭnthe', n.p. 7A cordial of brandy flavored with wormwood. Bescherelle.
  37. Ab-sĭn'thi-an, a.p. 7Of the nature of wormwood. Randolph.
  38. Ab-sin'thi-âte, v. t.p. 7To impregnate with wormwood. Ogilvie.
  39. Ab-sin’thi-ā’ted, p. a.p. 7Impregnated with wormwood.
  40. Ab-sĭnth'ine, n.p. 7(Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood, or Artemisia absinthium. Gregory.
  41. Ab-sĭn'thi-ŭm, n.p. 7(Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), a bitter plant, used as a tonic.
  42. Ab'sis, n.p. 7See Apsis.
  43. Ab-sĭst', v. i.p. 7To stand or leave off; to relinquish. [Obs.] Bailey.
  44. Ab-sĭst'ençe, n.p. 7A standing off.
  45. 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…
  46. Ăb'so-lūte-ly, adv.p. 7In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
  47. Ab'so-lūte-ness, n.p. 7The quality of being absolute; independence of every thing extraneous; completeness; positiveness. Wright.
  48. 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. ❧…
  49. 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.
  50. Ab'so-lū'tist, n.p. 7One who is in favor of an absolute government.
  51. Ab'so-lū-tist'ic, a.p. 7Pertaining to absolutism.
  52. Ab-sōl'ū-to-ry, a.p. 7Absolving; that absolves. “An absolutory sentence.” Ayliffe.
  53. Ab-sōlv'a-ble, a.p. 7That may be absolved.
  54. Ab-sŏlv'a-to-ry, a.p. 7Containing absolution, pardon, or release; having power to absolve. Cotgrave.
  55. Ab-sŏlve', v. t.p. 7To set free or release from, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from that which subjects a person to a burden or penalty; as, to absolve a person from a promise; to absolve an…
  56. Ab-sōl'ver, n.p. 7One who absolves.
  57. Ab'so-nant, a.p. 7Discordant; contrary; opposed to consonant. “Absonant to nature.” Quarles.
  58. Āb'so-nāte, v. t.p. 7To avoid. [Obs.] Ash.
  59. Ăb'so-noŭs, a.p. 7Untunable, unmusical. Fotherby. 2. Opposed; contrary. “Absonous to our reason.” Glanville.
  60. Ab-sōrb', v. t.p. 7To drink in; to suck up; to imbibe; as a sponge, or as the lacteals of the body. Bacon. 2. Hence, to swallow up, or overwhelm; to engross or engage wholly; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of…