ABODE, a-b[=o]d', _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of ABIDE.
ABODEMENT, a-b[=o]d'ment, _n._ (_obs._) a foreboding: an omen. [From ABODE,
with suff. _-ment_. See BODE, FOREBODE.]
ABOLISH, ab-ol'ish, _v.t._ to put an end to: to annul.--_adj._
ABOL'ISHABLE, capable of being abolished.--_ns._ ABOL'ISHMENT (_rare_);
ABOLI'TION, the act of abolishing; ABOLI'TIONISM, advocacy of abolitionist
principles; ABOLI'TIONIST, one who seeks to abolish anything, esp. slavery.
[Fr. _abolir_, _aboliss_--from L. _abol[=e]re_, _-itum_--_ab_, from,
_ol[=e]re_, to grow. The prep. _ab_ here reverses the meaning of the simple
verb.]
ABOMASUS, ab-[=o]-m[=a]'sus, _n._ the fourth stomach of ruminants, lying
close to the omasum or third stomach.--Also ABOM[=A]'SUM. [L. _ab_, and
_omasum_, paunch.]
ABOMINATE, ab-om'in-[=a]t, _v.t._ to abhor: to detest extremely.--_adj._
ABOM'INABLE, hateful: detestable, an old spelling is ABHOM'INABLE, to agree
with a fancied etymology in Lat. _ab homine_.--_n._
ABOM'INABLENESS.--_adv._ ABOM'INABLY.--_n._ ABOMIN[=A]'TION, extreme
aversion: anything disgusting or detestable. [L. _abomin[=a]ri_,
_-[=a]tus_, to turn from as of bad omen. See OMEN.]
ABORD, a-b[=o]rd', _v.t._ (_arch._) to accost: (_Spens._) astray, at a
loss.--_n._ (_Spens._) harbour: act of approaching: manner of approach.
[Fr. _aborder_, _à bord_. See ABOARD and BORDER.]
ABORIGINAL, ab-o-rij'in-al, _adj._ first, primitive, indigenous.--_adv._
ABORIG'INALLY.
ABORIGINES, ab-o-rij'in-[=e]z, _n.pl._ the original inhabitants of a
country. [L. See ORIGIN.]
ABORT, ab-ort', _v.i._ to miscarry in birth: to remain in a rudimentary
state.--_n._ ABOR'TION, premature delivery, or the procuring of such:
anything that does not reach maturity: a mis-shapen being or
monster.--_adj._ ABORT'IVE, born untimely: unsuccessful: producing nothing:
brought forth in an imperfect condition: rudimentary.--_adv._
ABORT'IVELY.--_n._ ABORT'IVENESS. [L. _abor[=i]ri_, _abortus_--_ab_, from,
away, _or[=i]ri_, to rise.]
ABOUND, ab-ownd', _v.i._ to overflow, be in great plenty: to possess in
plenty (with _in_): to be filled with (used with _with_). [O. Fr.
_abunder_--L. _abund[=a]re_, to overflow, _ab_, from, _unda_, a wave.]
ABOUT, a-bowt', _prep._ round on the outside: around: here and there in:
near to: concerning: engaged in.--_adv._ around: nearly: here and
there.--BRING ABOUT, to cause to take place; COME ABOUT, to take place; GO
ABOUT, to prepare to do; PUT ABOUT, disturbed; TO BE ABOUT, to be astir;
TURN ABOUT, alternately. [A.S. _on bútan_; _on_, in, _bútan_, without,
itself compounded of _be_, by, and _útan_, locative of _út_, out.]
ABOVE, a-buv', _prep._ on the upside: higher than: more than.--_adv._
overhead: in a higher position, order, or power.--_adjs._ ABOVE'-BOARD,
open, honourable; ABOVE'-GROUND, alive: not buried. [A.S. _ábúfan_--_á_,
on, _bufan_, above, itself compounded of _be_, by, _ufan_, high, upwards,
prop. the locative of _uf_, up.]
ABRACADABRA, ab-ra-ka-dab'ra, _n._ a cabbalistic word, written in
successive lines, each shorter by a letter than the one above it, till the
last letter A formed the apex of a triangle. It was worn as a charm for the
cure of diseases. Now used generally for a spell or conjuring word: mere
gibberish. [First found in 2d-cent. poem (_Præcepta de Medicina_) by Q.
Serenus Sammonicus; further origin unknown.]
ABRADE, ab-r[=a]d', _v.t._ to scrape or rub off: to wear down by friction.
[L. _ab_, off, _rad[)e]re_, _rasum_, to scrape.]
ABRAHAM-MAN, [=a]'bra-ham-man, _n._ originally a lunatic beggar from
Bethlehem Hospital in London, marked by a special badge. Many sturdy
beggars assumed this, hence the phrase TO SHAM ABRAHAM, to feign sickness,
still used among sailors. [The wards in the old Bedlam are said to have
been distinguished by the names of saints and patriarchs, as _Abraham_.
Some find the origin of the name in an allusion to the parable of the
beggar Lazarus, who found his rest in _Abraham's_ bosom (Luke xvi.).]
ABRANCHIATE, a-brang'ki-[=a]t, _adj._ having no gills.--Also ABRAN'CHIAL.
[Gr. _a_, priv., and _brangchia_, gills.]
ABRASION, ab-r[=a]'zhun, _n._ the act of rubbing off.--_adj._ and _n._
ABR[=A]'SIVE. [See ABRADE.]
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ABRAXAS, a-braks'as, _n._ a mystic word, or an amulet, consisting of a gem
engraved therewith on some part of it, often bearing a mystical figure of
combined human and animal form, used as a charm. [Said to be coined by the
Egyptian Gnostic Basilides in 2d century to express 365 in Greek letters;
thus [Greek: abraxas] used as numerals = 1 + 2 + 100 + 1 + 60 + 1 + 200.
But Mr C. W. King finds its origin in Heb. _ha-b'r[=a]k[=a]h_, 'the
blessing,' or 'sacred name,' used as the title of a Gnostic deity
representing the 365 emanations of the Divine Pl[=e]r[=o]ma or fullness.]
ABRAY, a-br[=a]', ABRAYD, a-br[=a]d', _v.i._ (_Spens._) to start out of
sleep: to awake.--_v.t._ and _v.i._ to arouse, startle.--The more correct
form is _abraid_. [Made up of pfx. _a-_, and _abrédan_. A.S. _breydan_, to
twist. See BRAID.]
ABREAST, a-brest', _adv._ with fronts in a line: side by side: (_naut._)
opposite to. [Prep. _a_, on, and BREAST.]
ABRICOCK. See APRICOT.
ABRIDGE, a-brij', _v.t._ to make brief or short: to shorten: to epitomise:
to curtail, as privileges or authority.--_ns._ ABRIDG'MENT, ABRIDGE'MENT,
contraction: shortening of time, labour or privileges: a compendium of a
larger work: an epitome or synopsis: (_law_) the leaving out of certain
portions Of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the
remainder. [O. Fr. _abregier_ (Fr. _abréger_)--L. _abbrevi[=a]re_. See
ABBREVIATE.]
ABROACH, a-br[=o]ch', _adv._ broached: in a condition to let the liquor run
out: in a state to be diffused, afloat: astir. [Prep. _a_, and BROACH.]
ABROAD, a-brawd', _adv._ on the broad or open space: out of doors: public:
in another country. [Prep. _a_, and BROAD.]
ABROGATE, ab'ro-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to repeal (a law): to set aside.--_n._
ABROG[=A]'TION, act of repealing or setting aside.--_adj._ AB'ROGATIVE. [L.
_ab_, away, _rog[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to ask or propose a law.]
ABROOK, a-brook', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to brook, bear, or endure. [Pfx. _a-_,
and BROOK, _v._]
ABRUPT, ab-rupt', _adj._ the opposite of gradual, as if broken off: sudden:
unexpected: precipitous: (_of style_) passing from one thought to another
without transitions: (_of manners_) short, rude.--_n._ an abrupt
place.--_n._ ABRUP'TION, a sudden breaking off: violent separation:
(_Shak._) interruption, pause.--_adv._ ABRUPT'LY.--_n._ ABRUPT'NESS. [L.
_abruptus_--_ab_, off, _rump[)e]re_, _ruptum_, to break.]
ABSCESS, ab'ses, _n._ a collection of purulent matter within some tissue of
the body. [L. _abscessus_--_abs_, away, _ced[)e]re_, _cessum_, to go, to
retreat.]
ABSCIND, ab-sind', _v.t._ to cut off.--_n._ ABSCIS'SION, act of cutting
off, or state of being cut off: (_rhet._) a figure of speech in which the
words demanded by the sense are left unsaid, the speaker stopping short
suddenly. [L. _abscindo_; _ab_, off, _scindo_, to cut.]
ABSCISS, ab'sis, ABSCISSA, ab-sis'sa, _n._ the straight line cut off or
intercepted between the vertex of a curve and an ordinate, measured along
the principal axis:--_pl._ ABSCISS'ES, ABSCISS'Æ, ABSCISS'AS. [L.
_abscissus_, cut off, _pa.p._ of _abscind[)e]re_--_ab_, from,
_scind[)e]re_, to cut.]
ABSCOND, abs-kond', _v.i._ to hide, or quit the country, in order to escape
a legal process. [L. _abscond[)e]re_, _abs_, from or away, _cond[)e]re_, to
hide.]
ABSENT, abs'ent, _adj._ being away: not present: inattentive--_v.t._
(abs-ent') to keep one's self away.--_ns._ ABS'ENCE, the state of being
away or not present: want: inattention; ABSENTEE', one who is absent on any
occasion: one who makes a habit of living away from his estate or his
office; ABSENTEE'ISM, the practice of absenting one's self from duty or
station, esp. of a landowner living away from his estate.--_adv._
AB'SENTLY. [L. _absent-_, pr.p. of _absum_--_ab_, away from, _sum_, _esse_,
to be.]
ABSINTH, ABSINTHE, ab'sinth, _n._ spirit combined with extract of
wormwood.--_adjs._ ABSINTH'IAN, ABSINTH'IATED, impregnated with absinth.
[Fr.--L. _absinthium_, wormwood--Gr.]
ABSOLUTE, ab'sol-[=u]t, _adj._ free from limits or conditions: complete:
unlimited: free from mixture: considered without reference to other things:
unconditioned, unalterable: unrestricted by constitutional checks (said of
a government): (_gram._) not immediately dependent: (_phil._) existing in
and by itself without necessary relation to any other being: capable of
being conceived of as unconditioned. In the sense of being finished,
perfect, it may be considered as opposed to the Infinite; but, in the sense
of being freed from restriction or condition, it is evident the Infinite
itself must be absolute. Opposite schools differ on the question whether
the Absolute can be known under conditions of consciousness.--_adv._
AB'SOLUTELY, separately: unconditionally: positively: completely.--_ns._
AB'SOLUTENESS; ABSOL[=U]'TION, release from punishment: acquittal:
remission of sins declared officially by a priest, or the formula by which
such is expressed; AB'SOLUTISM, government where the ruler is without
restriction; AB'SOLUTIST, a supporter of absolute government.--_adjs._
ABSOL'UTORY, ABSOLV'ATORY.--THE ABSOLUTE, that which is absolute,
self-existent, uncaused. [L. _absolutus_, pa.p. of _absolv[)e]re_. See
ABSOLVE.]
ABSOLVE, ab-zolv', _v.t._ to loose or set free: to pardon: to acquit: to
discharge (with _from_).--_ns._ ABSOLV'ER, one who gives absolution or
acquits; ABSOLV'ITOR, a decision favourable to a defender.--_v.t._
ASSOIL'ZIE, in Scots law, to absolve the accused on the grounds that the
evidence disproves or does not establish the charge. [L. _ab_, from,
_solv[)e]re_, _solutum_, to loose. See SOLVE.]
ABSONANT, ab'so-nant, _adj._ discordant: absurd: unnatural (with _to_ or
_from_)--opp. to _Consonant_. [L. _ab_, from, _sonant-_, pr.p. of
_son[=a]re_, to sound.]
ABSORB, ab-sorb', _v.t._ to suck in: to swallow up: to engage wholly.--_n._
ABSORBABIL'ITY.--_adj._ ABSORB'ABLE, that may be absorbed.--_p.adj._
ABSORBED', swallowed up: entirely occupied.--_advs._ ABSORB'EDLY,
ABSORB'INGLY.--_adj._ ABSORB'ENT, imbibing: swallowing.--_n._ that which
absorbs.--_n._ ABSORP'TION, the act of absorbing: entire occupation of
mind.--_adj._ ABSORP'TIVE, having power to absorb.--_n._ ABSORPTIV'ITY.
[Fr.--L. _ab_, from, _sorb[=e]re_, _-sorptum_, to suck in.]
ABSTAIN, abs-t[=a]n', _v.i._ to hold or refrain from.--_ns._ ABSTAIN'ER,
specially one who does not take alcoholic drinks; ABSTEN'TION, a
refraining. [Fr. _abstenir_--L. _abs_, from, _ten[=e]re_, to hold. See
TENABLE.]
ABSTEMIOUS, abs-t[=e]m'i-us, _adj._ temperate: sparing in food, drink, or
enjoyments.--_adv._ ABSTEM'IOUSLY.--_n._ ABSTEM'IOUSNESS. [L.
_abstemius_--_abs_, from, _temetum_, strong wine.]
ABSTERSION, abs-ter'shun, _n._ act of cleansing or washing away
impurities.--_v.t._ ABSTERGE', to cleanse, purge.--_adjs._ ABSTER'GENT,
serving to cleanse; ABSTER'SIVE, having the quality of cleansing:
purgative. [L. _absterg[=e]re_, _-tersum_, to wipe away.]
ABSTINENT, abs'tin-ent, _adj._ abstaining from: temperate.--_n._
ABS'TINENCE, an abstaining or refraining, especially from some indulgence
(with _from_)--also ABS'TINENCY.--_adv._ ABS'TINENTLY. [See ABSTAIN.]
ABSTRACT, abs-trakt', _v.t._ to draw away: to separate: to purloin.--_adj._
ABSTRACT'ED, drawn off (with _from_): removed: absent in mind.--_adv._
ABSTRACT'EDLY.--_ns._ ABSTRACT'EDNESS; ABSTRAC'TION, act of abstracting:
state of being abstracted: absence of mind: the operation of the mind by
which certain qualities or attributes of an object are considered apart
from the rest: a purloining.--_adj._ ABSTRACT'IVE, having the power of
abstracting.--_n._ anything abstractive: an abstract.--_adv._
ABS'TRACTLY.--_n._ ABS'TRACTNESS. [L. _abs_, away from, _trah[)e]re_,
_tractum_, to draw. See TRACE.]
ABSTRACT, abs'trakt, _adj._ general, as opposed to particular or individual
(the opposite of _abstract_ is _concrete_--a red colour is an abstract
notion, a red rose is a concrete notion; an abstract noun is the name of a
quality apart from the thing, as redness).--_n._ summary: abridgment:
essence. [L. _abstractus_, as if a quality common to a number of things
were drawn away from the things and considered by itself.]
ABSTRUSE, abs-tr[=oo]s', _adj._ hidden: remote from apprehension: difficult
to be understood.--_adv._ ABSTRUSE'LY.--_ns._ ABSTRUSE'NESS; ABSTRUS'ITY
(_Sir T. Browne_). [L. _abstrusus_, thrust away (from
observation)--_trud[)e]re_, _trusum_, to thrust.]
ABSURD, ab-surd', _adj._ obviously unreasonable or false:
ridiculous.--_ns._ ABSURD'ITY, ABSURD'NESS, the quality of being absurd:
anything absurd.--_adv._ ABSURD'LY. [L. _absurdus_--_ab_, from, _surdus_,
harsh-sounding, deaf.]
ABUNDANCE, ab-und'ans, _n._ ample sufficiency: great plenty.--_adj._
ABUND'ANT, plentiful.--_adv._ ABUND'ANTLY. [See ABOUND.]
ABUSE, ab-[=u]z', _v.t._ to use wrongly: to pervert: to revile: to
violate.--_ns._ ABUSE (ab-[=u]s'), ill use: misapplication: reproach:
vituperation; AB[=U]'SION (_Spens._), abuse: deception: reproach.--_adj._
ABUS'IVE, containing or practising abuse: full of abuses:
vituperative.--_adv._ ABUS'IVELY.--_n._ ABUS'IVENESS. [L. _ab_, away (from
what is right), _uti_, _usus_, to use.]
ABUT, a-but', _v.i._ to end: to border (on):--_pr.p._ abut'ting; _pa.p._
abut'ted.--_ns._ ABUT'MENT, that which abuts: (_archit._) what a limb of an
arch ends or rests on; ABUT'TAL, an abutment: (_pl._) the
boundaries.--_p.adj._ ABUT'TING, facing each other: front to front. [Fr.
_abouter_, lit. to join end to end (_à_, to, _bout_, end). See BUTT, the
end.]
ABY, ABYE, a-b[=i], _v.t._ or _v.i._ (_arch._) to pay the penalty: to
suffer for: to give satisfaction.--ABY occurs in Spens. with sense of
'abide.' [Pfx. _a-_, and A.S. _bycgan_. See BUY.]
ABYSM, a-bizm', _n._ a form of ABYSS.--_adj._ ABYS'MAL, bottomless:
unending.--_adv._ ABYSM'ALLY. [O. Fr. _abisme_, from Lat. _abyssimus_,
superl. of _abyssus_, bottomless.]
ABYSS, a-bis', _n._ a bottomless gulf: a deep mass of water.--_adj._
ABYSS'AL. [Gr. _abyssos_, bottomless--_a_, without, _byssos_, bottom.]
ACACIA, a-k[=a]'shi-a, _n._ a genus of thorny leguminous plants with
pinnate leaves. [L.--Gr. _akakia_--_ak[=e]_, a sharp point.]
ACADEME, ak-a-d[=e]m', _n._ (_obs._) an academy.
ACADEMIC, ak-ad-em'ik, _n._ a Platonic philosopher: a student in a college.
[See ACADEMY.]
ACADEMY, ak-ad'em-i, _n._ (_orig._) the school of Plato: a higher school: a
society for the promotion of science or art.--_adjs._ ACADEM'IC, -AL, of an
academy: theoretical as opposed to practical.--_adv._
ACADEM'ICALLY.--_n.pl._ ACADEM'ICALS, the articles of dress worn by members
of an academy or college.--_ns._ ACADEMIC'IAN, ACAD'EMIST, a member of an
academy, or, specially, of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy in
London. [Gr. _Akad[=e]mia_, the name of the garden near Athens where Plato
taught.]
ACADIAN, a-k[=a]'di-an, _adj._ of or native to Nova Scotia, Acadia being
the name given to the country by the first French settlers in 1604.
ACAJOU, ak'a-j[=oo], _n._ the gum or resin of a kind of red mahogany.
[Origin doubtful. See CASHEW.]
ACALEPHA, ak-a-l[=e]'fa, _n._ a class of Radiate marine animals, consisting
of soft gelatinous substance. The name was first applied to the Jelly-fish
tribe, but later was made to include the true _Medusæ_ or jelly-fishes, and
others.--Other forms are ACALEPH and ACALEPHAN. [Gr. _akal[=e]ph[=e]_, a
nettle.]
ACANTHOPTERYGIAN, ak-an-thop-t[.e]r-ij'i-an, _adj._ having spiny fins. [Gr.
_akantha_, thorn, _pteryx_, _pterygos_, a wing, a fin.]
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ACANTHUS, a-kan'thus, _n._ a prickly plant, called bear's breech or
brank-ursine: (_archit._) an ornament resembling its leaves used in the
capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders, &c.--also
ACAN'THA.--_adjs._ ACAN'THINE, ACANTH[=A]'CEOUS. [L.--Gr.
_akanthos_--_ak[=e]_, a point, _anthos_, a flower.]
ACARPOUS, a-kar'pus, _adj._ (_bot._) without, or not producing, fruit. [Gr.
_a_, neg., and _karpos_, fruit.]
ACARUS, ak'ar-us, _n._ a genus of minute insects, of the class Arachnides,
embracing the mites and ticks:--_pl._ AC'AR[=I]. [L.; Gr. _akares_, minute,
too small to cut--_a_, neg., _keirein_, to cut short.]
ACATALECTIC, a-kat-a-lek'tik, _adj._ having the complete number of
syllables as a verse: without defect.--_n._ an acatalectic verse. [L.--Gr.
_a_, not, and CATALECTIC.]
ACATALEPSY, a-kat-a-lep'si, _n._ incomprehensibility, a term of the sceptic
school of Carneades, who thought nothing could be known to certainty by
man.--_adj._ ACATALEP'TIC. [Gr. _akatal[=e]psia_--_a_, neg., _kata_,
thoroughly, _l[=e]psis_, a seizing--_lambanein_, to take hold.]
ACATER, a-k[=a]t'[.e]r, _n._ (_obs._) a caterer.--_n.pl._ ACATES',
provisions: food. [O. Fr. _acateor_, _achatour_ (Fr. _acheteur_)--Low L.
_accapt[=a]t[=o]r-em_, _accaptare_, to acquire--L. _ad-_, to, and
_capt[=a]re_, to seize. See CATES.]
ACAULESCENT, a-kaw-les'ent, _adj._ without a stalk: (_bot._) having no stem
above ground, or only a very short one.--Also ACAU'LOUS. [_a_, neg., L.
_caulis_, a stalk, formed on pattern of ARBORESCENT.]
ACCABLE, ak-k[=a]'bl, _v.t._ (_obs._) to crush, to encumber. [Fr.
_accabler_, to crush.]
ACCADIAN, a-k[=a]'di-an, _adj._ of or belonging to Accad, an ancient city
mentioned in Gen. x. 10: the language preserved in the earliest form of
cuneiform writing.
ACCEDE, ak-s[=e]d', _v.i._ to come to, or arrive at, a place or condition:
to join one's self, hence to agree or assent (with _to_).--_ns._ ACCED'ER;
ACCED'ING. [L. _acced[)e]re_, _accessum_, to go near to--_ad_, to,
_ced[)e]re_, to go. See CEDE.]
ACCELERATE, ak-sel'[.e]r-[=a]t, _v.t._ to increase the speed of: to hasten
the progress of.--_n._ ACCELER[=A]'TION, the act of hastening: increase of
speed.--_adj._ ACCEL'ERATIVE, quickening.--_n._ ACCEL'ERATOR, one who or
that which accelerates: a light van to take mails between a post-office and
a railway station.--_adj._ ACCEL'ERATORY. [L. _acceler[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_ad_, to, _celer_, swift. See CELERITY.]
ACCEND, ak-send', _v.i._ (_obs._) to kindle.--_ns._ ACCENDIBIL'ITY,
ACCEN'SION.--_adjs._ ACCEND'IBLE, ACCEND'ING.
ACCENT, ak'sent, _n._ modulation of the voice: stress on a syllable or
word: a mark used to direct this stress: any mode of utterance peculiar to
a country, a province, or an individual: (_poet._) a significant word, or
words generally: (_pl._) speech, language.--_v.t._ ACCENT', to express or
note the accent.--_adj._ ACCENT'UAL, relating to accent.--_n._
ACCENTUAL'ITY.--_adv._ ACCENT'UALLY.--_v.t._ ACCENT'UATE, to mark or
pronounce with accent: to make prominent.--_n._ ACCENTU[=A]'TION, the act
of marking or of pronouncing accents. [Fr.--L. _accentus_, a tone or
note--_ad_, to, _can[)e]re_, to sing.]
ACCENTOR, ak-sent'or, _n._ the so-called 'hedge-sparrow' (q.v.).
ACCEPT, ak-sept', _v.t._ to receive: to agree to: to promise to pay: (_B._)
to receive with favour.--_adj._ ACCEPTABLE (ak-sept'a-bl, or ak'sept-a-bl),
to be accepted: pleasing: agreeable.--_ns._ ACCEPT'ABLENESS,
ACCEPTABIL'ITY, quality of being acceptable.--_adv._ ACCEPT'ABLY.--_ns._
ACCEPT'ANCE, a favourable reception: an agreeing to terms: an accepted
bill; ACCEPT'ANCY, willingness to receive; ACCEPT'ANT, one who
accepts--also _adj._; ACCEPT[=A]'TION, a kind reception: the received
meaning of a word; ACCEPT'ER, ACCEPT'OR, one who accepts. [L.
_accept[=a]re_--_accip[)e]re_, _acceptum_--_ad_, to, _cap[)e]re_, to take.]
ACCEPTILATION, ak-sept-il-[=a]'shun, _n._ (_Roman_ and _Scots law_) the
remission of a debt through an acquittance by the creditor testifying to
the receipt of money which never has been paid--a kind of legal fiction for
a free remission: (_theol._) the doctrine that the satisfaction rendered by
Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely
accepted by God, through his gracious good-will, as sufficient--laid down
by Duns Scotus, and maintained by the Arminians. [L. _acceptilatio_.]
ACCESS, ak'ses, or ak-ses', _n._ liberty to come to, approach:
increase.--_n._ ACCESSIBIL'ITY.--_adj._ ACCESS'IBLE, that may be
approached.--_adv._ ACCESS'IBLY. [See ACCEDE.]
ACCESSARY, ak-ses'ar-i, or ak'ses-ar-i. Same as ACCESSORY. _Accessary_ is
now the usual spelling of both the adjective and the noun in their legal
sense.
ACCESSION, ak-sesh'un, _n._ a coming to: increase.--A DEED OF ACCESSION
(_Scots law_), a deed by which the creditors of a bankrupt approve of a
trust settlement executed by the debtor for the general behoof, and consent
to the arrangement proposed.
ACCESSORY, ak'ses-sor-i, _adj._ additional: contributing to: aiding:
(_law_) participating in a crime, as in reset of theft, and the like.--_n._
anything additional: one who aids or gives countenance to a crime.--_adj._
ACCESS[=O]R'IAL, relating to an accessory.--_adv._ AC'CESSORILY, in the
manner of an accessory: by subordinate means.
ACCIDENCE, ak'sid-ens, _n._ the part of grammar treating of the inflections
of words (because these changes are 'accidentals' of words and not
'essentials').
ACCIDENT, ak'sid-ent, _n._ that which happens: an unforeseen or unexpected
event: chance: an unessential quality or property.--_adj._ ACCIDENT'AL,
happening by chance: not essential.--_n._ anything not essential.--_ns._
ACCIDENT'ALISM, ACCIDENTAL'ITY.--_adv._ ACCIDENT'ALLY.--THE CHAPTER OF
ACCIDENTS, the unforeseen course of events. [L. _accid[)e]re_, to
happen--_ad_, to, _cad[)e]re_, to fall.]
ACCITE, ak-s[=i]t', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to cite or call, to summon:--_pr.p._
acc[=i]t'ing; _pa.p._ acc[=i]t'ed. [L. _acc[=i]re_, _-citum_--_ad_, to,
_ci[=e]re_, _citum_, to call.]
ACCLAMATION, ak-klam-[=a]'shun, _n._ a shout of applause--(_poet._)
ACCLAIM'.--_v.t._ ACCLAIM', to declare by acclamation.--_adj._
ACCLAM'ATORY, expressing acclamation. [L. _acclam[=a]re_--_ad_, to,
_clam[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to shout. See CLAIM.]
ACCLIMATISE, ak-kl[=i]m'at-[=i]z, _v.t._ to inure to a foreign
climate--also ACCLIM'ATE.--_n._ ACCLIMATIS[=A]'TION, the act of
acclimatising: the state of being acclimatised--also ACCLIM[=A]'TION,
ACCLIMAT[=A]'TION, the former anomalous, the second used in French. [Fr.
_acclimater_, from _à_ and _climat_. See CLIMATE.]
ACCLIMATURE, ak-kl[=i]'ma-t[=u]r, _n._ Same as ACCLIMATISATION.
ACCLIVITY, ak-kliv'i-ti, _n._ a slope upwards--opp. to _Declivity_, a slope
downwards.--_adj._ ACCL[=I]'VOUS, rising as an acclivity--also
ACCLIV'ITOUS. [L. _ad_, to, _clivus_, a slope.]
ACCLOY, ak-kloi', _v.t._ (_obs._) to cloy or choke: to fill to satiety: to
encumber. [See CLOY.]
ACCOAST, ak-k[=o]st', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to fly near the earth. [See
ACCOST.]
ACCOIL, ak-koil', _v.i._ (_Spens._) to gather together. [Through Fr.--L.
_ad_, to, _collig[)e]ere_, to collect. See COIL.]
ACCOLADE, ak-ol-[=a]d', _n._ a ceremony used in conferring knighthood,
formerly an embrace, a kiss, now a slap on the shoulders with the flat of a
sword. [Fr.--L. _ad_, to, _collum_, neck.]
ACCOMMODATE, ak-kom'mod-[=a]t, _v.t._ to adapt: to make suitable: to
adjust: to harmonise or force into consistency (_to_): to furnish or supply
(_with_): to provide entertainment for.--_p.adj._ ACCOM'MODATING, affording
accommodation: obliging: pliable: easily corrupted.--_n._
ACCOMMOD[=A]'TION, convenience: fitness: adjustment: obligingness: an
arrangement or compromise: (_theol._) an adaptation or method of
interpretation which explains the special form in which the revelation is
presented as unessential to its contents, or rather as often adopted by way
of compromise with human ignorance or weakness: a loan of money.--_adj._
ACCOM'MODATIVE, furnishing accommodation: obliging.--_ns._
ACCOM'MODATIVENESS; ACCOM'MODATOR.--ACCOMMODATION BILL, a bill drawn,
accepted, or endorsed by one or more persons as security for a sum advanced
to another by a third party, as a banker; ACCOMMODATION LADDER, a stairway
at the outside of a ship's gangway to facilitate access to boats. [L. _ad_,
to, _commodus_, fitting. See COMMODIOUS.]