The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 5
An adjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. Jer. Taylor.
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible? Hooker.
Abjectly <Xpage=4>
Ab"ject*ly (#) , adv. Meanly; servilely.
Abjectness <Xpage=4>
Ab"ject*ness , n. The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
Grew.
Abjudge <Xpage=4>
Ab*judge" (#) , v. t. [Pref. ab- + judge , v. Cf. Abjudicate .] To take away by judicial decision. [R.]
Abjudicate <Xpage=4>
Ab*ju"di*cate (#) , v. t. [L. abjudicatus , p. p. of abjudicare ; ab + judicare . See Judge , and cf. Abjudge .] To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge. [Obs.]
Ash.
Abjudication <Xpage=4>
Ab*ju`di*ca"tion (#) , n. Rejection by judicial sentence. [R.]
Knowles.
Abjugate <Xpage=4>
Ab"ju*gate (#) , v. t. [L. abjugatus , p. p. of abjugare .] To unyoke. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Abjunctive <Xpage=4>
Ab*junc"tive (#) , a. [L. abjunctus , p. p. of abjungere ; ab + jungere to join.] Exceptional. [R.]
It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal. I. Taylor.
Abjuration <Xpage=4>
Ab`ju*ra"tion (#) , n. [L. abjuratio : cf. F. abjuration .] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return .
2. A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy .
Oath of abjuration , an oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender.
Brande & C.
Abjuratory <Xpage=4>
Ab*ju"ra*to*ry (#) , a. Containing abjuration.
Abjure <Xpage=4>
Ab*jure" (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abjured (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring (#) .] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus , juris , right, law; cf. F. abjurer . See Jury .] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince . To abjure the realm , is to swear to abandon it forever.
2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors . "Magic I here abjure ."
Shak.
Syn. -- See Renounce .
Abjure <Xpage=4>
Ab*jure" , v. i. To renounce on oath.
Bp. Burnet.
Abjurement <Xpage=4>
Ab*jure"ment (#) , n. Renunciation. [R.]
Abjurer <Xpage=4>
Ab*jur"er (#) , n. One who abjures.
Ablactate <Xpage=4>
Ab*lac"tate (#) , v. t. [L. ablactatus , p. p. of ablactare ; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.]
Bailey.
Ablactation <Xpage=4>
Ab`lac*ta"tion (#) . n. 1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.
Blount.
2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called inarching , or grafting by approach .
Ablaqueate <Xpage=4>
Ab*la"que*ate (#) , v. t. [L. ablaqueatus , p. p. of. ablaqueare ; fr. ab + laqueus a noose.] To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Ablaqueation <Xpage=4>
Ab*la`que*a"tion (#) , n. [L. ablaqueatio .] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Obs.]
Evelyn.
Ablastemic <Xpage=4>
Ab`las*tem"ic (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ growth.] (Biol.) Non-germinal.
Ablation <Xpage=4>
Ab*la"tion (#) , n. [L. ablatio , fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus , p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation . See Tolerate .] 1. A carrying or taking away; removal.
Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.) Extirpation.
Dunglison.
3. (Geol.) Wearing away; superficial waste.
Tyndall.
Ablatitious <Xpage=4>
Ab`la*ti"tious (#) , a. Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force .
Sir J. Herschel.
Ablative <Xpage=4>
Ab"la*tive (#) , a. [F. ablatif , ablative , L. ablativus fr. ablatus . See Ablation .] 1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]
Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth. Bp. Hall.
2. (Gram.) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal , separation , or taking away .
Ablative <Xpage=4>
Ab"la*tive , (Gram. ) The ablative case.
ablative absolute , a construction in Latin, in which a noun in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case, both words forming a clause by themselves and being unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence; as, Tarquinio regnante , Pythagoras venit, i. e. , Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.
Ablaut <Xpage=4>
Ab"laut (#) , n. [Ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (Philol.) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get , gat , got ; sing , song ; hang , hung .
Earle.
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Ablaze <Xpage=5>
A*blaze" (#) , adv. & a. [Pref. a- + blaze .] 1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.
Milman.
All ablaze with crimson and gold. Longfellow.
2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. Carlyle.
Able <Xpage=5>
A"ble (#) , a. [ Comp. Abler (#) ; superl. Ablest (#) .] [OF. habile , L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. Habile and see Habit .] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]
A many man, to ben an abbot able . Chaucer.
2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano.
3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech.
No man wrote abler state papers. Macaulay.
4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property .
Able for , is Scotticism. "Hardly able for such a march." Robertson.
Syn. -- Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.
Able <Xpage=5>
A"ble , v. t. [See Able , a. ] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen.
Chaucer.
2. To vouch for. "I 'll able them."
Shak.
able <Xpage=5>
*a*ble (#) . [F. - able , L. - abilis .] An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, mov able , able to be moved; amend able , able to be amended; blam able , fit to be blamed; sal able .
The form ible is used in the same sense.
&hand; It is difficult to say when we are not to use - able instead of - ible . "Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex - able only."
Fitzed. Hall.
Able-bodied <Xpage=5>
A`ble-bod"ied (#) , a. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust. " Able - bodied vagrant." Froude . -- A`ble-bod"ied*ness , n. .
Ablegate <Xpage=5>
Ab"le*gate (#) , v. t. [L. ablegatus , p. p. of ablegare ; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate .] To send abroad. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Ablegate <Xpage=5>
Ab"le*gate (#) , n. (R. C. Ch.) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
Ablegation <Xpage=5>
Ab`le*ga"tion (#) , n. [L. ablegatio .] The act of sending abroad. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
Able-minded <Xpage=5>
A`ble-mind"ed (#), a. Having much intellectual power. -- A`ble-mind"ed*ness , n.
Ableness <Xpage=5>
A"ble*ness (#) , n. Ability of body or mind; force; vigor. [Obs. or R.]
Ablepsy <Xpage=5>
Ab"lep*sy (#) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ to see.] Blindness. [R.]
Urquhart.
Abler <Xpage=5>
A"bler (#) , a. , comp. of Able . -- A"blest (#) , a. , superl. of Able .
Ablet, Ablen <Xpage=5>
Ab"let (#) , Ab"len [F. ablet , ablette , a dim. fr. LL. abula , for albula , dim. of albus white. Cf. Abele .] (Zo\'94l.) A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus) ; the bleak.
Abligate <Xpage=5>
Ab"li*gate (#) , v. t. [L. ab + ligatus , p. p. of ligare to tie.] To tie up so as to hinder from. [Obs.]
Abligurition <Xpage=5>
Ab*lig`u*ri"tion (#) , n. [L. abligurito , fr. abligurire to spend in luxurious indulgence; ab + ligurire to be lickerish, dainty, fr. lingere to lick.] Prodigal expense for food. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Ablins <Xpage=5>
A"blins (#) , adv. [See Able .] Perhaps. [Scot.]
Abloom <Xpage=5>
A*bloom" (#) , adv. [Pref. a- + bloom .] In or into bloom; in a blooming state.
Masson.
Ablude <Xpage=5>
Ab*lude" (#) , v. t. [L. abludere ; ab + ludere to play.] To be unlike; to differ. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Abluent <Xpage=5>
Ab"lu*ent (#) , a. [L. abluens , p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab + luere ( lavere , lavare ). See Lave .] Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n. (Med.) A detergent.
Ablush <Xpage=5>
A*blush" (#) , adv. & a. [Pref. a- + blush .] Blushing; ruddy.
Ablution <Xpage=5>
Ab*lu`tion (#) , n. [L. ablutio , fr. abluere : cf. F. ablution . See Abluent .] 1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
2. The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the main."
Pope.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.
Ablutionary <Xpage=5>
Ab*lu"tion*a*ry (#) , a. Pertaining to ablution.
Abluvion <Xpage=5>
Ab*lu"vi*on (#) , n. [LL. abluvio . See Abluent .] That which is washed off. [R.]
Dwight.
Ably <Xpage=5>
A"bly (#) , adv. In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said .
-ably <Xpage=5>
-a*bly (#) . A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly ; as, favorably .
Abnegate <Xpage=5>
Ab"ne*gate (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abnegated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abnegating .] [L. abnegatus ,p. p. of abnegare ; ab + negare to deny. See Deny .] To deny and reject; to abjure.
Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
Abnegation <Xpage=5>
Ab`ne*ga"tion (#) , n. [L. abnegatio : cf. F. abn\'82gation .] a denial; a renunciation.
With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. Knox.
Abnegative <Xpage=5>
Ab"ne*ga*tive (#) , a. [L. abnegativus .] Denying; renouncing; negative. [R.]
Clarke.
Abnegator <Xpage=5>
Ab"ne*ga`tor (#) , n. [L.] One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything. [R.]
Abnet <Xpage=5>
Ab"net (#) , n. [Heb.] The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
Abnodate <Xpage=5>
Ab"no*date (#) , v. t. [L. abnodatus , p. p. of abnodare ; ab + nodus knot.] To clear (tress) from knots. [R.]
Blount.
Abnodation <Xpage=5>
Ab`no*da"tion (#) , n. The act of cutting away the knots of trees. [R.]
Crabb.
Abnormal <Xpage=5>
Ab*nor"mal (#) , a. [For earlier anormal .F. anormal , LL. anormalus for anomalus , Gr. <?/. Confused with L. abnormis . See Anomalous , Abnormous , Anormal .] Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. "That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. "
Froude.
Abnormality <Xpage=5>
Ab`nor*mal"i*ty (#) , n. ; pl. Abnormalities (#) . 1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
Darwin.
2. Something abnormal.
Abnormally <Xpage=5>
Ab*nor"mal*ly (#) , adv. In an abnormal manner; irregularly.
Darwin.
Abnormity <Xpage=5>
Ab*nor"mi*ty (#) , n. ; pl. Abnormities (#) . [LL. abnormitas . See Abnormous .] Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity. "An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads."
Mrs. Whitney.
Abnormous <Xpage=5>
Ab*nor"mous (#) , a. [L. abnormis ; ab + norma rule. See Normal .] Abnormal; irregular.
Hallam.
A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally suspected coadjutor.
State Trials.
Aboard <Xpage=5>
A*board" (#) , adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board .]
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
2. Alongside; as, close aboard .
Naut. : To fall aboard of , to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of. -- To haul the tacks aboard , to set the courses. -- To keep the land aboard , to hug the shore. -- To lay (a ship) aboard , to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting.
Aboard <Xpage=5>
A*board" , prep. 1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship .
2. Across; athwart. [Obs.]
Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser.
Abodance <Xpage=5>
A*bod"ance (#) , n. [See Bode .] An omen; a portending. [Obs.]
Abode <Xpage=5>
A*bode" (#) , pret. of Abide .
Abode <Xpage=5>
A*bode" , n. [OE. abad , abood , fr. abiden to abide. See Abide . For the change of vowel, cf. abode , imp. of abide .] 1. Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.]
Shak.
And with her fled away without abode . Spenser.
2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
He waxeth at your abode here. Fielding.
3. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
Come, let me lead you to our poor abode . Wordsworth.
Abode <Xpage=5>
A*bode" , n. [See Bode , v. t. ] An omen. [Obs.]
High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes . Chapman.
Abode <Xpage=5>
A*bode" , v. t. To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.]
Shak.
Abode <Xpage=5>
A*bode" , v. i. To be ominous. [Obs.]
Dryden.
Abodement <Xpage=5>
A*bode"ment (#) , n. A foreboding; an omen. [Obs.] " Abodements must not now affright us."
Shak.
Aboding <Xpage=5>
A*bod"ing (#) , n. A foreboding. [Obs.]
Abolish <Xpage=5>
A*bol"ish (#) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abolished (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abolishing .] [F. abolir , L. abolere , aboletum ; ab + olere to grow. Cf. Finish .]
1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly .
2. To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out. [Archaic]
And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot. Spenser.
His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him. Tennyson.