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2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.

Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish.

Shak.

Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.

Swift.

3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.

I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning.

Addison.

4. At the very time; in the very case.

I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them.

Dryden.

Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." Shak.

By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer.

Shak.

E*vene" (?), v. i. [L. evenire. See Event.] To happen. [Obs.] Hewyt.

E"ven*er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which makes even.

2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.

E"ven*fall` (?), n. Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall." Tennyson.

E"ven*hand` (?), n. Equality. [Obs.] Bacon.

E"ven*hand`ed, a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. "Evenhanded justice." Shak. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ly, adv. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ness, n. &?;.

E"ven*ing (?), n. [AS. fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.

In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.

Milton.

Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. Bartlett.

2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening Prayer." Shak.

Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants (Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. -- Evening grosbeak (Zoöl.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. -- Evening primrose. See under Primrose. -- The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star.

E"ven*ly (?), adv. With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.

E"ven*mind`ed (?), a. Having equanimity.

E"ven*ness, n. The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of temper, of condition.

It had need be something extraordinary, that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness.

Jer. Taylor.

E"ven*song` (?), n. [AS. fensang.] A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong. Wyclif. Milton.

E*vent" (?), n. [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See Come.] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay.

To watch quietly the course of events.

Jowett (Thucyd. )

There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked.

Eccl. ix. 2.

2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [Obs.] "Leave we him to his events." Shak.

3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.

Dark doubts between the promise and event.

Young.

Syn. -- Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion. -- Event, Occurrence, Incident, Circumstance. An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the event; of tracing the progress of events. An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence event is the leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it is said, "When, in the cource of human events, it becomes necessary." etc. Here, occurrences would be out of place. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always outsiders, which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced; might mention some of its striking occurrences; might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress.

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E*vent" (?), v. t. [F. éventer to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.] To break forth. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

E*ven"ter*ate (?), v. t. [L. e out + venter the belly: cf. F. éventer.] To rip open; to disembowel. [Obs.] Sir. T. Brown.

E*vent"ful (?) a. Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

E"ven*tide` (?) n. [AS. fentd. See Tide.] The time of evening; evening. [Poetic.] Spenser.

E*ven"ti*late (?), v. t. [L. eventilatus, p. p. of eventilare to fan. See Ventilate.] 1. To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.] Cockeram.

2. To discuss; to ventilate. [Obs.] Johnson.

E*ven`ti*la"tion (?), n. The act of eventilating; discussion. [Obs.] Bp. Berkely.

E*vent"less (?), a. Without events; tame; monotonous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.

||Ev`en*tog"na*thi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Dr. &?; well + &?; within gna`qos the jaw.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.

E`ven*tra*tion (?), n. [L. e out + venter belly.] (Med.) (a) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. (b) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. (c) The act of disemboweling.

E*ven"tu*al (?), a. [Cf. F. éventiel. See Event.] 1. Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential. Burke.

2. Final; ultimate. "Eventual success." Cooper.

3. (Law) Dependent on events; contingent. Marshall.

E*ven`tu*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Eventualities (#). [Cf. F. éventualité.] 1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

2. (Phren.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.

E*ven"tu*al*ly (?), adv. In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.

E*ven"tu*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eventuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Eventuating.] To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.

E*ven`tu*a"tion (?), n. The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome. R. W. Hamilton.

Ev"er (?) adv. [OE. ever, æfre, AS. æfre; perh. akin to AS. always. Cf. Aye, Age,Evry, Never.] [Sometimes contracted into e'er.] 1. At any time; at any period or point of time.

No man ever yet hated his own flesh.

Eph. v. 29.

2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.

He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty.

Dryder.

3. Without cessation; continually.

Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of enforcement. "His the old man e'er a son?" Shak.

To produce as much as ever they can.

M. Arnold.

Ever and anon, now and then; often. See under Anon. -- Ever is one, continually; constantly. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ever so, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated adjective or adverb. See Never so, under Never. "Let him be ever so rich." Emerson.

And all the question (wrangle e'er so long), Is only this, if God has placed him wrong.

Pope.

You spend ever so much money in entertaining your equals and betters.

Thackeray.

-- For ever, eternally. See Forever. -- For ever and a day, emphatically forever. Shak.

She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful laughter, out of sight for ever and day.

Prof. Wilson.

-- Or ever (for or ere), before. See Or, ere. [Archaic]

Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio!

Shak.

Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen, but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.

Ev`er*dur"ing (?) a. Everlasting. Shak.

Ev`er*glade (?), n. A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. [U. S.]

Ev"er*green (?) a. (Bot.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.

Ev"er*green, n. 1. (Bot.) An evergreen plant.

2. pl. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. "The funeral evengreens entwine." Keble.

{ Ev"er*ich (?), Ev"er*ych }, a. [OE. see Every.] each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ Ev`er*ich*on", Ev`er*ych*on" } (?), pron. [OE. everich + oon, on, one. See Every, and One.] Every one. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ever*last"ing (?) a. 1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal. "The Everlasting God." Gen. xx1. 33.

2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence.

I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.

Gen xvii. 8.

And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness.

Pope.

Syn. -- Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never- ending; infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual; unintermitted; incessant. -- Everlasting, Eternal. Eternal denotes (when taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration; everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern usage is confined to the future, and implies no intermission as well as no end.

Whether we shall meet again I know not; Therefore our everlasting farewell take; Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius.

Shak.

Everlasting flower. Sane as Everlasting, n., 3. -- Everlasting pea, an ornamental plant (Lathyrus latifolius) related to the pea; -- so called because it is perennial.

Ev`er*last"ing, n. 1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.

From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Ps. xc. 2.

2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.

3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.

4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting.

Ev`er*last"ing*ly, adv. In an everlasting manner.

Ev`er*last"ing*ness, n. The state of being everlasting; endless duration; indefinite duration.

Ev`er*liv"ing (?), a. 1. Living always; immoral; eternal; as, the everliving God.

2. Continual; incessant; unintermitted.

Ev`er*more" (?), adv. During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.

Seek the Lord . . . Seek his face evermore.

Ps. cv. 4.

And, behold, I am alive for evermore.

Rev. i. 18.

Which flow from the presence of God for evermore.

Tillotson.

I evermore did love you, Hermia.

Shak.

E*ver"nic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to Evernia, a genus of lichens; as, evernic acid.

E*verse" (?), v. t. [L. eversus, p. p. of evertere to turn out, overthrow; e out + vertere to turn. Cf. Evert.] To overthrow or subvert. [Obs.] Glanvill.

E*ver"sion (?), n. [L. eversio: cf. F. éversion.] 1. The act of eversing; destruction. Jer. Taylor.

2. The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium.

E*ver"sive (?), a. Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive; with of.

A maxim eversive . . . of all justice and morality.

Geddes.

E*vert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Everted; p. pr. & vb. n. Everting.] [L. evertere. See Everse.] 1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] Ayliffe.

2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.

Ev"er*y (?), a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS. fre ever + ælc each. See Ever, each.] 1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite number.

Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.

Ps. xxxix. 5.

Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers.

Macaulay.

2. Every one. Cf. Each. [Obs.] "Every of your wishes." Shak.

Daily occasions given to every of us.

Hooker.

Every each, every one. [Obs.] "Every each of them hath some vices." Burton.. -- Every now and then, at short intervals; occasionally; repeatedly; frequently. [Colloq.]

Every may, by way of emphasis, precede the article the with a superlative adjective; as, every, the least variation. Locke.

Syn. -- Every, Each, Any. Any denotes one, or some, taken indifferently from the individuals which compose a class. Every differs from each in giving less prominence to the selection of the individual. Each relates to two or more individuals of a class. It refers definitely to every one of them, denoting that they are considered separately, one by one, all being included; as, each soldier was receiving a dollar per day. Every relates to more than two and brings into greater prominence the notion that not one of all considered is excepted; as, every soldier was on service, except the cavalry, that is, all the soldiers, etc.

In each division there were four pentecosties, in every pentecosty four enomoties, and of each enomoty there fought in the front rank four [soldiers].

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

If society is to be kept together and the children of Adam to be saved from setting up each for himself with every one else his foe.

J. H. Newman.

Ev"er*y*bod`y (?), n. Every person.

Ev"er*y*day` (?), a. Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit of clothes.

The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment.

Sir. J. Herchel.

Ev"er*y*one` (?), n. [OE. everychon.] Everybody; -- commonly separated, every one.

Ev"er*y*thing` (?), n. Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all things.

More wise, more learned, more just, more everything.

Pope.

Ev"er*y*when` (?), adv. At any or all times; every instant. [R.] "Eternal law is silently present everywhere and everywhen." Carlyle.

Ev"er*y*where` (?), adv. In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; thoroughly; altogether.

Ev"er*y*where`ness (?), n. Ubiquity; omnipresence. [R.] Grew.

Eves"drop` (?), v. i. See Eavesdrop.

Eves"drop`per (?), n. See Eavesdropper.

E*ves"ti*gate (?), v. t. [L. evestigatus traced out; e out + vestigatus, p. p. of vestigare. See Vestigate.] To investigate. [Obs.] Bailey.

Ev"et (?), n. [See Eft, n.] (Zoöl.) The common newt or eft. In America often applied to several species of aquatic salamanders. [Written also evat.]

E*vi"brate (?), v. t. & i. [L. evibrare. See Vibrate.] To vibrate. [Obs.] Cockeram.

E*vict" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See Evince.] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust.

The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession.

Sir. J. Davies.

2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] Cheyne.

E*vic"tion (?), n. [L. evictio: cf. F. éviction.] 1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.

2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.]

Full eviction of this fatal truth.

South.

Ev"i*dence (?), n. [F. évidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.

Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.

Heb. xi. 1.

O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high.

Milton.

2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured evidences." Sir W. Scott.

3. (Law) That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. Greenleaf.

Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc. -- Crown's, King's, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown. [Eng.] -- State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ] -- To turn King's, Queen's or State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.

Syn. -- Testimony; proof. See Testimony.

Ev"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced (?); p, pr. & vb. n. Evidencing (?).] To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton.

Ev"i*den*cer (?), n. One who gives evidence.

Ev"i*dent (?), a. [F. évinent, l. evidens, -entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See Vision.] Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident.

Your honor and your goodness is so evident.

Shak.

And in our faces evident the signs Of foul concupiscence.

Milton.

Syn. -- Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent; conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See Manifest.

Ev`i*den"tial (?), a. Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially, relating to the evidences of Christianity. Bp. Fleetwood. "Evidential tracks." Earle.. -- Ev`i*den"tial*ly, adv.

Ev`i*den"ti*a*ry (?), a. Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential.

When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be evidentiary of, or a mark of, some other fact.

J. S. Mill.

Ev"i*dent*ly (?), adv. In an evident manner; clearly; plainly.

Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth.

Gal. iii. 1.

He was evidently in the prime of youth.

W. Irving.

Ev"i*dent*ness, n. State of being evident.

E*vig`i*la"tion (?), n. [L. evigilatio; e out + vigilare to be awake. See Vigilant.] A waking up or awakening. [Obs.]

E*vil ("v'l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. übel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.

A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit.

Matt. vii. 18.

2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like.

Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible.

Shak.

3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel.

Deut. xxii. 19.

The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign.

Shak.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits.

Milton.

Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look.

It almost led him to believe in the evil eye.

J. H. Newman.

-- Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness. -- The evil one, the Devil; Satan.

Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.

Syn. -- Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

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E"vil ("v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought.

Milton.

The evil that men do lives after them.

Shak.

2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil.

Eccl. ix. 3.

3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] Shak.

He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil.

Addison.

E"vil, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. Shak.

It went evil with his house.

1 Chron. vii. 23.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us.

Deut. xxvi. 6.

E"vil eye` (?). See Evil eye under Evil, a.

E"vil-eyed (?) a. Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious. Shak.

E"vil-fa`vored (?), a. Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed. Bacon.

-- E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1.

E"vil*ly (?), adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill. [Obs.] "Good deeds evilly bestowed." Shak.

E"vil-mind`ed (?), a. Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; malicious; malignant; wicked. -- E"vil-mind`ed*ness, n.

E"vil*ness, n. The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.

E*vince" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evinced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Evincing (?).] [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See Victor, and cf. Evict.] 1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.]

Error by his own arms is best evinced.

Milton.

2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence.

Common sense and experience must and will evince the truth of this.

South.

E*vince"ment (?), n. The act of evincing or proving, or the state of being evinced.

E*vin"ci*ble (?), a. Capable of being proved or clearly brought to light; demonstrable. Sir. M. Hale.

--E*vin"ci*bly, adv.

E*vin"cive (?), a. Tending to prove; having the power to demonstrate; demonstrative; indicative.

E"vi*rate (?), v. t. [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to castrate; e out + vir man.] To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Ev`i*ra"tion (?), n. [L. eviratio.] Castration. [Obs.]