DICTIONARY

A B D.

IN MINIATURE.

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AN article set before nouns of the

A, Angaltic number, as a boy, a dog.

ABL

Abdication, s. resignation; act of giving up
Ab'dicative, a. that which implies abdication

When it is placed before a word beginning || Ab'ditive, a. hiding, or concealing

with a vowel, it is changed into an, as an
earl, an ensign. It is placed before a par-
ticiple, or participial noun, as a riding, a
walking. It also denotes proportion, as a
year, a month. It is sometimes used as an
abbreviation of the Latin word artium, as
A.M. artium magister; A.D.anno domini
Aba'ck, ad. backwards; back: a sea term
Ab'acot, . an ancient kind of crown
Ab'acus, s. a counting table; in architecture,
the crowning both of the capital and column
Abaft, or Aft, ad. towards the stern from the
ship's head; a sea term

Abai'sance . a bow; a mark of respect
Abal'ienate, v. a. to make over to another
Aban'don, v. a. to resign; to forsake, desert
Abandoned, a. deserted; given up; wicked
Abandonment, s. the act of forsaking
Aba'se, v. a. to humble, to bring low, depress
Abased, part. depressed---a. in heraldry, so
called when the tops of eagles' wings are
pointed downwards

Abasement, s. the state of being brought low
Aba'sh, v. a. to confuse, to make ashamed
Abash'ment, s. great shame or confusion
Aba'te, v. a. to lessen; to lower in price
Abatement, the act of lessening; the
quantity abated; extenuation
Abb, s. the yarn on a weaver's warp
Abba, s. a scriptural word signifying father
Abbacy, s. the rights, possessions, privileges,
and immunities of an abbot
Abbess, s. the governess of a nunnery
Abbc, Abbey, Abby, s. residence for reli-
gious persons, whether men or women
Abbot, s. the chief of a convent of men
Abbreviate, v. a. to abridge, to shorten
Abbreviation, f. the act of abridging
Abbreviator, s. one who shortens or abridges
Abbreviature, s. a mark used for the sake of
shortening; a compendium or abridgment
Abdicate, v. a. to resign an office, to give up

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Abdo'men, s. the lower part of the belly
Abdominal, a. relating to the abdomen
Abdom'inous, a. paunch-bellied; unwieldy
Abdu'ce, v. a. to separate; to draw away
Abdu'cent, a. drawing or pulling, back
Abduction,s. the act of separating or drawing
Abductor, s. any muscle that contra&s
Abeceda'rian, s. a teacher of the alphabet
Abece'dary, a. belonging to the alphabet
Abe'd, ad. in bed, on the bed
A'bele-tree, s. a kind of white poplar
Aberrance, s. a deviation from the right way
Aber'rant, a. wandering from the right way
Aberration, s. the act of deviating

Abe't, v. a. to aid, to encourage, to set on
Abet'ment, s. act of abetting, or encouraging
Abet'tor, s. he that abets; an accomplice
Abey'ance, s. in law, goods in reversion, but
not in possession

Abgrega'tion, s. separation from the flock
Abho'r,v.. to detest, to loathe, to abominate
Abhorrence, s. aversion, great hatred
Abhor'rent, a. struck with abh.rence, odi-

ous; contrary to; inconsistent with Abi'de, v. n. to dwell in a place; to attend; to support; to persevere in any thing Ab'ject, a. mean, base, vile, contemptible Abjectedness, Abjec'tion, Ab'jectness, .

meanness of mind, servility, baseness Ab'jectly, ad. in an abject inanner, meanly Ability, s. power; skill,capacity,qualification Abintest'ate, s. the heir of an intestate person Ab'jugate, v. a. to set free, to unyoke Abjura'tion, s. the act of abjuring; a renouncing on bath

Abju're, v. a. to retract, or recant solemnly

to renounce an opinion; forsake the realm Ablactate, v. a. to wean from the breast Abfacta'tion, s.weaning; a method of grafting Ablaquea'tion, s. the opening of the ground roundthe roots of trees,to admit air orwater Abla'tion, s. the act of taking away

Ab'lative, a. that which takes away; the last Abscis'sa, s. that part of the diameter of a co

of the six cases of the Latin nouns Able, a. capable to perform; skilful Able-bodied, a. strong of body, powerful Ab'legate, v. a. to send abroad on some public business or employment; to send away A'bleness, s. strength of mind or body Ab'lepsy, s. want of sight; unadvisedness Ab'ligate, v. a. to bind or tie up from Ab'locate, v. a. to let out to hire Ab'iuent, a. having the power of cleansing Ablution, s. act of cleansing; the cup given without consecration in theRomish church; a religious purification

nic section, which is intercepted between
the vertex and a semi-ordinate
Abscis'sion, s. the act of cutting or lopping off
Absco'nd, v. n. to hide one's self
Absconder, s. the person who absconds
Ab'sence, s. being absent; inattention
Ab'sent, a. not present; inattentive
Absent, v. n. to keep away, to withdraw
Absente'e, s. one who is absent from his em
ployment, station, or country
Absin'thiated, part. impregnated with bitter
Absi'st, v. n. to cease or leave off
Absolve,v.a. to set free; to acquit; to pardon
Ab'solute, a. complete; not relative; arbi.
trary; without any restriction.
Ab'solutely, ad. peremptorily, positively
Absolution, s. acquittal; the remission of
sins, or penance, by a priest

Abnegate, v. a. to deny, to renounce, reject |
Abnegation, s. denial; renunciation
Abnormous, a. mishapen; vast, huge
Aboard, ad. in, or on board a ship
Abo'de, s. an habitation, a dwelling place
Abo'de, v. a. to foretel, to prognosticate
Abo'dement, s. a secret anticipation; omen
Abolish, . a. to repeal, to make void.
Aboi'ishable, a. that which may be abolished
Abolition, 3. the act of abolishing
Abominable, a. detestable, hateful; unclean
Abominableness, s. hatefulness, odiousness
Abominably, ad. extremely; excessively,
exceedingly in the ill sense
Abom'inate, v. a. to abhor, to detest, to hate
Abomination, r. detestation, hatred; pol-Abste'miously, ad. temperately, soberly

lution, or defilement

Aborigines, s. the primitive or original inha-
bitants of a country

Abortion, s. a miscarriage; untimely birth
Abortive, a. untimely; premature
Abo've, prep. higher in place; more in quan-
tity---ad. the regions of heaven
Above board, ad. without any trick, fairly.
Abound, v. n. to have in great plenty
About, prep. round; encircling, near to;
engaged; relating to---ad. every way
Abracadab'ra, s. a superstitious charm
Abra'de, y. a. to waste by degrees; to rub off
Abra'sion, s. the act of rubbing off
Abre'ast, ad. close together, side by side
Abridge, v. a. to contract, to shorten; to
express the same sense in fewer words
Abridgment, s. a summary; any larger work
contracted into a smaller compass
Abroach, ad. being tapped; in a situation
ready to yield the liquor contained
Abroad, ad. without doors; in foreign coun-
tries; widely scattered

Ab'rogate, v. a. to disannul, to abolish
Abrogation, s. the act of disannulling
Abrupt, a. sudden; rough; unconnected
Abruptly, ad. unseasonably; hastily
Abrupt'ness, s. an abrupt manner, suddenness
Ah'scess, s. a tumour containing matter
Absci'ad, v. a. to cut off

Absolu'tory, a, that which absolves or acquits
Ab'sonant, a. contrary to reason; absurd
Ab'sonate, v. a. to shun, to avoid; to detest
Abso'rb, v. a. to suck up, to swallow up
Absorb'ent, s. a medicine that draws away
superfluous moisture in the body
Absorpt, part. swallowed up
Absorption, s. the act of swallowing up
Abstalin, v. n. to forbear, to refrain from
Abste'mious, a, temperate, abstinent, sober

Abste'miousness, s. sobriety, temperance
Abstention, s. the act of holding off
Absterge, v. a. to cleanse; to wipe off
Abstergent, a. having a cleansing quality
Abster'sion, s, the act of cleansing
Abster'sive,a,that has the quality of cleansing
Ab'stinence, s. a refraining from; temperance
Abstract, u. a. to separate ideas, to abridge
Ab'stract, s. an abridgment, an epitome
Abstracted, part. separated; refined,abstruse
Abstract'edly, ad. simply; separately
Abstrac'tion, s. the act of abstracting, &c.
Abstractive, a. having the quality to abstrac
Abstractly, ad, absolutely; simply
Abstru'se, a, hidden, obscure, difficult
Abstrusely, ad. obscurely, not obviously
Abstru'seness, s. difficulty, obscurity
Absu'me, v. a, to waste gradually
Absurd, a. unreasonable; inconsistent
Absurdity, s. not agreeable to reason; folly
Absurd'ly, ad, improperly, foolishly
Abun'dance, s. great plenty, exuberance
Abun'dant, 4. plentiful; exuberant
Abun'dantly, ad. in plenty; amply; liberally
Abu'se, v. a. to revile; to impose on ; ill use
Abu'se, s. corrupt practice; unjust censure:
Abu'ser, s. he that uses ill, or reproaches
Abu'sive, a. offensive, injurious, deceitful
Abu'sively, ad. rudely; reproachfully
Abu't, v. n. to bound or border upon; to meet

Abut'tal, Abutment, s. that which joins to,
or borders upon another object
Aby'sm, Aby'ss,.a fathomless gulforpit; hefi
Academical, a. belonging to an academy
Acade'mian, Academic, Academician,
Acad'emist, s. a student at an academy
Academy, s. a school where the arts and
sciences are taught; an university
Acanth'us, . the herb bear's foot
Acatalectic, s. a verse exactly perfect, having
the complete number of syllables
Acataleptic, a. incomprehensible
Acce'de, v. n. to comply with or subscribe
to a treaty; to agree to

Accelerate, v. a. to quicken, to hasten
Accelerated, part. quickened, hástened
Acceleration, s. a quickening, hastening
Accend, v. a. to kindle, to set on fire
Accen'sion, . the state of being kindled
Ac'cent, s. manner of pronunciation; a mark
to direct the modulation of the voice
Accent, v.a. to note the accent or mark
Accent'uate, v. a. to place an accent properly
Accentuation, J. due placing of the accent
Accept, v. a. to receive, to take, to admit
Ac'ceptable, a. agreeable, seasonable
Acceptably, ad, in an acceptable manner
Acceptance, 1. reception with approbation
Acceptation, . reception, either agreeably or
not; the received meaning of a word
Accepter, s. the person who accepts
Acceptilation, s. remission of a debt by an
acquittance from a creditor

Acce'ss, s. admission to a place or person
Ac'cessary, . an abettor; an accomplice

Accom'pany, v. a. to join; to associate with
Accomplice, s. a partner; an associate
Accomplish, v. a. to complete; to obtain

to adorn the body, or improve the mind Accomplished, part. a. completed; elegant Accomplishment, s. completion; full per

formance; elegance; ornament of mind
Acco'mpt, s. an account, a reckoning
Accomptants . a calculator, a computer
Acco'rd, v. a. to adjust; unite; agree with
Accord, s. a compact; harmony; union
Accordance, . agreement; conformity
Accord'ant, a, willing; consenting
According, prep. agreeably to; in proportion
Accordingly, ad. agreeably; conformably
Acco'st, v. a. to address, to salute
Accostable, a. easy of access; familiar
Account, v. a. to compute; to esteem; to
answer for, to assign to; to give an account
Account, s. a computation; examination
narration; dignity, rank; estimation
Accountable, a. subject to an account
Account'ed,part.valued; reckoned, esmed
Accou'ple, v. a. to join or link together
Accoutre, v. a. to attire, to dress, to furnish
Accoutrement, . equipage, trappings
Accretion, s. the act of growing to another
Accretive, a. that which by growth is added
Accrale, v. n. to arise by profit; to be added to
Accuba'tion, s. the ancient posture of lean-
ing at meals

Accumulate, v. a. to pile up, to heap together
Accumulation, s. an heaping up; a heap
Accu'mulative, a. that which increases
Accu'mulator,s. a gatherer or heaper together

Accessible, a. that which may be approached | Ac'curacy,s. exactness, nicety, without error Accession, s. addition; arriving at

Accurate, a. very exact; done with care

Accessory, a. additional; superadded---s. || A c'curately, ad. without error; nicely

an accomplice, not a principal
Accidence, s. a little book containing the
first rudiments of grammar
Accident, . property or quality of a word
for being, separable from it, at least in
thought; casualty; unforeseen event
Accident'al, a. casual, fortuitous
Accidentally, ad. casually, fortuitously
Accipient, s. a receiver---«. receiving
Acci'te, v. a. to call for or upon; to summon
Acclaim, Acclamation, s. a shout of ap-
plause; praise; exultation
Acclivity, r. the ascent of a hill

Accio'y, v. a. to cloy, to satiate, to surfeit
Accofil, v. n. to crowd; to bustle about
Accommodable, a. that which may be fitted
Accommodate, v. a. tu supply; to reconcile
Accommodation, . composition of a disa-
greement; provision of conveniences
Accompanied, part. attended by

Accurateness,3. exactness,nicety,correctness
Accurse, v. a. to doom to destruction
Accursed, part. a. that which is doomed to

misery; execrable, hateful, detestable Accu'sable, a. that may be censured; culpable Accusation, s. charge, impeachment Accusative, a. the fourth case of a Latin noun Accu'se, v. a. to charge with a crime; to blame, to censure, to impeach

Accu'ser, s. one who prefers a complaint
against another; a censor

Accustom, v. a. to use one's self to, to enure
Accus'tomable, a. habitual, customary
Accus'tomably, Accus'tomarily, ad. usually,

customarily, long practised
Accu/tomary, a. cominon, usually done
Accustomed, part. a. frequent, usual
Ace, s. an unit on cards or dice; a trifle
Aceph'alous, a. without a head

Ace'rh, a. acid, rough, bitter; severe

Accompaniment, s. something added to an- Acerbate, v.a. to make bitter or sour

other; harmonious union of parts

Acerb'ity, s. a sour taste; severity of temper

Acer'vate, v. a. to heap together
Acervation, &. the act of heaping together
Aces'cent, a..tending to sourness, or acidity
Ace'tose, Ace'tous, a. having a sour quality
Ache, a continued pain

Ache, v. n. to be in continued pain
Achie've, v. a. to perform; to obtain
Achievement, s. a deed, a performance;
the escutcheons, or ensigns armorial
Achiever, he who performs his intentions
A'chor, s. a species of the herpes
A'cid, a. sour, sharp; biting

Acidity, A'cidness, s. sharpness, sourness
Acid'ulæ, s. medicinal springs impregnated||
with certain sharp particles

Acid'ulate, v. a. to make sour in a degree
Acknowledge, v. a. to confess; to be grateful||
Acknowledging, a. grateful,

Acknowledgment, s. concession; gratitude
Ac'me, s. the height or crisis of any thing
Acol'othist, s. a servitor in the Romish church
Ac'onite, s. wolf's bane; poison in general
Alcorn, s. the seed or fruit of the oak
Acoustics, . the theory of sounds; medicines

or instruments used to assist the hearing
Acqua'int, v. a. to inform; to make known
Acquaintance, s. familiarity; fellowship; a
person with whom we associate
Acquainted, a. familiar; well known to
Acque'st, or Acqui'st, s. a thing gained
Acquie'sce, v. n. to yield, submit, comply
Acquiescence, s. compliance; rest; consent
Acqui'rable, a. that may be had, or attained
Acqui're, v. a. to gain by industry, &c.
Acqui'rement, s. that which is gained

Act, v. n, to do, to perform-v. a. to imitate
Act, s. a deed, an exploit; a part in a play
Action, s. opposite to rest; gesture in speak-
ing; a deed; a battle; a law suit
Actionable, a. that which is punishable by law
Actionary, s. a holder of public stock
Active, a. nimble, agile, quick, busy
Act'ively, ad. nimbly, briskly, quickly
Activeness, Activity, s. nimbleness
Act'or, s. one that performs; a stage player
Act'ress, s. a female stage player
Act'ual, a. real; certain; not speculative
Act'ually, ad. in act, in effect, really
Actualness, s. the quality of being actual
Actuary, s. a register, or clerk of a court
Act'uate, v. a. to put into action; to move
Act'uate, a. Act'uated, part. put into action
Acuate, v. a. to make sharp; to point
Acu/leate, a. having a sting or sharp point
Acu'men, s. a sharp point; quickness or
sharpness of intellect

Acu'minated, part. ending in a sharp point
Acute, a. sharp, keen, subtle, ingenious
Acu'te, s. an accent marked thus (') to show

when the voice ought to be raised
Acu'tely, ad. sharply, keenly, ingeniously
Acu'teness, s. sharpness, subtleness
Adac'ted, part. a. driven by force
Ad'age, s. a maxim; a common saying
Ada'gio, s. in music, a term for slow time
Ad'amant, s. a diamond; alodestone
Adamante'an, a. very hard, impenetrable.
Adamantine, a. made of adamant; hard-
Adapt, v. a. to fit, to suit, to proportion
Adaptation, Adap'tion, s. the act of fitting

Acquisition, s. the act of gaining; the ad- Add, v. a. to join to, increase, number up

vantage gained; acquirement Acquisitive, a. that which is acquired Acqui't, v. a. to discharge; set free; absolve Acquit'ment, s. the act of acquitting Acquittal, s. deliverance from an offence Acquittance, s. a release; a discharge in writing for a debt

A'cre, s. a portion of land containing 40
perches in length and four in breadth, or
4840 square yards

Ac'rid, a. having a hot biting taste; bitter
Acrimonious, a. sharp; corrosive
Ac'rimony, s. sharpness; corrosiveness; se-
verity of temper or language
Ac'ritude, Ac'rity, s. an acrid taste; a biting
heat on the palate

Acroamat'ical, a. pertaining to deep learning
Acronycal, a, a term of astronomy applied to
stars when they appear above or sink be-
low the horizon at the time of sun-set
Acro'ss, ad. athwart, laid over any thing
Acrostic, s. a poem in which the first letter
of every line makes up the name of the
person on whom the poem is written

A

Adde'cimate, v. a. to take or value tithes
Adde'em, v. a. to esteem; account, reckon
Ad'der, s. a poisonous serpent; a viper -
Adder's-grass, s. the name of a plant
Adder's-tongue, s. the name of an herb
Ad'dible, a. that which may be added
Ad'dice, Adze, s. a cooper's tool; an axe
Addi'ĉt, v. a. to devote, to dedicate
Addict'ed, part. a. devoted to, fond of
Add'itament, s. the thing added, addition
Addition, s. an adding to; a rule for adding
sums together; in law, the residence,
Occupation, or rank of any person
Addi'tional, a. that which is added
Ad'dle, a. barren, empty; usually applied
to such eggs as are rotten---s, dry lees
Ad'dle-pated, a. empty-headed; weak
Addre'ss, v. a. to speak or apply to; to direct
to; to prepare onels self for any action
Addre'ss, s, a petition; direction; skill;
dexterity; mode of behaviour
Addu'ce, v. a. to bring in; allege; assign
Addu'cent, s. any muscle that contracts
Addu'lce, v. 4. to sweeten; to make pleasant