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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ad-fil’i-ā’ted, a. p. 19Adopted as a son; affiliated.Ad·fil·i·ā'tion, n. p. 19Same as AFFILIATION.Ad-flŭx'ion, n. p. 19A flow, as of sap, from a drawing, not a propelling force. Dana.Ad-hēre’, v. i. p. 19To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax adheres to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to…Ad-hē'rence, n. p. 19The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, an adherence to a party or opinions. Syn. — ADHERENCE, ADHESION. These words…Ad-hēr'en-cy, n. p. 19The state or quality of adhering; adherence. [Rare.] 2. That which adheres. [Obs.] “Vexed with its [sin’s] adherencies . . . and evil consequences.” 3. Steady attachment.Ad-hēr'ent, a. p. 19Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope. 2. United with; as, “an adherent mode,” that is, a mode accidentally joined with an object, as wetness in a cloth. Watts.Ad-hēr'ent, n. p. 19One who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. An appendage. [Obs.] Gov. of the Tongue. Syn.—Follower…Ad·hēr'ent·ly, adv. p. 19In an adherent manner.Ad-hēr'er, n. p. 19One who adheres; an adherent. Atterbury.Ad-hē’sion, n. p. 19The act or state of sticking, or being attached; the force with which distinct bodies adhere when their surfaces are brought in contact; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth…Ad-hē'sive, a. p. 19Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.Ad-hē'sive-ly, adv. p. 19In an adhesive manner.Ad-hē′sive-ness, n. p. 19The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity; viscosity.Ad·hib'it, v. t. p. 19To use, apply, admit, or give. [Obs.] “The greatest lords . . . adhibited . . . faith to his words. Hall.”Ăd-hĭ-bĭt'ion, n. p. 19Application; use. Whitaker.Ad hŏm'i-nem p. 19A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.Ad·hor·tā'tion, n. p. 19Advice; exhortation. [Rare.]Ad-hôr'ta-to-ry, a. p. 19Containing counsel or warning; advisory. Potter.Ā'dĭ-ăph'o-rĭst, n. p. 19(Eccl. Hist.) One of the moderate Lutherans, who held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.Ā′di-ăph′o-rite, n. p. 19See ADIAPHORIST.Ā´di-ăph'o-rōus, a. p. 19Indifferent or neutral. 2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good. Dunglison.Ā'di-a-thēr'mic, a. p. 19Not pervious to heat. Melloni.A·diēu’, adv. p. 19Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends.A-dieū', n. p. 19A farewell, or commendation to the care of God. “Hastening the moment of our last adieu.” Falconer.A-dip'ic, a. p. 19(Chem.) Obtained from oils and oily acids by the application of nitric acid. Gregory.Ăd/i-pŏç'e-rāte, v. t. p. 19To convert into adipocere.Ad'i-pōç'e-rā'tion, n. p. 19The act or process of being changed into adipocere.Ad'i-po-cēre', n. p. 19A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light-brown color, into which the fat and muscular fiber of dead animal bodies are converted, by long immersion in water or spirit, or by burial in moist…Ad'i-pŏç'e-roūs, a. p. 19Belonging to adipocere.Ad'i-pōse', a. p. 19Pertaining to, or consisting of, animal fat; fatty. Adipose tissue, an assemblage of minute, round vesicles, containing the fat, closely agglomerated, and imbedded in the interstices of the common…Ăd'i-pōüs, a. p. 19Of the nature of fat; fat; fatty. Booth.Ad'ip-sy, n. p. 19(Med.) Absence of thirst. Dunglison.Ad'it, n. p. 20An entrance or passage; specifically, the horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; — called also drift. 2. Admission; approach; access. [Rare.]…A-di'tion, n. p. 20The act of going to, or approaching. [Obs.] Bailey.Ad-jā'cençe or Ad-jā'cen-cy, n. p. 20The state of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings. 2. That which is adjacent. [Obs.] Browne.Ad-jā'cent, a. p. 20Lying near, close, or contiguous, but not actually touching; as, a field adjacent to the highway. “The adjacent forest.” B. Jonson. Syn. — Adjoining; contiguous; near. — ADJACENT, ADJOINING…Ad-jā'cent, n. p. 20That which adjoins or is next to another. [Rare.] Locke.Ad-jā'cent-ly, adv. p. 20So as to be adjacent.Ad-jēct', v. t. p. 20To add or put, as one thing to another. [Obs.] Leland.Ad-jēc'tion, n. p. 20The act of adding, or the thing added. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Ad'jec-ti'tious, a. p. 20Added. Parkhurst.Ăd'jee-tĭ'val or Ăd'jee-tĭv-al, a. p. 20Belonging to the adjective. [Rare.] Latham.Ăd'jec-tive, n. p. 20(Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from…Ad'jec-tive, v. t. p. 20To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [Rare.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to…Ad'jec-tive-ly, adv. p. 20In the manner of an adjective; as, a word is used adjectively.Ad-join′, v. t. p. 20To join or unite to; to put to by placing in contact. See JOIN. Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined. Milton.Ad-join′, v. i. p. 20To lie or be next to, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, a farm adjoining to the highway. Blackstone. 2. To join one's self. [Obs.] She lightly unto him adjoined side to side. Spenser.Ad-join'ant, a. p. 20Contiguous. [Obs.] Curran.Ad-join'ing, p. a. p. 20Joining to; adjacent; contiguous. “The adjoining lane.” Dryden. Syn. — Adjacent; contiguous; near. See ADJACENT.Ad-journ', v. t. p. 20To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone. It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time. Barrow. 'Tis needful fitness That we adjourn…Ad-journ', v. i. p. 20To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business as of legislatures and courts, for repose or refreshment; as…Ad-journ'ment, n. p. 20The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day. 2. The time or interval during which a public body defers business; as, during an adjournment.Ad jūdge', v. t. p. 20To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor. 2. To decree by a judicial opinion or sentence; to decide; to determine; to settle; as, the case…Ad-jŭdg'ment, n. p. 20The act of adjudging; sentence.Ad-jū'di-cāte, v. t. p. 20To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court.Ad-jū'di-cāte, v. i. p. 20To try and determine upon judicially; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.Ad-jū′di-cā′tion, n. p. 20The act of adjudicating or adjudging; the act or process of trying and determining judicially; as, a ship was taken and sent into port for adjudication. 2. A judicial sentence; a judgment or decision…Ad-jū'di-cā'tor, n. p. 20One who adjudicates. Ogilvie.Ad'ju-ment, n. p. 20Help; support. [Obs.]