Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ae-coil', v. t. p. 11To gather around; to encircle. Spenser.Ac'co-lāde', n. p. 11A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting of an embrace and a blow on both shoulders, with a form of words. 2. (Mus.) A brace used to join several parts.Ae′co-lent, n. p. 11A borderer; one who dwells on a border of a country, or near. Ash.Ad-cōm'bi-nā'tion, n. p. 11The act of combining together.Ae-cŏm'mo-da-ble, a. p. 11That may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree. [Rare.] Watts.A-e-còm'mo-da-ble-ness, n. p. 11The condition of being accommodable.Ae-cŏm’mo-dāte, v. t. p. 11To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances. 2. To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; as, to accommodate a…Ae-cōm'mo-dāte, v. i. p. 11To be conformable or adapted. [Rare.] Boyle.Ac-cŏm'mo-date, a. p. 11Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to the end. Tillotson.Ac-cōm'mo-date-ly, adv. p. 11Suitably; fitly. [Rare.]Ae-cŏm'mo-date-ness, n. p. 11Fitness. [R.] Halliwell.Ae-cōm'mo-dā'ting, a. p. 11Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as an accommodating man.Ac·com'mo·dā'tion, n. p. 11The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted;—followed by to. “The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions.” Hale. 2. Whatever supplies a want or…Ac-cōm'mo-dā'tive, a. p. 11Furnishing accommodation.Ac-cōm'mo-dā'tor, n. p. 11One who accommodates.Ac-côm'pa-na-ble, a. p. 11Sociable. [Obs.] Sidney.Ac-cōm'pa-ni-ment, n. p. 11That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added by way of ornament to the principal thing, or for the sake of symmetry; specifically (Mus.), a part performed by…Ac-cōm'pa-nīst, n. p. 11The performer in music who takes the accompanying part. (Busby.)Ac-côm'pa-ny, v. t. p. 11To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with. The Persian dames, In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. Glover. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble…Ac-cōm'pa-ny, v. i. p. 11To be an associate; to keep company. Bacon. Men say that they will drive away one another, ... and not accompany together. Holland. 2. To cohabit. [Rare.] Milton. 3. (Mus.) To perform the…Ac-cōm'pliçe, n. p. 11A co-operator or associate in general. 2. (Law.) An associate in a crime; a partner or partaker in guilt. “And thou, the cursed accomplice of his treason.” Johnson. It is followed by with before a…Ac-cōm'pliçe-ship, n. p. 11The state of being an accomplice. H. Taylor.Ăc'com-pliç'i-ty, n. p. 11The act or state of being an accomplice.Ac-cŏm'plish, v. t. p. 11—[Fr. accomplir, from Lat. ad and complere, to fill up, to complete, q. v.] 1. To fill up entirely, as time; to complete. That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolation of Jerusalem. Dan.…Ac-cōm'plish-a-ble, a. p. 11Capable of being accomplished. Smart.Ac-cōm'plished, p. a. p. 11Complete and perfected; specifically, complete in acquirements as the result usually of training; as, an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain. Then they break forth all together, and show…Ac-cōm'plish-er, n. p. 12One who accomplishes.Ac-cōm'plish-ment, n. p. 12The act of accomplishing, or carrying into effect, or obtaining a desired object; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, the accomplishment of a…Ac-compt', n. p. 12See ACCOUNT.Ac-compt'a-ble, a. p. 12See ACCOUNTABLE.Ac-compt'ant, n. p. 12See ACCOUNTANT.Ac-córd', n. p. 12Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; consent. “A mediator of an accord and peace between them.” Bacon. These all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts i. 14. Broken by the accord…Ac-córd’,, v. t. p. 12To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another;—followed by to. Her hands accorded the lute’s music to the voice. Sidney. 2. To bring to an agreement, as persons, or to settle, adjust…Ac-cōrd’, v. i. p. 12To agree; to be in correspondence. My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. But proceed as we accorded before dinner. W. Scott. 2. To agree in pitch and tone.Ac-côrd'a-ble, a. p. 12Agreeable; consonant. Gower.Ac-cōrd'ance, n. p. 12Agreement with a person; conformity with a thing. Shak. Syn.—Harmony; unison; coincidence.Ac-côrd'an-çy, n. p. 12The same as ACCORDANCE.Ac-córd'ant, a. p. 12Corresponding; consonant; agreeing; agreeable. Shak.Ac-córd'ant-ly, adv. p. 12In accordance or agreement.Ac-cōrd'er, n. p. 12One that accords, aids, or favors; a helper. [Rare.]Ac-cōrd'ing, p. a. p. 12In accordance or harmony; agreeable; suitable. “The according music of a well-mixed state.” Pope. According to has been called a prepositional phrase, and signifies, in accordance with, or, in a…Ac-cōrd'ing-ly, adv. p. 12Agreeably; suitably; in a manner conformable. Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. Syn.—Consequently.—ACCORDINGLY, CONSEQUENTLY. These words indicate a connection between two things, the latter…Ae-côr'/di-on, n. p. 12(Mus.) A small keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by the play of wind upon metallic reeds.Ae-côr'di-on-ist, n. p. 12A player on an accordion.Ac-côr'po-rāte, v. t. p. 12To unite. [Obs.] See INCORPORATE. Milton.Ac-cöst', v. t. p. 12To come to the side of; to approach; to draw near to; hence, to speak to, to address. With taunts the distant giant I accost. Pope. 2. To border on; to adjoin. [Obs.] “So much [of Lapland] as accosts…Ae-cöst', v. t. p. 12To adjoin. [Obs.] “The shores which to the sea accost.” Spenser.Ac-cōst'a-ble, a. p. 12Easy of access; affable. Howell.Ac-côst'ed, p. a. p. 12(Her.) Side by side;—a term applied to bends, jesses, and the like, when borne between two cottises; cottised.Ac-couche'ment, n. p. 12Delivery in child-bed.Ac-cou-cheur', n. p. 12A man who assists women in child-birth; a man midwife.Ac-cou-cheuse', n. p. 12A midwife. Dunglison.Ac-count', n. p. 12A reckoning, enumeration, or record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. Hutton. A beggarly account of empty boxes. Shak. 2. A detached written or printed statement of debts and credits…Ac-count', v. t. p. 12To reckon, set, or compute. “It was accounted to him for righteousness.” Gal. iii. 6. 2. To estimate or hold in opinion; to judge or consider. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from…Ae-count', v. i. p. 12To render an account or relation of particulars. An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received. 2. To give reasons; to assign the causes; to explain:—with for; as, idleness…Ae-count', a. p. 12Accounted. [Obs.] “Was with long use account no sin.” Shak.Ac-count/a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 12The state of being accountable, or liable to give account, and to suffer punishment or pay damages for wrong, or injury done. “The awful idea of accountability.” R. Hall.A-e-count'a-ble, a. p. 12Liable to be called to account, and to suffer punishment or pay damages for wrong or injury done; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. Syn.—Amenable; responsible.Ac-count'a-ble-ness, n. p. 12The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.Ac-count'a-bly, adv. p. 12In an accountable manner.