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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ap-point'ment, n. p. 66The act of appointing; designation to office; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. 2. State of being appointed to some service, office, &c.; station; position; as, he received the…Ap-pōr'ter, n. p. 67A bringer in; one that brings into the realm. [Obs.]Ap-pōr'tion, v. t. p. 67To divide and assign in just proportion; to distribute among two or more persons or things; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.Ap-pōr'tion-ate-ness, n. p. 67The state or quality of being adapted. [Rare.] “The apportionateness of it [the English Liturgy] to the end for which it was designed.” Hammond.Ap-pōr'tion-er, n. p. 67One who apportions.Ap-pōr'tion-ment, n. p. 67The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division and assignment to each proprietor of his just portion of an undivided right or property. Hamilton.Ap-pōse′, v. t. p. 67To place opposite or before. [Obs.] The nymph herself did then appose, For food and beverage, to him all best meat. Chapman. 2. To put questions to; to examine; to try. [Obs.] See POSE. To oppose him…Ap-pōs'er, n. p. 67An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. In the English Court of Exchequer an officer called the foreign apposer.Ap'po-site, a. p. 67Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat;—followed by to: as, this argument is very apposite to the case.Ăp'po-site-ly, adv. p. 67In an apposite manner; suitably; fitly; properly.Ap'po-site-ness, n. p. 67The quality of being apposite; fitness; propriety; suitableness.Ăp′po-sĭ′tion, n. p. 67The act of adding; accretion. It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. 2. (Gram.) The state of two nouns put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire…Ap'po-sĭ'tion-al, a. p. 67Pertaining to apposition; put in the same case, as two nouns which mean the same thing. Ellicott.Ap-pŏs'i-tĭve, a. p. 67In apposition. “Appositive to the words going immediately before.” Knatchbull.Ap-prāis'al, n. p. 67A valuation by authority; an appraisement.Ap-prāise', v. t. p. 67To set a value on; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. ☞ In America, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written…Ap-prāise', v. t. p. 67To praise; to commend. [Rare.] Browning. “Appraised the Lycian custom.” Tennyson.Ap-prāise'ment, n. p. 67The act of setting the value; a valuation.Ap-prāi'ser, n. p. 67One who appraises; specifically, a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods and estate.Ap'pre-cā'tion, n. p. 67Earnest prayer. [Obs.] “A solemn appre- / ciation of good success.” Bp. Hall.Ap'pre-ca-to-ry, a. p. 67Praying or wishing good; “Not so much appreciatory as declaratory benedictions.” Bp. Hall.Ap-prē'ci-a-ble, a. p. 67Capable of being appreciated or duly estimated; valuable.Ap-prē'ci-a-bly, adv. p. 67In the way of estimating.Ap-prē'ci-ant, a. p. 67Appreciative. [Rare.]Ap-prē'ciāte, v. t. p. 67To set a price or value on; to estimate justly or truly; to value; as, we seldom sufficiently appreciate the advantages we enjoy. 2. To raise the value of. [An Americanism.] Lest a sudden peace…Ap-prē'ci-āte, v. i. p. 67To rise in value; to become of more value; as, the coin of the country appreciates; public securities appreciated when the debt was funded. [An Americanism.]Ap-prē'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 67A just valuation or estimate of merit, weight, or any moral consideration. Washington. 2. A rising in value; increase of worth or value.Ap-prē'ci-a-tive, a. p. 67Having or imply-Ap-prē'ci-a-to-ry, a. p. 67Having a just appreciation; as, an appreciative audience; appreciatory commendation.Ap-pre-hĕnd’, v. t. p. 67(Lit.) To take or seize; to take hold of; as, “We have two hands to apprehend it.” Bp. Taylor. ☞ In this sense, it is applied chiefly to taking or arresting persons by legal process, or with a view…Ap-pre-hĕnd', v. i. p. 67To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.Ap-pre-hĕnd’er, n. p. 67One who apprehends.Ap-pre-hĕn'si-ble, a. p. 67Capable of being apprehended or conceived. “Apprehensible by faith.” Bp. Hall.Ap-pre-hĕn'sion, n. p. 67(Lat.) The act of seizing or taking hold of; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Hence, 2. The act of arresting or taking by legal process; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped. 3.…Ap-pre-hĕn’sive, a. p. 67Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt. [Rare.] “Apprehensive scholars.” Holder. 2. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. [Obs.] A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is…Ap-pre-hĕn'sive-ly, adv. p. 67In an apprehensive manner; fearfully.Ap-pre-hēn'sive-ness, n. p. 67The quality or state of being apprehensive.Ap-prēn'tice, n. p. 67One who is bound by indentures to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn his art, mystery, or occupation, in which his master is bound to instruct him. Cowell. 2.…Ap-prĕn’tice, v. t. p. 67To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in the knowledge of a trade or business.Ap-prĕn’tice-hŏod, n. p. 67Condition of an apprentice; apprenticeship. [Obs.] Shak.Ap-prĕn’tice-shĭp, n. p. 67The service or condition of an apprentice; a state in which a person is gaining instruction under a master.Ap-prĕn'-ti-sage, n. p. 67Apprenticeship. [Obs.] Bacon.Ap-pressed′ or Ap-prest′, a. p. 67(Bot.) Pressed close; lying near the stem, or applying its upper surface to the stem. Gray.Ap-prīse', v. t. p. 67To give notice, verbal or written; to inform;—followed by of, as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.Ap-prīse', n. p. 67Notice; information. [Obs.]Ap-prīz'al, n. p. 67The act of setting a value by authority; apprizement.Ap-prīze′, v. t. p. 67To value; to set a value in pursuance of authority; to appraise. See APPRAISE.Ap-prīze'ment, n. p. 67Same as APPRAISEMENT.Ap·prīz'er, n. p. 67An appraiser. See APPRAISER.Ap-prōach', v. i. p. 67To come or go near, in place or time; to draw near; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh the city? 2 Sam. xi. 20. Wherefore exhorting each other; and so much the more as ye see the day…Ap-prōach', v. t. p. 68To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Rare.] Boyle. Even as a resolved general approaches his camp . . . as nearly as he can to the besieged city. W. Scott. 2. To come near to; to…Ap-prōach', n. p. 68The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. “The approach of summer.” Horsley. 2. Access, or opportunity of drawing near. “The approach to kings.” Bacon. 3. A passage or avenue by which…Ap-prōach'a-ble, a. p. 68Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue. Johnson.Ap-prōach'a-ble-ness, n. p. 68The state of being approachable.Ap-prōach'er, n. p. 68One who approaches.Ap-prōach'ing, n. p. 68(Hort.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; — called, also, in-arching and grafting by approach.Ap-prōach'less, a. p. 68Impossible to be approached.Ap-prōach'ment, n. p. 68The act of approaching; approach. [Obs.] Holland.Ăp'pro-bate, a. p. 68Approved. [Obs.] Elyot.Ap'pro-bāte, v. t. p. 68To express approbation of; to manifest a liking, or degree of satisfaction. [Rare.] I approbate the one, I reprobate the other. Sir Wm. Hamilton. 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