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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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Cŏnʹtact, n. p. 282A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.Con-tăc'tion, n. p. 282Act of touching. [Obs.] Browne.Con-tā'giōn, n. p. 282(Med.) The act or process of transmitting a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact. Dunglison. 2. That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; pestilential…Con-tā'giōned, a. p. 282Affected by contagion.Con-tā′giou-ist, n. p. 282One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, as the plague, &c.Con-tā'giōus, a. p. 282(Med.) Communicable by contact; catching; as, a contagious disease. 2. Containing or generating contagion; pestilential; as, contagious air. 3. Spreading or communicable from one to another. His…Con-tā'giotis-ly, adv. p. 282By contagion.Con-tā'giōus-ness, n. p. 282The quality of being contagious.Con-tāin', v. t. p. 282To hold within fixed limits; to comprehend; to comprise. What thy stores contain bring forth. Milton. When that this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for it was too small a bound. Shak. 2. To…Con-tāin’, v. i. p. 282To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. Milton.Con-tāin'a-ble, a. p. 282Capable of being contained or comprised. Boyle.Con-tāin'ant, n. p. 282One who, or that which, contains; a container.Con-tāin'er, n. p. 282One who, or that which, contains.Con-tain'ment, n. p. 282That which is contained; the extent. “The containment of a rich man's estate.” Fuller.Con-tăm'i-na-ble, a. p. 282Capable of being contaminated.Con-tăm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 283To soil, stain, or corrupt by defiling contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute. Shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes? Shak. I would neither have simplicity imposed upon…Con-tăm'/i-nate, a. p. 283Having contamination or defilement; polluted; corrupt; tainted. “Contaminate drink.” Daniel.Con-tăm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 283The act of contaminating or polluting; pollution; defilement; taint.Con-tăm’i-na-tive, a. p. 283Tending to contaminate.Con-tăn'ker-oŭs, a. p. 283Vile to the lowest degree; execrable; perverse; hateful. [Ireland.] [Written also cantankerous.]Cŏn’teck, n. p. 283Quarrel; contention. [Obs.] Contek: soon by concord might be ended. Spenser.Con-tēc'tion, n. p. 283A covering. [Obs.] Browne.Cōn-tĕm'er-āte, v. t. p. 283To pollute; to defile; to violate. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-tēm'n', v. t. p. 283To consider and treat as mean and despicable; to neglect as unworthy of regard; to reject with disdain; to slight. Thy pompous delicacies I contemn. Milton. One who contemned divine and human laws.…Con-tĕm'ner, n. p. 283One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. “Contemners of the gods.” South.Con-tĕm'ning-ly, adv. p. 283Contemptuously; slightingly.Con-tĕm'per, v. t. p. 283To reduce to a lower degree by mixture with opposite or different qualities; to temper; to moderate. The leaves qualify and contemper the heat. Ray.Con-tĕm'per-a-ment, n. p. 283The condition of being contempered; temperament. Derham.Con-tĕm'per-āte, v. t. p. 283To contemper; to moderate. [Rare.] “Contemperate the air.” Browne.Con-tĕm'per-ā'tion, n. p. 283The act of contempering or moderating; moderation. “The contemperation of fervor in the heart.” Browne. 2. Proportionate mixture or combination. “Contemperation of light and shade.” Boyle.Con-tēm'per-a-tūre, n. p. 283The condition of being contempered or proportionally mixed; temperament. [Rare.] “The different contemperature of the elements.” South.Cŏn'tem-plāte or Con-tĕm'plāte, v. t. p. 283To look at on all sides or in all bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study. To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I…Cŏn’tem-plāte or Con-tèm’plāte, v. i. p. 283To look with care; to think studiously; to ponder; to muse; to meditate. So many hours must I contemplate. Shak.Cŏnˡtemˡplāˡtion, n. p. 283The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation. In contemplation of created things, By steps we may ascend to God. Milton.…Con-tĕm'/pla-tĭst, n. p. 283One who contemplates; a contemplator. I. Taylor.Con-tĕm′pla-tĭve, a. p. 283Pertaining to, addicted to, or employed in contemplation; studious; thoughtful. “Fixed and contemplative their looks.” Denham. 2. Having the power of thought or meditation. “The contemplative part of…Con·tĕm'pla-tīve, n. p. 283(Eccl.) A friar belonging to the order of Mary Magdalen.Con-tēm'-pla-tīve-ly, adv. p. 283With contemplation; attentively; thoughtfully; with deep attention.Con-tēm'pla-tīve-ness, n. p. 283The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.Cōn'/tem-plā'/tor, n. p. 283One who contemplates; one employed in study or meditation. Browne.Con-tëm'/po-ra-nē/i-ty, n. p. 283State of being contemporaneous. “The lines of contemporaneity in the oolitic system.” J. Phillips.Con-tĕm'po-rā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 283Living, acting, or transpiring at the same time; contemporary.Con-tĕm′po-rā′ne-ōus-ly, adv. p. 283At the same time with some other event.Con-tēm'po-rā'ne-ous-ness, n. p. 283The state or quality of being contemporaneous. Giddion.Con-tĕm′po-ra-ri-ness, n. p. 283Existence at the same time. Howell.Con-tĕm'po-ra-ry, a. p. 283Living, acting, or transpiring at the same time; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.Con-tĕm′po-ra-ry, n. p. 283One who lives at the same time with another; as, Socrates and Plato were contemporaries.Con-tĕm′po-rīze, v. t. p. 283To make contemporary; to place in the same age or time. [Obs.] Browne.Con-tĕmpt', n. p. 283The act of contemning or despising; the act of treating as mean, vile, and worthless; disdain. For, the contempt of life and pleasure seems To argue in thee something more sublime And excellent than…Con-tempt'i-bil'i-ty, n. p. 283The quality of being held in, or worthy of, contempt. Speed.Con-tĕmpt'ĭ-ble, a. p. 283Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain. “The man's intellect was contemptible.” Motley. The arguments of tyranny are as contemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. 2. Apt to despise…Con-tĕmpt'i-ble-ness, n. p. 283The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; meanness; vileness.Con-tĕmpt'i-bly, adv. p. 283In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.Con-tēmpt'ū-ous, a. p. 283Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; disdainful. “A proud, contemptuous behavior.” Hammond. Oliver [Goldsmith]... never showed the least sign of that contemptuous…Con-tĕmpt'ū-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 283In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Bp. Taylor.Con-tēmp'tū-ōus-ness, n. p. 283Disposition to contempt; act of contempt; insolence; scornfulness; haughtiness.Con-tend',, v. i. p. 283To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel. For never two such kingdoms did contend Without much fall of blood. Shak. You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what…Con-tĕnd', v. t. p. 283To dispute for; to contest. [Rare.] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome. Dryden.Con-tĕnd'ent, n. p. 283An antagonist or opposer. [Obs.] The contendents have been still made a prey to the third party. L'Estrange.Con-tĕnd'er, n. p. 283One who contends; a combatant; a champion.