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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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Di-vīd'ing-ly, adv. p. 398By division.Dĭ’vĭ-dĭ’vĭ, n. p. 398(Bot.) A plant of tropical America (Cæsalpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.Dī-vid'ū-al, a. p. 399Divided, shared, or participated in common with others. [Rare.] His religion . . . is become a dividual movable. Milton.Di-vid'ū-al-ly, adv. p. 399By dividing.Di-vid'ū-ous, a. p. 399Divided; dividual. [Rare.] He so often substantiates distinctions into dividuous, self-subsistent. Coleridge.Div'i-nā'tion, n. p. 399The act of divining; a foretelling future events, or discovering things secret or obscure, by the aid of superior beings, or by other than human means. ☞ Among the ancient heathen philosophers…Dĭv'i-nā'tor, n. p. 399One who pretends to divination.Di-vin'a-to-ry, a. p. 399Professing, or relating to, divination. [Rare.] Raleigh.Dī-vīne', a. p. 399Belonging to God; as, divine perfections. “The immensity of the divine nature.” Paley. 2. Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments. A man resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection. Bacon.…Di-vīne', n. p. 399A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman. Swift. The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition. J. Woodbridge. 2. A man skilled in divinity; a theologian; as…Di-vine', v. t. p. 399To foresee or foreknow; to predict; to presage; to detect. “A sagacity which divined the evil designs.” Bancroft. 2. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] “Like angel new divined.” Spenser. Syn.—To…Di-vine', v. i. p. 399To use or practice divination. 2. To afford omens or auguries; to impart presages of the future; to utter prognostications. The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah iii. 11. 3. To have presages…Dĭ-vīne'ly, adv. p. 399In a divine or godlike manner; in the supreme degree; excellently. “Most divinely fair.” Tennyson. 2. By the agency or influence of God. Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of righteousness.…Dĭ-vīne'ment, n. p. 399Divination. [Obs.] North.Dĭ-vīne'ness, n. p. 399The quality of being divine; superior or superhuman excellence. Shak.Dĭ-vīn'er, n. p. 399One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means. The diviners have seen a lie and have told false dreams. Zech. x. 2. 2. One who…Di-vin'er-ess, n. p. 399A female diviner; a woman professing divination. Dryden.Div'ing-bĕll, n. p. 399A hollow vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, airtight, except at the bottom, which is open, in which a person may descend into deep water, and remain some time for work or exploration, respiration being…Div'ing-stōne, n. p. 399A species of jasper.Dĭ-vīn'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 399To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] “Blessed and divinified soul.” Parth. Sacra, 1633.Di-vin'ing-rōd, n. p. 399A rod, commonly of hazel, with forked branches, used by those who pretend to discover water or metals under ground.Di-vin'i-ty, n. p. 399The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead. When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Stillingfleet. 2. The…Dĭv'i-nize, v. t. p. 399To render divine; to deify. [Rare.] The predestinarian doctors have divinized cruelty . . . and all the blackest vices. Ramsay. Man had divinized all those objects of awe. Milman.Di-vĭs'/i-bĭl'/i-ty, n. p. 399The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation. Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.Di-vī’si-ble, a. p. 399Capable of being divided or separated. Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton.Di-vī's'i-ble, n. p. 399A substance capable of division. Glanville.Di-vĭs'i-ble-ness, n. p. 399Capacity of being separated; divisibility. Boyle.Di-vīz'i-bly, adv. p. 399In a divisible manner.Di-vī'sion, n. p. 399The act of dividing or separating into parts. I was overlooked in the division of the spoil. Gibbon. 2. The state of being divided or separated. 3. That which divides or separates; a partition. 4.…Dĭ-vĭs'ion-al, a. p. 399Marking, expressing, or making division; as, a divisional line. 2. Belonging to a division or district; as, divisional surgeon of police.Di-vĭs'ion-a-ry, a. p. 399Divisional. [Rare.]Di-viʹsion-er, n. p. 399One who divides; a divider. [Obs.] Sheldon.Dī-vī'sive, a. p. 399Forming division or distribution. Mede. 2. Creating division or discord. Burnet.Di-vī'sive-ly, adv. p. 399In a divisive manner; so as to cause division.Dĭ-vī'sor, n. p. 399(Arith.) The number by which the dividend is divided. Common divisor. any number capable of dividing two or more numbers without a remainder.Di-vôrce', n. p. 399(Law.) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii—from the…Dī-vōrçe', v. t. p. 399To dissolve, either wholly or partially, the marriage contract of; to separate by divorce. 2. To separate or disunite from close connection; to sunder. 3. To take away; to put away. Divorce this…Dī-vōrçe'a-ble, a. p. 399Capable of being divorced.Dī-vōr-çee′, n. p. 399A person divorced. Ogilvie.Dī-vōrçe'less, a. p. 399Destitute of divorce; free from divorce; incapable of being divorced.Dī-vōrçe'ment, n. p. 399Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce. Let him write her a bill of divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1.Dī-vōr'cer, n. p. 399The person or cause that produces divorce. Drummond. 2. One of a sect called Divorcers, said to have sprung from Milton.Dī-vōr'ci-ble, a. p. 399Divorceable. Milton.Dī-vōr'çive, a. p. 399Having power to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton.Dīv'ot, n. p. 399A thin, oblong turf used in Scotland for covering cottages, and also for fuel. Simmonds.Dī-vō'lo p. 399(Mus.) In a devout manner; reverentially;—a direction indicating the manner of the performance.Dī-vŭl'gate, a. p. 399Published. [Obs.] More.Dī-vŭl'gāte, v. t. p. 399To divulge. [Obs.] Foote.Dīv'ul-gāt'er, n. p. 399One who divulgates or makes known.Dīv'ul-gā'tion, n. p. 399The act of divulging or publishing.Dĭ-vŭl'ge, v. t. p. 399To make public; to reveal or communicate to the public; to reveal; to disclose;—said of that which was confided as a secret, or had been before unknown. Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge His…Dī-vŭlge', v. i. p. 399To become publicly known. [Rare.] “Keep it from divulging.” Shak.Dī-vūl'ge'ment, n. p. 399The act of divulging; revelation. [Rare.]Dī-vŭl'ger, n. p. 399One who divulges or reveals.Dī-vŭl'sion, n. p. 399The act of pulling or plucking away; a rending asunder. “The divulsion of the spirit from the body.” I. Taylor.Dī-vŭl'sive, a. p. 399Tending to pull asunder or rend.Dĭz'en, v. t. p. 399To put clothing on; to dress; to attire. [Obs.] Come, Doll, Doll, dĭzen me. Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress gaudily; to deck; to overdress; to bedizen. Like a tragedy queen, he has dĭzened her out. Goldsmith.Dizz, v. t. p. 399To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. [Obs.] Gayton.Diz'zard, n. p. 399A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also disard.]Diz'zi-ness, n. p. 399Giddiness; a whirling in the head; vertigo.