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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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Eū-tēr'pe, n. p. 469(Myth.) The Muse who presides over wind instruments. 2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.Eū-tēr'pe-an, a. p. 469Relating to Euterpe; hence, pertaining to music.Eū'tha-nā'si-ā or Eū'tha-nā'sy or Eū-thān'a-sy, n. p. 469An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired; “An euthanasia of all thought.” Hazlitt. The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. Arbuthnot.Eū'tro-phy, n. p. 469(Pathol.) Healthy nutrition; soundness as regards the nutritive functions.Eū-tȳch'i-an, n. p. 469(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eutychius, who held that the divine and human natures of Christ, after their union, became so blended together, as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite.Eŭ-tȳch'i-an-ism, n. p. 469(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Eutychius.Eūx-ăn’thine, n. p. 469(Chem.) A substance which forms small yellow crystals, brought from India, and known in commerce by the name of purree or Indian yellow.Eûx'e-nîte, n. p. 469(Min.) A brownish-black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains the metals yttrium, columbium, and uranium, with some others. Dana.E-vā'cāte, v. t. p. 469To empty. [Obs.] Harvey.E-văc'ē-ant, a. p. 469Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.E-văc'ū-ant, n. p. 469(Med.) Something which procures evacuations, or promotes the natural secretions and excretions; a purgative or cathartic.E-văc'ū-āte, v. t. p. 469To make empty; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. To deprive. [Rare.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. Coleridge. Evacuate the term of all its…E-văc'ŭ-āte, v. t. p. 469To let blood, or cause it to flow. [Obs.] Burton.E-văc/u-ā'tion, n. p. 469The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging; as, an evacuation of the bowels, of a city, fort, and the like. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by…E-văc'ū-ā-tive, a. p. 469Serving or tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.E-văc'ŭ-ā'tor, n. p. 469One who evacuates, or makes void; a nullifier. “The great evacuators of the law.” Hammond.E-vāde', v. t. p. 469To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument. The…E-vāde', v. i. p. 469To escape; to slip away;—often with from; as, to evade from perils. 2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. The ministers of God are not to evade and…E-vā'd/i-ble, a. p. 469Capable of being evaded. [Rare.]Ēv'a-gā'tion, n. p. 469The act of wandering; excursion; a roving or rambling. [Rare.] Ray.E-văg'ĭ-nā'tion, n. p. 469The act of unsheathing.Ē'val, a. p. 469Relating to time or duration. [Obs.]E-văl'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 469Valuation; appraisement.Ēv'a-nĕsce', v. i. p. 469To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor. I believe him to have evanesced and evaporated. De Quincey.Ĕv'a-nĕs'cence, n. p. 469The act of vanishing away; the state of vanishing or of being vanished; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plans or hopes.Ĕv'a-nēs'cent, a. p. 469Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent pleasures. 2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is…Ĕv'a-nĕs'cent-ly, adv. p. 469In a vanishing manner; imperceptibly.E-văn'gel, n. p. 469Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel. [Obs. or poet.] Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. Whittier.E'van-gē'li-an or E'van-gēl'ic or E'van-gēl'ic-al, a. p. 469Rendering thanks for favors. E'van-gēl'ic, E'van-gēl'ic-al [Synop., § 130], a. [Lat. evangelicus, Gr. εὐαγγελικός, Fr. évangélique, Pr. evangelic, evangelical, Sp., Pg., & It. evangelico. See…Ē'van-gēl'ic-al, n. p. 470One of evangelical principles.Ē'van-gĕl'ic-al-ism, n. p. 470Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelicism. [Rare.]Ē'van-gĕl'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 470In a manner according to the gospel.Ē'van-gĕl'ĭc-al-ness, n. p. 470The state of being evangelical.Ē'van-gĕl'i-cĭsm, n. p. 470Evangelical principles.E-văn-gĕl-ĭç'i-ty, n. p. 470Evangelicism. [Rare.]E-văn’ġĕl-īsm, n. p. 470The preaching or promulgation of the gospel. Bacon.Ĕ-văn'gel-ist, n. p. 470A writer of the history or doctrines, precepts, actions, life, and death, of our blessed Savior, Jesus Christ; as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 2. A preacher who is authorized…E-văn'gel-ist'a-ry, n. p. 470A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. Porson.E-văn'gel-ist'ic, a. p. 470Designed or fitted to evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts.E-văn'ġel-i-zā'tion, n. p. 470The act of evangelizing.E-văn'ġel-īze, v. t. p. 470To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to a belief of the gospel; as, to evangelize heathen nations; to evangelize the world.E-văn'ġe-līze, v. i. p. 470To preach the gospel. Delegated to evangelize, or teach the doctrine of Christ's mission. Cogan.E-văn'ġe-ly or E-văn'ġĭle, n. p. 470Good tidings; especially, the gospel. [Rare.] “The sacred pledge of Christ’s evangely.” Spenser. Above all, the Servians … read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom. Landor.E-văn'id, a. p. 470Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, an evanid color. [Obs.] They are very transitory and evanid. Barrow.E-văn'ish, v. i. p. 470To escape from sight or perception; to disappear; to vanish.Ē-văn'ish-ment, n. p. 470A vanishing; disappearance.Ē-văp'o-ra-ble, a. p. 470Capable of being converted into vapor, and of passing off in fumes; capable of being dissipated by evaporation.Ē-văp'o-rāte, v. i. p. 470To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible. 2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be…E-văp'o-rāte, v. t. p. 470To convert from a liquid or solid state into a gaseous, by the agency of heat, especially by the slow agency of natural heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes. ☞ When artificial heat is employed, and…E-văp/o-rate, a. p. 470Dispersed in vapors. Thomson.E-văp'o-rā'tion, n. p. 470The act or process of turning into, or passing off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of ether. 2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matters contained in…Ē-văp'o-rā'tive, a. p. 470Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation.E-văp'o-rôm'e-ter, n. p. 470An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.E-vā'si-ble, a. p. 470Capable of being evaded. [Rare.]E-vā′sion, n. p. 470The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, an accusation or charge, or an interrogation, and the like. Thus by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton. Syn. — Shift…E-vā'sive, a. p. 470Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding; as, an evasive answer; an evasive argument. He . . . answered evasive of the sly request. Pope.E-vā'sive-ly, adv. p. 470By evasion or subterfuge; elusively; in a manner to avoid a direct reply or a charge.E-vā'sive-ness, n. p. 470The quality or state of being evasive.Ēve or Ē'ven, n. p. 470The latter part or close of the day; the beginning of the night; the period of time near sunset; evening. They, like so many Alexanders, Have in these parts from morn till even fought. Shak. Winter…E-vĕ'eties, n. sing. p. 470(Med.) The branch of medical science which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.] [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]