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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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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.]E-vĕc'tion, n. p. 470The act of carrying out, up, or away; hence, a lifting or extolling; exaltation. [Obs.] Pearson. 2. (Astron.) (a.) An inequality of the moon’s motion in its orbit, due to the attraction of the sun…Ē'ven, a. p. 470Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; horizontal; uniform in rate of motion or mode of action; as, an even tract of land; an even country; an even speed; an even…Ē'ven, v. t. p. 470To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth; to balance; to perfect. This temple Xerxes evened with the soil. Raleigh. This will even all inequalities. Evelyn. 2. To place in an equal state, as to…E'ven, v. i. p. 470To be equal. [Obs.] Carew.E'ven, adv. p. 470In an equal or precisely similar manner; just as many or as much; precisely the same; exactly; likewise; equally. Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. Spencer. 2. At the very time; in the very…E-vēne′, v. i. p. 470To happen. [Obs.] Hengst.E'ven-er, n. p. 470One who makes even.E'ven-händ'ed, a. p. 470Fair or impartial. “Even-handed justice.” Milton.E'ven-händ'ed-ness, n. p. 470The quality of being even-handed: fairness; impartiality.E'ven-ing, n. p. 470The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline or fall of the day, or of the sun. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening…É'ven-ing-flow'er, n. p. 470(Bot.) A genus of plants; Hesperantha:—so called because the flowers expand early in the evening.Ē'ven-ly, adv. p. 470With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, and depressions; uniformly; equally; impartially; serenely.E'ven-mind'ed, a. p. 470Having equanimity.Ē'ven-ness, n. p. 470The state of being even, level, or undisturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at…Ē'ven-sŏng, n. p. 470A song for the evening; a form of worship for the evening; also, the time of even-song. Milton.E-vĕnt', n. p. 470That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Eccl. ix. 2. 2. The consequence of any thing; the issue…E-vĕnt', v. i. p. 470To break forth. [Obs.] B. Jonson.E-vĕn'ter-āte, v. t. p. 470To open the bowels of; to rip open; to disembowel; to eviscerate. [Obs.] Browne.E-vĕnt'ful, a. p. 470Full of, or distinguished for, events or incidents; as, an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.