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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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Mē'di-ās'tine or Mē'di-as-ti'num, n. p. 824(Anat.) The membranes and their contents, which separate the two lungs from each other, in the median line. It extends from the back-bone to the breast-bone, and is a continuation of the pleura.Mē'di-ate, a. p. 824Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening. Anxious we hover in a mediate state. Prior. Soon the mediate clouds shall be dispelled. Prior. 2. Acting by means, or by an…Mē'di-āte, v. i. p. 824To be in the middle, or between two. [Rare.] 2. To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each; to act as a go-between, or umpire; to arbitrate; to intercede; as, the prince that mediates…Mē'di-āte, v. t. p. 824To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.Mē'di-ate-ly, adv. p. 824In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause, acting between the first cause and the effect; by means. God worketh all things amongst us mediately by secondary means. Raleigh. The king grants a manor to…Mē'di-ate-ness, n. p. 824The state or quality of being mediate.Mē'di-ā'tion, n. p. 824The act of mediating; action or relation of any thing interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul, during its residence in the body, does…Mē'di-āt'i-zā'tion, n. p. 824The act of mediatizing.Mē'di-a-tīze, v. t. p. 824To render mediate; specifically, to make mediately, not immediately, dependent; as, in Germany, to annex, as a smaller state to a larger, leaving to it a nominal sovereignty, and to its prince his…Mē'di-ā'tor, n. p. 824One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; intercessor; hence, by way of eminence, Christ is called the Mediator. Syn.—…Mē'di-a-tō'ri-al, a. p. 824Belonging to a mediator, or to his agency or office; as, mediatorial office or character; mediatory. My measures were, in their intent, healing and mediatorial. Burke.Mē'di-a-tō'ri-al-ly, adv. p. 824In the manner of a mediator.Mē'di-ā'tor-shĭp, n. p. 824The office of a mediator.Mē'di-a-to-ry, a. p. 824Pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatorial.Mē'di-ā'tress or Mē'di-ā'trix, n. p. 824A female mediator. Ainsworth.«/entry»Mĕd'ie, n. p. 824(Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the M. lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa.Mēd'ie, a. p. 824Pertaining to medicine; medical. [Rare.]Mĕd'i-ca-ble, a. p. 824Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.Mĕd'i-cē'go, n. p. 824(Bot.) A genus of plants; medic. See MEDIC.Mēd'ie-al, a. p. 824Pertaining to, or having to do with, medicine, or the art of healing disease; as, the medical profession; medical services; a medical dictionary. 2. Containing that which heals; tending to cure…Mēd'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 824In a medical manner; according to the rules of the healing art, or for the purpose of healing; in relation to the healing art.Mēd'i-ca-ment, n. p. 824Any thing used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application. ☞ Me-dic'-a-ment would be more analogical, but med'i-ca-ment is more common.Mĕd'i-ca-mĕnt'al, a. p. 824Relating to healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments.Mēd'i-ca-mēn'tal-ly, adv. p. 824After the manner of healing applications.Mĕd'i-cāst'er, n. p. 824A quack. [Rare.]Mĕd'i-cāte, v. t. p. 824To tincture or impregnate with healing substances, or with any thing medicinal. 2. To treat with medicine; to heal; to cure.Mĕd'i-cā'tion, n. p. 824The act or process of medicating, or of impregnating with medicinal substances; the infusion of medicinal virtues. 2. The use or application of medicine.Mēd'i-cā'tive, a. p. 824Tending to cure; curing.Mēd'i-cē'an, a. p. 824Belonging, or relating, to the Medici, a celebrated Italian family, as, the Medicean Venus.Me-dĭc'i-na-ble, a. p. 824Having the properties of medicine; medicinal. [Rare.] Bacon. Wotton.Me-dĭc'i-nal, a. p. 824Having the property of healing or of mitigating disease; adapted to the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal plants; medicinal springs. Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their…Me-dĭc'i-nal-ly, adv. p. 824In a medicinal manner; with medicinal qualities. 2. With a view to healing.Mēd'i-cīne, n. p. 824Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; remedial agent; remedy; physic. By medicine life may be prolonged. Shak. 2. That branch of science which relates to the prevention, cure, or…Mēd'i-cīne, v. t. p. 824To affect or operate on as medicine; to remedy; to cure. [Rare.] Shak. No progressive knowledge will ever medicine that dread misgiving of a mysterious and pathless power given to words of a certain…Mēd'i-co-lē'gal, a. p. 824Pertaining to law as affected by medical facts. Dunglison.Mēd'ies, n. sing. p. 824The science of medicine. [Obs.] [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Mē-dī'e-tas Līn'guæ p. 824(Law.) A jury consisting one half of natives and the other half of foreigners, impaneled for the trial of a foreigner.Me-dī'e-ty, n. p. 824The middle state or part; half; moiety. [Obs.] Browne.Mē'di-ē'val, a. p. 824Of, or relating to, the middle ages. See MEDIÆVAL.Mē'di-ē'val-ism, n. p. 824See MEDIÆVALISM.Mē'di-ē'val-ist, n. p. 824See MEDIÆVALIST.Mē'din, n. p. 824Me-dī'no p. 824The fortieth part of a piaster; a para. [Egypt.] McCulloch.Mē'di-ō'cral, a. p. 824Middling; ordinary; as, mediocral intellect. [Rare.] Addison.Mē'di-ō'cre, a. p. 824Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary; commonplace. “A very mediocre poet.” Pope.Mē'di-ō'cre, n. p. 824A person of but a moderate or low degree of intellectual power; one of indifferent talents or ordinary abilities.Mē'di-ō'crist, n. p. 824A person of middling abilities. [Rare.] Swift.Mē'di-ōc're-ty, n. p. 824The quality of being mediocre or mediocral; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. Men of age seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of…Mēd′i-tance, n. p. 824Meditation. [Obs.] Your first thought is more Than others' labored meditance. Bean. & Fl.Mĕd'i-tāte, v. i. p. 824To dwell on any thing in thought; to contemplate; to study deliberately and continuously; to turn or revolve any subject in the mind; to reflect; to ruminate; to muse; to cogitate. His delight is in…Mĕd'i-tāte, v. t. p. 824To plan by revolving in the mind; to contrive; to intend. Some affirmed that I meditated a war. King Charles. I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose. Washington.…Mĕd/i-tā'tion, n. p. 824The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my…Mēd'i-tā'tist, n. p. 824One who is given to meditation; a thoughtful person.Mēd'i-tā'tive, a. p. 824Addicted to meditation; as, a man of meditative mind. 2. Expressing, devoted to, or appropriate to, meditation or design; as, a meditative mood.Mēd'i-tā'tive-ly, adv. p. 824In a meditative manner.Mēd'i-tā'tive-ness, n. p. 824State of being meditative.Mēd'i-ter-rāne', a. p. 824Mediterranean. [Obs.]Mēd'i-ter-rā'ne-an or Mēd'i-ter-rā'ne-ōŭs, a. p. 824Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. 2. Inland; remote from the ocean or sea; as, mediterraneous mountains. 3. (Geog.) Pertaining to, or…Mē'di-ŭm, n. p. 825That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity; hence, specifically, (a.) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium of this case lies between pride and…Mē'di-ǚs, n. p. 825The middle long finger of the hand.