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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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Trăn'quil-i-zā'tion or Trăn'quil-li-zā'tion, n. p. 1402The act of tranquilizing, or state of being tranquilized.Trăn'quil-ize or Trăn'quil-lize, v. t. p. 1402To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind. “The tranquilizing…Trăn'quil-īz'er or Trăn'quil-līz'er, n. p. 1402One who, or that which, tranquilizes. 2. Specifically, a kind of chair in which a raving maniac may be so fixed as to be motionless. It is used for the production of tranquillity, in a paroxysm of…Trăn'quil-īz'ing-ly or Trăn'quil-līz'ing-ly, adv. p. 1402So as to tranquilize.Tran-quil'li-ty, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being tranquil; a calm state; freedom from disturbance or agitation; quietness; as, the tranquillity of public affairs, of the state, of the world; the tranquillity of a…Trăn'quil-ly, adv. p. 1402In a tranquil manner; quietly; peacefully.Trăn'quil-ness, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being tranquil; quietness; peacefulness.Trăns. p. 1402A Latin preposition, used in English as a prefix, signifying over, beyond, through, on the other side, as in transalpine, beyond the Alps. Hence, in a moral sense, it denotes a complete change; as…Trans-ăct', v. t. p. 1402To do; to perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business; we transact business in person or by an agent.Trans-ăct', v. i. p. 1402To conduct matters; to treat; to manage.Trans-ăc'tion, n. p. 1402The doing or performing of any business; management of any affair. 2. That which is done; an affair; as, we are not to expect in history a minute detail of every transaction. 3. (Civil Law.) An…Trans-ăct'or, n. p. 1402One who transacts, performs, or conducts any business. Derham.Trans-ălp'ine, a. p. 1402(Geog.) Lying or being beyond the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west of the Alps; as, Transalpine Gaul;—opposed to Cisalpine.Trans-ălp'ine, n. p. 1402(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of the country beyond the Alps.Trans-ăn'/i-māte, v. t. p. 1402To animate by the conveyance of a soul to, from another body. [Rare.] King.Trans-ăn/i-mā’tion, n. p. 1402Conveyance of the soul from one body to another; transmigration. [Rare.] The immortality of the soul they did not flatly deny, but falsely believed, disguised under the opinion of transanimation…Trāns'at-lăn'tic, a. p. 1402Lying or being beyond the Atlantic. ☛ When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa…Trans-cā'len-cy, n. p. 1402State of being transcalent.Trans-cā'lent, a. p. 1402Permitting the passage of heat.Tran-scēnd',, v. t. p. 1402To rise above; to surmount: as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. 2. To pass over; to go beyond. It is a dangerous opinion to such hopes as shall transcend their limits.…Tran-scĕnd', v. i. p. 1402To climb. [Obs.] Browne. 2. To be transcendent; to excel. [Rare.]Tran-scĕnd'ence or Tran-scĕnd'en-cy, n. p. 1402The state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence. 2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.]Tran-scēnd'ent, a. p. 1402Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. “Clothed with transcendent brightness.” Milton. 2. (Kantian Philos.) Transcending or…Tran-scĕnd'ent, n. p. 1402That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent; any thing superior.Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al, a. p. 1402Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. 2. (Kantian Philos.) Of, or pertaining to, that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all…Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al, n. p. 1402A transcendentalist. [Obs.]Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al-ism, n. p. 1402(Kantian Philos.) The transcending or going beyond empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge. ☞ As Schelling and Hegel claim to have discovered the absolute…Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al-ĭst, n. p. 1402One who believes in transcendentalism.Trän'scend-en-täl'i-ty, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being transcendental.Trān'scend-ěnt'al-ly, adv. p. 1402In a transcendental manner.Tran-scĕnd'ent-ly, adv. p. 1402In a transcendent manner; very excellently; supereminently; by way of eminence. The law of Christianity is eminently and transcendently called "the word of truth."Tran-scĕnd’ent-ness, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being transcendent; superior or unusual excellence.Tran-scĕn'sion, n. p. 1402The act of transcending or surpassing; passage over. [Obs.]Träns'co-lāte, v. t. p. 1402To cause to pass through a sieve or colander; to strain. [Obs.]Trāns'-co-lā'tion, n. p. 1402The act of transcolating, or straining; the state of being transcolated. [Obs.]Trans-côr'po-rāte, v. i. p. 1402To pass or be transferred from one body to another. [Obs.]Tran-scrib'bler, n. p. 1402A transcriber; — in contempt. He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must. Gray.Tran-scribe', v. t. p. 1402To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.Tran-scrib'er, n. p. 1402One who transcribes or writes from a copy; a copier; a copyist.Trän'script, n. p. 1403That which has been transcribed; a writing made from and according to an original; a writing or composition consisting of the same words with the original; a written copy. The decalogue of Moses was…Tran-scrip'tion, n. p. 1403The act of transcribing or copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions. 2. (Mus.) A kind of free translation of a vocal into a piano-forte or an orchestral work; an…Tran-scrip'tive, a. p. 1403Done as from a copy; having the style or appearance of a transcription. [Rare.]Trans-cript'ive-ly, adv. p. 1403In a transcriptive manner. [Rare.] Browne.Trans-cûr', v. i. p. 1403To run or rove to and fro. [Obs.] Bacon.Trans-cŭr'rence, n. p. 1403A roving hither and thither.Trans-cür'sion, n. p. 1403A rambling or ramble; a passage beyond certain limits; extraordinary deviation; excursion. [Obs.] I am to make often transcursions into the neighboring forests as I pass along. Howell.Trans-dĭ’a-lect, v. t. p. 1403To transfer or translate from one dialect into another. [Very rare.] Warburton.Trans-dŭc'tion, n. p. 1403The act of conveying over. Entick.Tränse, n. p. 1403The same as TRANSE. [Obs.]Trans-él'e-ment or Trans-él'e-ment'äte, v. t. p. 1403To change or transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Taylor.Trans-él'e-men-tā'tion, n. p. 1403(Eccl.) The change of the elements of one body into those of another, as of the bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Christ; transubstantiation. Burnet.Trän'senne, n. p. 1403The same as TRANSOM, q. v. [Obs.]Trăn'sept, n. p. 1403(Arch.) Any part of a church that projects at right angles to the body (that is, the high central portion of either nave or choir), and is of equal, or nearly equal, height to this; in a cruciform…Tran-sĕx'ion, n. p. 1403Change of sex. [Obs.]Trans-fēm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1403To change into a woman, as a man. [Obs. and rare.] Browne.Trans-fér', v. t. p. 1403To convey from one place or person to another; to transport or remove to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another. 2. To make over the possession or control of; to…Trāns'fer, n. p. 1403The act of transferring, or of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another. 2. The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or personal…Trans-fêr/a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1403The quality of being transferable.Trans-fér'a-ble, a. p. 1403Capable of being transferred or conveyed from one place or person to another. 2. Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to…Trāns'fer-book, n. p. 1403A register of changes of ownership in stocks, bonds, and the like. Simmonds.