Webster's Dictionary 1828

1864

MISWEEN

MISWEE'N, verb intransitive To misjudge; to distrust.

1865

MISWEND

MISWEND', verb intransitive To go wrong.

1866

MISWRITE

MISWRI'TE, verb transitive [See Write.] To write incorrectly.

1867

MISWROUGHT

MISWROUGHT, adjective misraut'. Badly wrought.

1868

MISY

MISY. [See Missy.]

1869

MISZEALOUS

MISZEALOUS, adjective miszel'ous. Actuated by false zeal.

1870

MITE

MITE, noun [Heb. small.]1. A very small insect of the genus Acarus.2. In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings.3. Any th...

1871

MITELLA

MITEL'LA, noun A plant.

1872

MITER

MI'TER, noun1. A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions.2. In architecture, an angle of 45 degrees.3. In Irish history, a sort o...

1873

MITERED

MI'TERED, participle present tense or adjective Wearing a miter.1. Honored with the privilege of wearing a miter.2. Cut or joined at an angle of 45 degrees.

1874

MITHIC

MITHIC. [See Mythic.]

1875

MITHRIDATE

MITH'RIDATE, noun In pharmacy, an antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison. It ta...

1876

MITHRIDATIC

MITHRIDAT'IC, adjective Pertaining to mithridate, or its inventor, Mithridates.

1877

MITIGABLE

MIT'IGABLE, adjective That may be mitigated.

1878

MITIGANT

MIT'IGANT, adjective [Latin mitigans, mitigo, from mitis, mild.]1. Softening; lenient; lenitive.2. Diminishing; easing; as pain.

1879

MITIGATE

MIT'IGATE, verb transitive [Latin. mitigo, from mitis, soft, mild.]1. To alleviate, as suffering; to assuage; to lessen; as, to mitigate pain or grief.And counsel mitigates the ...

1880

MITIGATED

MIT'IGATED, participle passive Softened; alleviated; moderated; diminished.

1881

MITIGATING

MIT'IGATING, participle present tense Softening; alleviating; tempering; moderating; abating.

1882

MITIGATION

MITIGA'TION, noun [Latin mitigatio.] Alleviation; abatement or diminution of any thing painful, harsh, severe, afflictive or calamitous; as the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor,...

1883

MITIGATIVE

MIT'IGATIVE, adjective Lenitive; tending to alleviate.

1884

MITIGATOR

MIT'IGATOR, noun He or that which mitigates.

1885

MITTEN

MIT'TEN, noun1. A cover for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or other injury. It differs from a glove, in not having a separate cover for each finger.2. A cover for the arm...

1886

MITTENT

MIT'TENT, adjective [Latin mittens, from mitto, to send.]Sending forth; emitting. [Not used.]

1887

MITTIMUS

MIT'TIMUS, noun [Latin we send.] In law, a precept or command in writing, under the hand or hand and seal of a justice of the peace or other proper officer, directed to the keep...

1888

MITU

MITU, noun A fowl of the turkey kind, found in Brazil.

1889

MITY

MI'TY, adjective [from mite.] Having or abounding with mites.

1890

MIX

MIX, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive mixed or mixt. [Latin misceo, mixtum; Heb. to mix]1. To unite or blend promiscuously two or more ingredients into a mas...