Assize
As‐size″ (�), n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid�re...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Assize (2)
As‐size″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Assized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Assizing.] [From Assize, n.: cf. LL. assisare to decree in assize. Cf. Asses, v.] 1. To assess; to value; to rate. Gower...
Assizer
As‐siz″er (�), n. An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.
Assizor
As‐siz″or (�), n.(Scots Law) A juror.
Assober
As‐so″ber (�), v. t. [Pref. ad- + sober. Cf. Ensober.] To make or keep sober. Gower.
Associability
As‐so′cia‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness. “The associability of feelings.” H. Spencer.
Associable
As‐so″cia‐ble (�), a. [See Associate.] 1. Capable of being associated or joined.We know feelings to be associable only by the proved ability of one to revive another.H. Spencer....
Associableness
As‐so″cia‐ble‐ness, n. Associability.
Associate
As‐so″ci‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Associated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Associating (�).] [L. associatus, p. p. of associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion. See So...
Associate (2)
As‐so″ci‐ate, v. i. 1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the act...
Associate (3)
As‐so″ci‐ate (�), a. [L. associatus, p. p.] 1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; ...
Associate (4)
As‐so″ci‐ate, n. 1. A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confedera...
Associated
As‐so″ci‐a′ted (�), a. Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined.Associated movements(Physiol.), consensual movements which accompany voluntary eff...
Associateship
As‐so″ci‐ate‐ship (�), n. The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office.
Association
As‐so′ci‐a″tion (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. association, LL. associatio, fr. L. associare.] 1. The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of perso...
Associational
As‐so′ci‐a″tion‐al (�), a. 1. Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.2. Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.
Associationism
As‐so′ci‐a″tion‐ism (�), n.(Philos.) The doctrine or theory held by associationists.
Associationist
As‐so′ci‐a″tion‐ist, n.(Philos.) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.
Associative
As‐so″ci‐a‐tive (�), a. Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. Hugh Miller.
Associator
As‐so″ci‐a′tor (�), n. An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme.How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers,And Carolina's with associators.Dryden.
Assoil
As‐soil″ (�), v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.] 1. To set free; to release.Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.Spenser.2....
Assoil (2)
As‐soil″, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.] To soil; to stain. Beau. & Fl.Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.Wordsworth.
Assoilment
As‐soil″ment (�), n. Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
Assoilment (2)
As‐soil″ment, n. A soiling; defilement.
Assoilzie
As‐soil″zie (�), As‐soil″yie, v. t. [Old form assoil”e. See Assoil.] (Scots Law) To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed.Sir W. Scott.
Assonance
As″so‐nance (�), n. [Cf. F. assonance. See Assonant.] 1. Resemblance of sound. “The disagreeable assonance of ‘sheath' and ‘sheathed.'” Steevens.2. (Pros.) A peculiar species of...
Assonant
As″so‐nant (�), a. [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.] 1. Having a resemblan...