Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Accidentally

Ac′ci‐den″tal‐ly (�), adv. In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.

650

Accidentalness

Ac′ci‐den″tal‐ness, n. The quality of being accidental; casualness.

651

Accidie

Ac″ci‐die (�), n. [OF. accide, accidie, LL. accidia, acedia, fr. Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � care.] Sloth; torpor. “The sin of accidie.” Chaucer.

652

Accipenser

Ac′ci‐pen″ser (�), n. See Acipenser.

653

Accipient

Ac‐cip″i‐ent (�), n. [L. accipiens, p. pr. of accipere. See Accept.] A receiver. Bailey

654

Accipiter

‖Ac‐cip″i‐ter (�), n.; pl. E. Accipiters (�). L. Accipitres (�). 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the n...

655

Accipitral

Ac‐cip″i‐tral (�), n. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. Lowell.

656

Accipitres

‖Ac‐cip″i‐tres (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by t...

657

Accipitrine

Ac‐cip″i‐trine (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

658

Accismus

‖Ac‐cis″mus (�), n.(Rhet.) Affected refusal; coyness.

659

Accite

Ac‐cite″ (�), v. t. [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See Cite.] To cite; to summon.Our heralds now accited all that wereEndamaged by ...

660

Acclaim

Ac‐claim″ (�), v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] 1. To applaud. “A glad acclaiming train.” Thomson.2. To declare by acclamations.While the shouti...

661

Acclaim (2)

Ac‐claim″, v. i. To shout applause.

662

Acclaim (3)

Ac‐claim″, n. Acclamation. Milton.

663

Acclaimer

Ac‐claim″er (�), n. One who acclaims.

664

Acclamation

Ac′cla‐ma″tion (�), n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.] 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.On such a day, a holiday hav...

665

Acclamation (2)

Ac′cla‐ma″tion, n. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections; specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope...

666

Acclamatory

Ac‐clam″a‐to‐ry (�), a. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.

667

Acclimatable

Ac‐cli″ma‐ta‐ble (�), a. Capable of being acclimated.

668

Acclimatation

Ac‐cli′ma‐ta″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. acclimation. See Acclimate.] Acclimatization.

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Acclimate

Ac‐cli″mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acclimated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Acclimating.] [F. acclimater; à (l. ad) + climat climate. See Climate.] To habituate to a climate not nat...

670

Acclimatement

Ac‐cli″mate‐ment (–ment), n. Acclimation.

671

Acclimation

Ac′cli‐ma″tion (�), n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

672

Acclimatizable

Ac‐cli″ma‐ti′za‐ble (�), a. Capable of being acclimatized.

673

Acclimatization

Ac‐cli″ma‐ti‐za″tion (ăk′klī″mȧ‐tĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. Darwin.

674

Acclimatize

Ac‐cli″ma‐tize (ăk′klī″mȧ‐tīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acclimatized (–tīzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Acclimatizing (–tī′zĭng).] To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which i...

675

Acclimature

Ac‐cli″ma‐ture (#; 135), n. The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated. Caldwell.