Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Acquiesce

Ac′qui‐esce″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Acquiesced (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Acquiescing (�)] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See Quiet.] ...

1028

Acquiescence

Ac′qui‐es″cence (�), n. [Cf. F. acquiescence.] 1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; — distinguished from avowed consent on the one...

1029

Acquiescency

Ac′qui‐es″cen‐cy (�), n. The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.

1030

Acquiescent

Ac′qui‐es″cent (�), a. [L. acquiescens, -centis; p. pr.] Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

1031

Acquiescently

Ac′qui‐es″cent‐ly, adv. In an acquiescent manner.

1032

Acquiet

Ac‐qui″et (�), v. t. [LL. acquietare; L. ad + quies rest. See Quiet and cf. Acquit.] To quiet.Acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace.Sir A. Sherley.

1033

Acquirability

Ac‐quir″a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being acquirable; attainableness. Paley.

1034

Acquirable

Ac‐quir″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being acquired.

1035

Acquire

Ac‐quire″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acquired (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Acquiring (�).] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, thro...

1036

Acquirement

Ac‐quire″ment (–ment), n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. “Rules for the acquirement of a taste.” Addison.His acquirements by industry were... enric...

1037

Acquirer

Ac‐quir″er (�), n. A person who acquires.

1038

Acquiry

Ac‐quir″y (�), n. Acquirement. Barrow.

1039

Acquisite

Ac″qui‐site (�), a. [L. acquisitus, p. p. of acquirere. See Acquire.] Acquired. Burton.

1040

Acquisition

Ac′qui‐si″tion (�), n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.] 1. The act or process of acquiring.The acquisition or loss of a province.Macaulay.2. The ...

1041

Acquisitive

Ac‐quis″i‐tive (�), a. 1. Acquired.He died not in his acquisitive, but in his native soil.Wotton.2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an acquisitive person o...

1042

Acquisitively

Ac‐quis″i‐tive‐ly, adv. In the way of acquisition.

1043

Acquisitiveness

Ac‐quis″i‐tive‐ness, n. 1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute th...

1044

Acquisitor

Ac‐quis″i‐tor (�), n. One who acquires.

1045

Acquist

Ac‐quist″ (�), n. [Cf. Acquest.] Acquisition; gain. Milton.

1046

Acquit

Ac‐quit″ (�), p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of. Shak.

1047

Acquit (2)

Ac‐quit″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Acquitting.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; � (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acqui...

1048

Acquitment

Ac‐quit″ment (–ment), n. [Cf. OF. aquitement.] Acquittal. Milton.

1049

Acquittal

Ac‐quit″tal (�), n. 1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of...

1050

Acquittance

Ac‐quit″tance (�), n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See Acquit.] 1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.2. A writing which...

1051

Acquittance (2)

Ac‐quit″tance, v. t. To acquit. Shak.

1052

Acquitter

Ac‐quit″ter (�), n. One who acquits or releases.

1053

Acrania

‖A‐cra″ni‐a (�), n. [NL., from Gr. ἀ priv. + � skull.] 1. (Physiol.) Partial or total absence of the skull.2. pl.(Zoöl.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus,...