Agger
‖Ag″ger (�), n. [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.] An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. Hearne.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Aggerate
Ag″ger‐ate (�), v. t. [L. aggeratus, p. p. of aggerare. See Agger.] To heap up. Foxe.
Aggeration
Ag′ger‐a″tion (�), n. [L. aggeratio.] A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand.
Aggerose
Ag′ger‐ose″ (�), a. In heaps; full of heaps.
Aggest
Ag‐gest″ (�), v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See Agger.] To heap up.The violence of the waters aggested the earth.Fuller.
Agglomerate
Ag‐glom″er‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Agglomerated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Agglomerating (�).] [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See Glome...
Agglomerate (2)
Ag‐glom″er‐ate, v. i. To collect in a mass.
Agglomerate (3)
{ Ag‐glom″er‐ate (�), Ag‐glom″er‐a′ted (�), } a. 1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.2. (Bot.) Collected into a rounded head of flowers.
Agglomerate (4)
Ag‐glom″er‐ate (�), n. 1. A collection or mass.2. (Geol.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; — distinguished from conglomerate.
Agglomeration
Ag‐glom′er‐a″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. agglomération.] 1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.An excessive agglomeration of turrets.Warton.2. State of bein...
Agglomerative
Ag‐glom″er‐a‐tive (�), a. Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to use one of his own words) agglomerat...
Agglutinant
Ag‐glu″ti‐nant (�), a. [L. agglutinans, -antis, p. pr. of agglutinare.] Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion. — n. Any viscous substance which causes bodies ...
Agglutinate
Ag‐glu″ti‐nate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Agglutinated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Agglutinating.] [L. agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing; ad + glutinare to gl...
Agglutinate (2)
Ag‐glu″ti‐nate (�), a. 1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.2. (physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; a...
Agglutination
Ag‐glu′ti‐na″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. agglutination.] 1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.2. (Physiol.) Com...
Agglutinative
Ag‐glu″ti‐na‐tive (�), a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.] 1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.2. (Philol.) Formed or characteriz...
Aggrace
Ag‐grace″ (�), v. t. [Pref. a- + grace: cf. It. aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See Grace.] To favor; to grace. “That knight so much aggraced.” Spenser.
Aggrace (2)
Ag‐grace″ (�), n. Grace; favor. Spenser.
Aggrade
Ag‐grade″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aggraded; p. pr. & vb. n.Aggrading.] (Phys. Geog.) To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, strea...
Aggrandizable
Ag″gran‐di″za‐ble (�), a. Capable of being aggrandized.
Aggrandization
Ag‐gran′di‐za″tion (�), n. Aggrandizement. Waterhouse.
Aggrandize
Ag″gran‐dize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aggrandized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aggrandizing (�).] [F. agrandir; à (L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand,...
Aggrandize (2)
Ag″gran‐dize, v. i. To increase or become great.Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize.J. Hall.
Aggrandizement
Ag‐gran″dize‐ment (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. agrandissement.] The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlar...
Aggrandizer
Ag″gran‐di′zer (�), n. One who aggrandizes, or makes great.
Aggrate
Ag‐grate″ (�), v. t. [It. aggratare, fr. L. ad + gratus pleasing. See Grate, a.] To please.Each one sought his lady to aggrate.Spenser.
Aggravate
Ag″gra‐vate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aggravated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aggravating.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See Aggrieve.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to in...