Webster's Dictionary 1913

1162

Emaciation

E‐ma′ci‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. émaciation.] 1. The act of making very lean.2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.

1163

Emaculate

E‐mac″u‐late (?), v. t. [L. emaculatus, p. p. of emaculare to clear from spots. See Maculate.] To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection. Hales.

1164

Emaculation

E‐mac′u‐la″tion (?), n. The act of clearing from spots. Johnson.

1165

Emanant

Em″a‐nant (?), a. [L. emanans, -antis, p. pr. of emanare. See Emanate.] Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an act, or making itself apparent by an effect; —...

1166

Emanate

Em″a‐nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Emanated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emanating.] [L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be...

1167

Emanate (2)

Em″a‐nate (?), a. Issuing forth; emanant.

1168

Emanation

Em′a‐na″tion (?), n. [L. emanatio: cf. F. émanation.] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South.Those profitable and excellent emanations from Go...

1169

Emanative

Em″a‐na‐tive (?), a. Issuing forth; effluent.

1170

Emanatively

Em″a‐na‐tive‐ly, adv. By an emanation.

1171

Emanatory

Em″a‐na‐to‐ry (?), a. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More.

1172

Emancipate

E‐man″ci‐pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emancipated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emancipating.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, ...

1173

Emancipate (2)

E‐man″ci‐pate (?), a. [L. emancipatus, p. p.] Set at liberty.

1174

Emancipation

E‐man′ci‐pa″tion (?), n. [L. emancipatio: cf. F. émancipation.] The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence...

1175

Emancipationist

E‐man′ci‐pa″tion‐ist, n. An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves.

1176

Emancipator

E‐man″ci‐pa′tor (?), n. One who emancipates.

1177

Emancipatory

E‐man″ci‐pa‐to‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect emancipation. “Emancipatory laws.” G. Eliot.

1178

Emancipist

E‐man″ci‐pist (?), n. A freed convict.

1179

Emarginate

E‐mar″gi‐nate (?), v. t. [L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.] To take away the margin of.

1180

Emarginate (2)

{ E‐mar″gi‐nate (?), E‐mar″gi‐na′ted (?), } a. 1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.2. (Bot.) Notched at the summit.3. (Cryst.) Having the edges truncated.

1181

Emarginately

E‐mar″gi‐nate‐ly, adv. In an emarginate manner.

1182

Emargination

E‐mar′gi‐na″tion (?), n. The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin.

1183

Emasculate

E‐mas″cu‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emasculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emasculating (?).] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See Male masculine.] 1. To deprive of viri...

1184

Emasculate (2)

E‐mas″cu‐late (?), a. Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. “Emasculate slave.” Hammond.

1185

Emasculation

E‐mas′cu‐la″tion (?), n. 1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or stre...

1186

Emasculator

E‐mas″cu‐la′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, emasculates.

1187

Emasculatory

E‐mas″cu‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving or tending to emasculate.

1188

Embace

Em‐bace″ (?), v. t. See Embase.