Webster's Dictionary 1913

1513

Emplastic (2)

Em‐plas″tic, n. A medicine causing constipation.

1514

Emplastration

Em′plas‐tra″tion (?), n. [L. emplastratio a budding.] 1. The act or process of grafting by inoculation; budding. Holland.2. [See 1st Emplaster.] (Med.) The application of a plas...

1515

Emplead

Em‐plead″ (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + plead: cf. F. emplaidier. Cf. Implead.] To accuse; to indict. See Implead.

1516

Emplection

Em‐plec″tion (?), n. See Emplecton.

1517

Emplecton

Em‐plec″ton (?), n. [F. or L. emplecton, fr. Gr. �, fr. � interwoven, fr. � to plait or weave in; � in + � to twist, weave.] A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wa...

1518

Emplore

Em‐plore″ (?), v. t. See Implore.

1519

Employ

Em‐ploy″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Employed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Employing.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. ...

1520

Employ (2)

Em‐ploy″, n. [Cf. F. emploi.] That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.The whole employ of body and of mind. Pope.In one's emplo...

1521

Employable

Em‐ploy″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. employable.] Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use. Boyle.

1522

Employé

‖Em′ploy′é″ (?), n. [F., p. p. of employer.] One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of an employer.

1523

Employee

Em′ploy‐ee″ (?), n. [The Eng. form of employé.] One employed by another.

1524

Employer

Em‐ploy″er (?), n. One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.

1525

Employment

Em‐ploy″ment (?), n. 1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post...

1526

Emplumed

Em‐plumed″ (?), a. Plumed.

1527

Emplunge

Em‐plunge″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Implunge.] To plunge; to implunge. Spenser.

1528

Empoison

Em‐poi″son (?), v. t. [F. empoisonner; pref. em- + F. poison. See Poison, and cf. Impoison.] To poison; to impoison. Shak.

1529

Empoison (2)

Em‐poi″son, n. Poison. Remedy of Love.

1530

Empoisoner

Em‐poi″son‐er (?), n. Poisoner. Bacon.

1531

Empoisonment

Em‐poi″son‐ment (?), n. [F. empoisonnement.] The act of poisoning. Bacon.

1532

Emporetic

{ Em′po‐ret″ic (?), Em′po‐ret″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. emporeticus, Gr. �. See Emporium.] Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise. Johnson.

1533

Emporium

Em‐po″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Emporiums (#), L. Emporia (#). [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � belonging to commerce, fr. � traveler, trader; � in + � way through and over, path. See In, and Empi...

1534

Empoverish

Em‐pov″er‐ish (?), v. t. See Impoverish.

1535

Empower

Em‐pow″er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Empowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Empowering.] 1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal ...

1536

Empress

Em″press (?), n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.] 1. The consort of an emperor. Shak.2. A female sovereign.3....

1537

Empressement

‖Em′presse′ment″ (?), n. [F., fr s'empresser to hasten.] Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm.He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. Poe.

1538

Emprint

Em‐print″ (?), v. t. See Imprint.

1539

Emprise

Em‐prise″ (?), n. [OF. emprise, fr. emprendre to undertake; pref. em- (L. in) + F. prendre to take, L. prehendere, prendere; prae before + a verb akin to E. get. See Get, and cf...