Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Emprise (2)

Em‐prise″, v. t. To undertake. Sackville.

1541

Emprising

Em‐pris″ing (?), a. [From Emprise, v. t.] Full of daring; adventurous. T. Campbell.

1542

Emprison

Em‐pris″on (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Imprison.

1543

Emprosthotonos

‖Em′pros‐thot″o‐nos (?), n.(Med.) A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles. Gross.

1544

Empte

Emp″te (?), v. t. To empty. Chaucer.

1545

Emptier

Emp″ti‐er (?; 215), n. One who, or that which, empties.

1546

Emptier (2)

Emp″ti‐er, compar. of Empty.

1547

Emptiness

Emp″ti‐ness, n. [From Empty.] 1. The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.2. Want of solidity o...

1548

Emption

Emp″tion (?), n. [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.] The act of buying. Arbuthnot.

1549

Emptional

Emp″tion‐al (?), a. Capable of being purchased.

1550

Empty

Emp″ty (?; 215), a. [Compar.Emptier (?); superl.Emptiest.] [AS. emtig, æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Contain...

1551

Empty (2)

Emp″ty (?), n.; pl.Empties (�). An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; — used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, “special rates for empties.”

1552

Empty (3)

Emp″ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emptied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emptying.] To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; a...

1553

Empty (4)

Emp″ty, v. i. 1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.2. To become empty. “The chapel empties.” B. Jonson.

1554

Emptying

Emp″ty‐ing, n. 1. The act of making empty. Shak.2. pl. The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast.

1555

Empugn

Em‐pugn″ (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Impugn.

1556

Empurple

Em‐pur″ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Empurpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Empurpling (?).] [Pref. em- + purple. Cf. Impurple.] To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to...

1557

Empuse

Em‐puse″ (?), n. [LL. empusa, Gr. �.] A phantom or specter. Jer. Taylor.

1558

Empuzzle

Em‐puz″zle (?), v. t. [Pref. em- + puzzle.] To puzzle. Sir T. Browne.

1559

Empyema

‖Em′py‐e″ma (?), n.(Med.) A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura. Dunglison.☞ The term empyema is now restricted t...

1560

Empyesis

‖Em′py‐e″sis (?), n.(Med.) An eruption of pustules.

1561

Empyreal

Em‐pyr″e‐al (?), a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. �, �, in fire, fiery; � in + � fire. See In, and Fire.] Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aërial substance; per...

1562

Empyreal (2)

Em‐pyr″e‐al, n. Empyrean. Mrs. Browning.

1563

Empyrean

Em′py‐re″an (?; 277), n. [See Empyreal.] The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist.The empyrean rungWith hallelujahs. Milton.

1564

Empyrean (2)

Em′py‐re″an, a. Empyreal. Akenside.

1565

Empyreuma

‖Em′py‐reu″ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � a live coal covered with ashes, fr. � to set on fire, fr. �: cf. F. empyreume. See Empyreal.] (Chem.) The peculiar smell and taste arising...

1566

Empyreumatic

{ Em′py‐reu‐mat″ic (?), Em′py‐reu‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. empyreumatique.] Of or pertaining to empyreuma; as, an empyreumatic odor.Empyreumatic oils, oils obtained by distil...