Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vegetable

Veg′e‐ta‐ble (?), a. [F. végétable growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quic...

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Vegetable (2)

Veg″e‐ta‐ble (?), n. 1. (Biol.) A plant. See Plant.2. A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; als...

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Vegetal

Veg″e‐tal (?), a. [F. végétal. See Vegetable.]1. Of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom; of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable.All creatures vegetal, sensibl...

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Vegetal (2)

Veg″e‐tal, n. A vegetable. B. Jonson.

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Vegetality

Veg′e‐tal″i‐ty (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being vegetal, or vegetable.2. (Biol.) The quality or state of being vegetal, or exhibiting those physiological phenomena which...

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Vegetarian

Veg′e‐ta″ri‐an (?), n. One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.

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Vegetarian (2)

Veg′e‐ta″ri‐an, a. Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.

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Vegetarianism

Veg′e‐ta″ri‐an‐ism (?), n. The theory or practice of living upon vegetables and fruits.

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Vegetate

Veg″e‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Vegetated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vegetating.] [L. vegetatus, p. p. of vegetare to enliven. See Vegetable.]1. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imb...

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Vegetation

Veg′e‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. végétation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See Vegetable.]1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.2. The sum...

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Vegetative

Veg″e‐ta‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. végétatif.]1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the ve...

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Vegete

Ve‐gete″ (?), a. [L. vegetus. See Vegetable.] Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous.Even her body was made airy and vegete. Jer. Taylor.

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Vegetism

Veg″e‐tism (?), n. Vegetal state or characteristic.

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Vegetive

Veg″e‐tive (?), a. [See Vegetate, and Vegetative.] Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life. Tusser.

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Vegetive (2)

Veg″e‐tive, n. A vegetable.The blest infusionsThat dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones. Shak.

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Vegeto-animal

Veg″e‐to–an″i‐mal (?), a.(Biol.) Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal matter; — a term sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten, from their resemblance ...

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Vegetous

Veg″e‐tous (?), a. [L. vegetus. See Vegete.] Vigorous; lively; active; vegete. B. Jonson.

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Vehemence

Ve″he‐mence (?), n. [L. vehementia: cf. F. véhémence.]1. The quality or state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence of the wind; to ...

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Vehemency

Ve″he‐men‐cy (?), n. Vehemence.The vehemency of your affection. Shak.

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Vehement

Ve″he‐ment (?), a. [L. vehemens, the first part of which is perhaps akin to vehere to carry, and the second mens mind: cf. F. véhément. Cf. Vehicle, and Mental.]1. Acting with g...

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Vehemently

Ve″he‐ment‐ly, adv. In a vehement manner.

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Vehicle

Ve″hi‐cle (?), n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or ma...

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Vehicle (2)

Ve″hi‐cle (?), n.(Chem.) A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass and paper for use in photography.

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Vehicled

Ve″hi‐cled (?), a. Conveyed in a vehicle; furnished with a vehicle. M. Green.

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Vehicular

Ve‐hic″u‐lar (?), a. [L. vehicularis: cf. F. véhiculaire.] Of or pertaining to a vehicle; serving as a vehicle; as, a vehicular contrivance.

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Vehiculary

Ve‐hic″u‐la‐ry (?), a. Vehicular.

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Vehiculate

Ve‐hic″u‐late, v. t. & i. To convey by means of a vehicle; to ride in a vehicle. Carlyle.