Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ACCROACH

ACCROACH, verb intransitive1. To hook, or draw to, as with a hook; but in this sense not used.2. To encroach; to draw away from another. Hence in old laws to assume the exercise...

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ACCRUE

ACCRUE, verb intransitive accru'. [Latin accresco, cresco.]Literally, to grow to; hence to arise, proceed or come; to be added, as increase, profit or damage; as, a profit accru...

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ACCRUING

ACCRU'ING, participle present tense Growing to; arising; coming; being added.

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ACCRUMENT

ACCRU'MENT, noun Addition; increase. [Little used.]

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ACCUBATION

ACCUBA'TION, noun [Latin accubatio, a reclingin, from ad and cubo, to lie down. See Cube.]A lying or reclining on a couch, as the ancients at their meals. The manner was to recl...

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ACCUMB

ACCUMB', verb intransitive [Latin accumbo; ad and cubo.] To recline as at table. [Not used.]

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ACCUMBENCY

ACCUM'BENCY, noun State of being accumbent or reclining.

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ACCUMBENT

ACCUM'BENT, adjective [Latin accumbens, accumbo, from cubo. See Accubation.] Leaning or reclining, as the ancients at their meals.

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ACCUMULATE

ACCU'MULATE, verb transitive [Latin accumulo, ad and cumulo, to heap; cumulus a heap.]1. To heap up; to pile; to amass; as, to accumulate earth or stones.2. To collect or bring ...

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ACCUMULATED

ACCU'MULATED, participle passive Collected into a heap or great quantity.

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ACCUMULATING

ACCU'MULATING, participle present tense Heaping up; amassing; increasing greatly.

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ACCUMULATION

ACCUMULA'TION, noun1. The act of accumulating; the state of being accumulated; an amassing; a collecting together; as an accumulation of earth or of evils.2. In law, the concurr...

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ACCUMULATIVE

ACCU'MULATIVE, adjective That accumulates; heaping up; accumulating.

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ACCUMULATOR

ACCU'MULATOR, noun One that accumulates, gathers, or amasses.

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ACCURACY

AC'CURACY, noun [Latin accuratio, from accurare, to take care of; ad and curare, to take care; cura, care. See Care.]1. Exactness; exact conformity to truth; or to a rule or mod...

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ACCURATE

AC'CURATE, adjective [Latin accuratus.]1. In exact conformity to truth, or to a standard or rule, or to a model; free from failure, error, or defect; as an accurate account; acc...

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ACCURATELY

AC'CURATELY, adverb1. Exactly; in an accurate manner; with precision; without error or defect; as a writing accurately copied.2. Closely; so as to be perfectly tight; as a vial ...

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ACCURATENESS

AC'CURATENESS, noun Accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

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ACCURSE

ACCURSE, verb transitive accurs', [Ac for ad and curse.] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon. [This verb is rarely used. See Curse.]

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ACCURSED

ACCURS'ED, participle passive or adjective1. Doomed to destruction or misery:The city shall be accursed. Joshua 6:172. Separated from the faithful; cast out of the church; excom...

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ACCUSABLE

ACCU'SABLE, adjective That may be accused; chargeable with a crime; blamable; liable to censure; followed by of.

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ACCUSANT

ACCU'SANT, noun One who accuses.

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ACCUSATION

ACCUSA'TION, noun1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.2. The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containin...

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ACCUSATIVE

ACCU'SATIVE, adjective A term given to a case of nouns, in Grammars, on which the action of a verb terminates or falls; called in English Grammar the objective case.

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ACCUSATIVELY

ACCU'SATIVELY, adverb1. In an accusative manner.2. In relation to the accusative case in Grammar.

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ACCUSATORY

ACCU'SATORY, adjective Accusing; containing an accusation; as an accusatory libel.

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ACCUSE

ACCU'SE, verb transitive [Latin accuso, to blame or accuse; ad and causor, to blame, or accuse; causa, blame, suit, or process, cause. See Cause.]1. To charge with, or declare t...