AMPLIATE
AM'PLIATE, verb transitive [Latin amplio. See ample.]To enlarge; to make greater; to extend. [Little used.]
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AMPLIATION
AMPLIA'TION, noun1. Enlargement; amplification; diffuseness. [Little used.]2. In Roman antiquity, a deferring to pass sentence; a postponement of a decision, to obtain further e...
AMPLIFICATION
AMPLIFICA'TION, noun [Latin amplificatio.]1. Enlargement; extension.2. In rhetoric, diffusive description or discussion; exaggerated representation; copious argument, intended t...
AMPLIFIED
AM'PLIFIED, participle passive Enlarged; extended; diffusively treated.
AMPLIFIER
AM'PLIFIER, noun One who amplifies or enlarges; one who treats a subject diffusively, to exhibit it in the strongest light.
AMPLIFY
AM'PLIFY, verb transitive [Latin amplifico; of amplus and facio, to make large.]1. To enlarge; to augment; to increase or extend, in a general sense; applied to material or imma...
AMPLIFYING
AM'PLIFYING, participle present tense Enlarging; exaggerating; diffusively treating.
AMPLITUDE
AM'PLITUDE, noun [Latin amplitudo, from amplus, large.]1. Largeness; extent, applied to bodies; as, the amplitude of the earth.2. Largeness; extent of capacity or intellectual p...
AMPLY
AM'PLY, adverb Largely; liberally; fully; sufficiently; copiously; in a diffusive manner.
AMPUTATE
AM'PUTATE, verb transitive [Latin amputo, of amb, about, and puto, to prune.]1. To prune branches of trees or vines; to cut off.2. To cut off a limb or other part of an animal b...
AMPUTATED
AM'PUTATED, participle passive Cut off; separated from the body.
AMPUTATING
AM'PUTATING, participle present tense Cutting off a limb or part of the body.
AMPUTATION
AMPUTA'TION, noun [Latin amputatio.]The act of operation of cutting off a limb or some part of the body.
AMULET
AM'ULET, noun [Latin amuletum; amolior, amolitus to remove.]Something worn as a remedy or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft. Amulets, in da...
AMUSE
AMU'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Gr. and Latin musso.]1. To entertain the mind agreeably; to occupy or detain attention with agreeable objects, whether by singing, conversation,...
AMUSED
AMU'SED, participle passive s as z. Agreeably entertained; having the mind engaged by something pleasing.
AMUSEMENT
AMU'SEMENT, noun s as z. That which amuses, detains or engages the mind; entertainment of the mind; pastime; a pleasurable occupation of the senses, or that which furnishes it, ...
AMUSER
AMU'SER, noun s as z. One who amuses, or affords an agreeable entertainment to the mind.
AMUSING
AMU'SING, participle present tense or adjective s as z. Entertaining; giving moderate pleasure to the mind, so as to engage it; pleasing.
AMUSINGLY
AMU'SINGLY, adverb s as z. In an amusing manner.
AMUSIVE
AMU'SIVE, adjective That has the power to amuse or entertain the mind.
AMYGDALATE
AMYG'DALATE, adjective [Latin amygdalus, an almond.] Made of almonds.AMYG'DALATE, noun An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
AMYGDALINE
AMYG'DALINE, adjective Pertaining to or resembling the almond.
AMYGDALITE
AMYG'DALITE, noun A plant; a species of spurge, with leaves resembling those of the almond.
AMYGDALOID
AMYG'DALOID, noun [Gr. an almond, and form;]Toad-stone; a compound rock, consisting of a basis of basalt, greenstone or some other variety of trap, imbedding nodules of various ...
AMYGDALOIDAL
AMYG'DALOIDAL, adjective Pertaining to amygdaloid.
AMYLACEOUS
AMYLA'CEOUS, adjective [Latin amylum, starch, of a priv. and a mill, being formerly made without grinding.]Pertaining to starch, or the farinaceous part of grain; resembling sta...