Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Accendibility

Ac‐cend′i‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.

596

Accendible

Ac‐cend″i‐ble (�), a. Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable. Ure.

597

Accension

Ac‐cen″sion (�), n. The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition. Locke.

598

Accensor

Ac‐cen″sor (�), n. [LL., from p. p. accensus. See Accend.] (R. C. Ch.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

599

Accent

Ac″cent′ (�), n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See Cant.] 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable ...

600

Accent (2)

Ac‐cent″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accented; p. pr. & vb. n.Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to...

601

Accentless

Ac″cent′less (�), a. Without accent.

602

Accentor

Ac‐cen″tor (�), n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing.] 1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of European birds (so named from...

603

Accentuable

Ac‐cen″tu‐a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being accented.

604

Accentual

Ac‐cen″tu‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

605

Accentuality

Ac‐cen′tu‐al″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being accentual.

606

Accentually

Ac‐cen″tu‐al‐ly (�), adv. In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.

607

Accentuate

Ac‐cen″tu‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accentuated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce w...

608

Accentuation

Ac‐cen′tu‐a″tion (�), n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in re...

609

Accept

Ac‐cept″ (ăk‐sĕpt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n.Accepting.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.]1. To receive ...

610

Accept (2)

Ac‐cept″, a. Accepted. Shak.

611

Acceptability

Ac‐cept′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. [LL. acceptabilitas.] The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. “Acceptability of repentance.” Jer. Taylor.

612

Acceptable

Ac‐cept″a‐ble (–sĕpt″ȧ‐b'l; 277), a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receive...

613

Acceptableness

Ac‐cept″a‐ble‐ness (ăk‐sĕpt″ȧ‐b'l‐nĕs), n. The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.

614

Acceptably

Ac‐cept″a‐bly, adv. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.

615

Acceptance

Ac‐cept″ance (�), n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptan...

616

Acceptancy

Ac‐cept″an‐cy (�), n. Acceptance.Here's a proof of gift,But here's no proof, sir, of acceptancy.Mrs. Browning.

617

Acceptant

Ac‐cept″ant (�), a. Accepting; receiving.

618

Acceptant (2)

Ac‐cept″ant, n. An accepter. Chapman.

619

Acceptation

Ac′cep‐ta″tion (�), n. 1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.This is saying worthy of all acceptation.1 Tim. i. 15.Some things... ar...

620

Acceptedly

Ac‐cept″ed‐ly (�), adv. In a accepted manner; admittedly.

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Accepter

Ac‐cept″er (�), n. 1. A person who accepts; a taker.2. A respecter; a viewer with partiality.God is no accepter of persons.Chillingworth.3. (Law) An acceptor.