Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Abandonee

A‐ban′don‐ee″ (ȧ‐băn′dŭn‐ē″), n.(Law) One to whom anything is legally abandoned.

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Abandoner

A‐ban″don‐er (ȧ‐băn″dŭn‐ẽr), n. One who abandons. Beau. & Fl.

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Abandonment

A‐ban″don‐ment (–ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.] 1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.The abandonment of the independence...

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Abandum

‖A‐ban″dum (ȧ‐băn″dŭm), n. [LL. See Abandon.] (Law) Anything forfeited or confiscated.

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Abanet

Ab″a‐net (ăb″ȧ‐nĕt), n. See Abnet.

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Abanga

‖A‐ban″ga (ȧ‐băṉ″gȧ), n. A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.

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Abannation

{ Ab′an‐na″tion (ăb′ăn‐nā″shŭn), Ab′an‐nition (ăb′ăn‐nĭsh″ŭn), } n. [LL. abannatio; ad + LL. bannire to banish.] (Old Law) Banishment. Bailey.

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Abarticulation

Ab′ar‐tic′u‐la″tion (acr/b′är‐tĭk′ū̍‐lā″shŭn), n. [L. ab + E. articulation: cf. F. abarticulation. See Article.] (Anat.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which ad...

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Abase

A‐base″ (ȧ‐bās″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abased (ȧ‐bāst″); p. pr. & vb. n.Abasing.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See Base, a.] 1. To lower or...

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Abased

A‐based″ (ȧ‐bāst″), a. 1. Lowered; humbled.2. (Her.) [F. abaissé.] Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the...

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Abasedly

A‐bas″ed‐ly (ȧ‐bās″ĕd‐ly̆), adv. Abjectly; downcastly.

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Abasement

A‐base″ment (ȧ‐bās″ment), n. [Cf. F. abaissement.] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.

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Abaser

A‐bas″er (ȧ‐bās″ẽr), n. He who, or that which, abases.

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Abash

A‐bash″ (ȧ‐băsh″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abashed (ȧ‐băsht″); p. pr. & vb. n.Abashing.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. ébahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the inter...

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Abashedly

A‐bash″ed‐ly (–ĕd‐ly̆), adv. In an abashed manner.

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Abashment

A‐bash″ment (–ment), n. [Cf. F. ébahissement.] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.

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Abasia

‖A‐ba″si‐a (?), n.(Med.) Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking. — A‐ba″sic (#), a.

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Abassi

{ ‖A‐bas″si (ȧ‐băs″sĭ), ‖A‐bas″sis (ȧ‐băs″sĭs), } n. [Ar. & Per. abāsī, belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).] A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.

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Abatable

A‐bat″a‐ble (ȧ‐bāt″ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or nuisance.

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Abate

A‐bate″ (ȧ‐bāt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abated, p. pr. & vb. n.Abating.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere ...

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Abate (2)

A‐bate″ (ȧ‐bāt″), v. i. [See Abate, v. t.] 1. To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.The fury of Glengarry... rapidly abated.Macaul...

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Abate (3)

A‐bate (ȧ‐bāt″), n. Abatement. Sir T. Browne.

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Abatement

A‐bate″ment (–ment), n. [OF. abatement, F. abattement.] 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to;...

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Abater

A‐bat″er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, abates.

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Abatis

{ Ab″a‐tis, Aba″t‐tis, } (ăb″ȧ‐tĭs; French ȧ′bȧ′tē″) n. [F. abatis, abattis, mass of things beaten or cut down, fr. abattre. See Abate.] (Fort.) A means of defense formed by fel...

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Abatised

Ab″a‐tised (ăb″ȧ‐tĭst), a. Provided with an abatis.

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Abator

A‐ba″tor (ȧ‐bāt″ẽr), n.(Law) (a) One who abates a nuisance. (b) A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devise...