Abiliment
A‐bil″i‐ment (ȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ment), n. Habiliment.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Ability
A‐bil″i‐ty (–ty̆), n.; pl.Abilities(–tĭz). [F. habileté, earlier spelling habilité (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See Able.] The quality or st...
Abime
A‐bime″ or A‐byme″ (#), n. [F. abîme. See Abysm.] A abyss.
Abiogenesis
Ab′i‐o‐gen″e‐sis (�), n. [Gr. ἀ priv. + βίοσ life + γένεσισ, origin, birth.] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not ...
Abiogenetic
Ab′i‐o‐ge‐net″ic (�), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. Ab′i‐o‐ge‐net″ic‐al‐ly, adv.
Abiogenist
Ab′i‐og″e‐nist (�), n.(Biol.) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent. Huxley.
Abiogenous
Ab′i‐og″e‐nous (�), a.(Biol.) Produced by spontaneous generation.
Abiogeny
Ab′i‐og″e‐ny (�), n.(Biol.) Same as Abiogenesis.
Abiological
Ab′i‐o‐log″ic‐al (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + E. biological.] Pertaining to the study of inanimate things.
Abirritant
Ab‐ir″ri‐tant (�), n.(Med.) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
Abirritate
Ab‐ir″ri‐tate (�), v. t. [Pref. ab- + irritate.] (Med.) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.
Abirritation
Ab‐ir′ri‐ta″tion (�), n.(Med.) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; want of strength; asthenia.
Abirritative
Ab‐ir″ri‐ta‐tive (�), a.(Med.) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
Abit
A‐bit″ (�), 3d sing. pres. of Abide. Chaucer.
Abject
Ab″ject (ăb″jĕkt), a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of abjicere to throw away; ab + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1. Cast down; low-lying.From the safe shore their floating ...
Abject (2)
Ab‐ject″ (ăb‐jĕkt″), v. t. [From Abject, a.] To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. Donne.
Abject (3)
Ab″ject (ăb″jĕkt), n. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.Shall these abjects, these victims, these outcasts, know any thing of pleasure?I. Taylor.
Abjectedness
Ab‐ject″ed‐ness (ăb‐jĕkt″ĕd‐nĕs), n. A very abject or low condition; abjectness. Boyle.
Abjection
Ab‐jec″tion (ăb‐jĕk″shŭn), n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.] 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. “The abjection of the king and his realm.” Joye.2. The state of being rejecte...
Abjectly
Ab″ject‐ly (ăb″jĕkt‐ly̆), adv. Meanly; servilely.
Abjectness
Ab″ject‐ness, n. The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Grew.
Abjudge
Ab‐judge″ (ăb‐jŭj″), v. t. [Pref. ab- + judge, v. Cf. Abjudicate.] To take away by judicial decision.
Abjudicate
Ab‐ju″di‐cate (�), v. t. [L. abjudicatus, p. p. of abjudicare; ab + judicare. See Judge, and cf. Abjudge.] To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge. Ash.
Abjudication
Ab‐ju′di‐ca″tion (�), n. Rejection by judicial sentence. Knowles.
Abjugate
Ab″ju‐gate (�), v. t. [L. abjugatus, p. p. of abjugare.] To unyoke. Bailey.
Abjunctive
Ab‐junc″tive (�), a. [L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere; ab + jungere to join.] Exceptional.It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal.I....
Abjuration
Ab′ju‐ra″tion (�), n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oat...