APPARATUS
APPARA'TUS, nounplural apparatuses. [Latin from apparo, to prepare, of ad and par.]1. Things provided as means to some end; as the tools of an artisan; the furniture of a house;...
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APPAREL
APPAR'EL, noun [Latin paro, apparo, to prepare; Heb. bara]1. Clothing; vesture; garments; dress.2. External habiliments or decorations; appearance; as, religion appears in the n...
APPARELED
APPAR'ELED, participle passive Dressed; clothed; covered as with dress; furnished.
APPARELING
APPAR'ELING, participle present tense Dressing; clothing; covering as with dress; furnishing.
APPARENCE
APPA'RENCE,APPA'RENCY, noun Appearance. [Not in use.]
APPARENCY
APPA'RENCY, n. Appearance. [Not in use.]
APPARENT
APPA'RENT, adjective [See Appear.]1. That may be seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within sight or view.2. Obvious; plain; evident; indubitable; as, the wisdom of the cr...
APPARENTLY
APPA'RENTLY, adverb1. Openly; evidently; as, the goodness of God is apparently manifest in his works of providence.2. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently frien...
APPARITION
APPARI'TION, noun [See Appear.]1. In a general sense, an appearance; visibility. [Little used.]2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.3. A ghost; a specter; a visible ...
APPARITOR
APPAR'ITOR, noun [Latin apparo, to prepare, or appareo, to attend.]Among the Romans, any officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. In England, a messe...
APPAY
APPA'Y, verb transitive To satisfy. obsolete [See Pay.]
APPEACH
APPE'ACH, verb transitive To accuse; to censure, or reproach. obsolete [See Impeach.]
APPEACHMENT
APPE'ACHMENT, noun Accusation; charge exhibited. obsolete
APPEAL
APPE'AL, verb intransitive [Latin apello; ad and pello, to drive or send; Gr. We do not see the sense of call in pello, but to drive or press out, is the radical sense of callin...
APPEALABLE
APPE'ALABLE,1. That may be appealed; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; appl...
APPEALANT
APPE'ALANT, noun One who appeals. [Not used.]
APPEALED
APPE'ALED, participle passive Removed to a higher court, as a cause; prosecuted for a crime by a private person, as a criminal.
APPEALER
APPE'ALER, noun One who appeals; an appellor.
APPEALING
APPE'ALING, participle present tense Removing a cause to a higher tribunal; prosecuting as a private person for an offense; referring to another for a decision.
APPEAR
APPE'AR, verb intransitive [Latin appareo, of ad and pareo, to appear or be manifest.]1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to be visible.The leprosy appeareth in the skin o...
APPEARANCE
APPE'ARANCE, noun1. The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.2. The thing seen; a phenomenon; as an appearanc...
APPEARER
APPE'ARER, noun The person that appears.
APPEARING
APPE'ARING, participle present tense Coming in sight; becoming evident; making an external show; seeming; having the semblance.APPE'ARING, noun The act of becoming visible; appe...
APPEASABLE
APPE'ASABLE, adjective That may be appeased, quieted, calmed, or pacified.
APPEASABLENESS
APPE'ASABLENESS, noun The quality of being appeasable.
APPEASE
APPE'ASE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin pax. See Peace.]To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; as, to appease the tumult of the ocean or of...
APPEASED
APPE'ASED, participle passive Quieted; calmed; stilled; pacified.