Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contrite

Con″trite (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind, bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind: cf. F. contrit See Trite.] 1. Thoroughly bruised or broken.2. Brok...

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Contrite (2)

Con″trite, n. A contrite person. Hooker.

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Contrite (3)

Con″trite, v. In a contrite manner.

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Contriteness

Con″trite′ness, n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.

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Contrition

Con‐tri″tion (?), n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.The breaking of their parts into less parts by cont...

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Contriturate

Con‐trit″u‐rate (?; 135), v. t. To triturate; to pulverize.

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Contrivable

Con‐triv″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised.A perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable.Bp. Wilkins.

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Contrivance

Con‐triv″ance (?), n. 1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance an...

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Contrive

Con‐trive″ (kŏn‐trīv″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Contrived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver t...

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Contrive (2)

Con‐trive″, v. i. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.The Fates with traitors do contrive.Shak.Thou hast contrived against th very lifeOf the defendant...

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Contrivement

Con‐trive″ment (?), n. Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan.Consider the admirable contrivement and artifice of this great fabric.Glanvill.Active to meet their cont...

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Contriver

Con‐triv″er (?), n. One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. Swift.

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Control

Con‐trol″ (?), n. [F. contrôle a counter register, contr. fr. contr-rôle; contre (L. contra) + rôle roll, catalogue. See Counter and Roll, and cf. Counterroll.] 1. A duplicate b...

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Control (2)

Con‐trol″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Controlled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Controlling.] [F. contrôler, fr. contrôle.] [Formerly written comptrol and controul.] 1. To check by a counter regis...

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Control (3)

Con‐trol″, n. 1. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight; specifically (Aëronautics), the mechanism con...

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Controllability

Con‐trol′la‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Capability of being controlled; controllableness.

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Controllable

Con‐trol″la‐ble (?), a. Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command.Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore,... not always controllabl...

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Controllableness

Con‐trol″la‐ble‐ness, n. Capability of being controlled.

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Controller

Con‐trol″ler (?), n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F. contrôleur.] 1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who ...

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Controller (2)

Con‐trol″ler, n. 1. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or system; specif.: (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for throwing a regulator magnet ...

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Controllership

Con‐trol″ler‐ship, n. The office of a controller.

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Controlment

Con‐trol″ment (?), n. 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.You may do it without controlment.Shak.2...

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Controversal

Con′tro‐ver″sal (?), a. 1. Turning or looking opposite ways.The temple of Janus, with his two controversal faces.Milton.2. Controversial. Boyle.

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Controversary

Con′tro‐ver″sa‐ry (?), a. Controversial. Bp. Hall.

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Controverse

Con″tro‐verse (?), n. [Cf. F. controverse.] Controversy. Spenser.

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Controverse (2)

Con″tro‐verse, v. t. [L. controversari, fr. controversus turned against, disputed.] To dispute; to controvert. “Controversed causes.” Hooker.

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Controverser

Con″tro‐ver′ser (?), n. A disputant.