1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. Sir. W. Raleigh. It will even all inequalities Evelyn.
2. To equal [Obs.] "To even him in valor." Fuller.
3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. Shak.
4. To set right; to complete.
5. To act up to; to keep pace with. Shak.
EVENE"ven, v. i.
Defn: To be equal. [Obs.] R. Carew.
EVENE"ven, adv. Etym: [AS. efne. See Even, a., and cf. E'en.]
1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so" Shak. Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. Spenser.
2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully;quite.Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. Shak.Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. Swift.
3. As might not be expected; — serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected. I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. Addison.
4. At the very time; in the very case. I knew they were had enough to please, even when I wrote them. Dryden.
Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." Shak. By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. Shak.
EVENEE*vene", v. i. Etym: [L. evenire. See Event.]
Defn: To happen. [Obs.] Hewyt.
EVENERE"ven*er, n.
1. One who, or that which makes even.
2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
EVENFALLE"ven*fall`, n.
Defn: Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall." Tennyson.
EVENHANDE"ven*hand`, n.
Defn: Equality. [Obs.] Bacon.
EVENHANDEDE"ven*hand`ed, a.
Defn: Fair or impartial; unbiased. "Evenhanded justice." Shak.— E"ven*hand`ed*ly, adv.— E"ven*hand`ed*ness, n.
EVENINGE"ven*ing, n. Etym: [AS. æfnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. Milton.
Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the UnitedStates, the afternoon is called evening. Bartlett.
2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.
Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening Prayer." Shak. Evening flower (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants (Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. — Evening grosbeak (Zoöl.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. — Evening primrose. See under Primrose. — The evening star, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; — called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star.
EVENLYE"ven*ly, adv.
Defn: With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.
EVENMINDEDE"ven*mind`ed, a.
Defn: Having equanimity.
EVENNESSE"ven*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of temper, of condition. It had need be something extraordinary, that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness. Jer. Taylor.
EVENSONGE"ven*song`, n. Etym: [AS. æfensang.]
Defn: A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong. Wyclif. Milton.
EVENT E*vent", n. Etym: [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See Come.]
1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett (Thucyd. ) There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix. 2.
2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [Obs.] "Leave we him to his events." Shak.
3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates. Dark doubts between the promise and event. Young.
Syn. — Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion. — Event, Occurrence, Incident, Circumstance. An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the event; of tracing the progress of events. An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence event is the leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it is said, "When, in the cource of human events, it becomes necessary." etc. Here, occurrences would be out of place. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always outsiders, which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced; might mention some of its striking occurrences; might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress.
EVENT E*vent", v. t. Etym: [F. éventer to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]
Defn: To break forth. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
EVENTERATE E*ven"ter*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. e out + venter the belly: cf. F. éventer.]
Defn: To rip open; todisembowel. [Obs.] Sir. T. Brown.
EVENTFULE*vent"ful a.
Defn: Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.
EVENTIDEE"ven*tide` n. Etym: [AS. æfentid. See Tide.]
Defn: The time of evening; evening. [Poetic.] Spenser.
EVENTILATE E*ven"ti*late, v. t. Etym: [L. eventilatus, p. p. of eventilare to fan. See Ventilate.]
1. To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.] Cockeram.
2. To discuss; to ventilate. [Obs.] Johnson.
EVENTILATIONE*ven`ti*la"tion, n.
Defn: The act of eventilating; discussion. [Obs.] Bp. Berkely.
EVENTLESSE*vent"less, a.
Defn: Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.
EVENTOGNATHIEv`en*tog"na*thi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Dr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.
EVENTRATION E`ven*tra*tion, n. Etym: [L. e out + venter belly.] (Med.) (a) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. (b) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. (c) The act af disemboweling.
EVENTUALE*ven"tu*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. éventiel. See Event.]
1. Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential. Burke.
2. Final; ultimate. "Eventual success." Cooper.
3. (Law)
Defn: Dependent on events; contingent. Marshall.
EVENTUALITYE*ven`tu*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Eventualities. Etym: [Cf. F. éventualité.]
1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.
2. (Phren.)
Defn: Disposition to take cognizance of events.
EVENTUALLYE*ven"tu*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.
EVENTUATEE*ven"tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eventuated; p. pr. & vb. n.Eventuating.]
Defn: To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.
EVENTUATIONE*ven`tu*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.R. W. Hamilton.
EVER Ev"er adv. Etym: [OE. ever, æfre, AS. æfre; perh. akin to AS. a always. Cf. Aye, Age,Evry, Never.] [Sometimes contracted into e'er.]
1. At any time; at any period or point of time. No man ever yet hated his own flesh. Eph. v. 29.
2. At all times; through all time; always; forever. He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty. Dryder.
3. Without cessation; continually.
Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word ofenforcement. "His the old man e'er a son" Shak.To produce as much as ever they can. M. Arnold.Ever and anon, now and then; often. See under Anon.— Ever is one, continually; constantly. [Obs.] Chaucer.— Ever so, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; — used tointensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated adjective oradverb. See Never so, under Never. "Let him be ever so rich."Emerson.And all the question (wrangle e'er so long), Is only this, if God hasplaced him wrong. Pope.You spend ever so much money in entertaining your equals and betters.Thackeray.— For ever, eternally. See Forever.— For ever and a day, emphatically forever. Shak.She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful laughter, out of sightfor ever and day. Prof. Wilson.— Or ever (for or ere), before. See Or, ere. [Archaic]Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day,Horatio! Shak.
Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen, but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.
EVERDURINGEv`er*dur"ing a.
Defn: Everlasting. Shak.
EVERGLADEEv`er*glade, n.
Defn: A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. [U. S.]
EVERGREENEv"er*green a. (Bot.)
Defn: Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.
EVERGREENEv"er*green, n.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: An evergreen plant.
2. pl.
Defn: Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration."The funeral evengreens entwine." Keble.
EVERGREEN STATEEvergreen State.
Defn: Washington; — a nickname alluding to the abundance of evergreen trees.
EVERICH; EVERYCHEv"er*ich, Ev"er*ych, a. Etym: [OE. see Every.]
Defn: each one; every one; each of two. See Every. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EVERICHON; EVERYCHON Ev`er*ich*on", Ev`er*ych*on", pron. Etym: [OE. everich + oon, on, one. See Every, and One.]
Defn: Every one. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EVERLASTINGEver*last"ing a.
1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immoral; eternal. "The Everlasting God." Gen. xx1. 33.
2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence. I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. Gen xvii. 8. And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness. Pope.
Syn. — Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never-ending; infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual; unintermitted; incessant. - Everlasting, Eternal. Eternal denotes (when taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration; everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern usage is confined to the future, and implies no intermission as well as no end. Whether we shall meet again I know not; Therefore our everlasting farewell take; Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. Shak. Everlasting flower. Sane as Everlasting, n., 3. — Everlasting pea, an ornamental plant (Lathyrus latifolius) related to the pea; — so called because it is perennial.
EVERLASTINGEv`er*last"ing, n.
1. Eternal duration, past of future; eternity. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc. 2.
2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.
4. A cloth fabic for shoes, etc. See Lasting.
EVERLASTINGLYEv`er*last"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an everlasting manner.
EVERLASTINGNESSEv`er*last"ing*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being everlasting; endless duration; indefinite duration.
EVERLIVINGEv`er*liv"ing, a.
1. Living always; immoral; eternal; as, the everliving God.
2. Continual; incessant; unintermitted.
EVERMOREEv`er*more", adv.
Defn: During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; atall times; — often used substantively with for.Seek the Lord . . . Seek his face evermore. Ps. cv. 4.And, behold, I am alive for evermore. Rev. i. 18.Which flow from the presence of God for evermore. Tillotson.I evermore did love you, Hermia. Shak.
EVERNICE*ver"nic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to Evernia, a genus of lichens; as, evernic acid.
EVERSE E*verse", v. t. Etym: [L. eversus, p. p. of evertere to turn out, overthrow; e out + vertere to turn. Cf. Evert.]
Defn: To overthrow or subvert. [Obs.] Glanvill.
EVERSIONE*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. eversio: cf. F. éversion.]
1. The act of eversing; destruction. Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium.
EVERSIVEE*ver"sive, a.
Defn: Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive; with of.A maxim eversive . . . of all justice and morality. Geddes.
EVERTE*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Everted; p. pr. & vb. n. Everting.]Etym: [L. evertere. See Everse.]
1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] Ayliffe.
2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.
EVERY Ev"er*y, a. & a. pron. Etym: [OE. everich, everilk; AS. ever + ælc each. See Ever, each.]
1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite bumber. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers. Macaulay.
2. Every one. Cf. Each. [Obs.] "Every of your wishes." Shak. Daily occasions given to every of us. Hooker. Every each, every one. [Obs.] "Every each of them hath some vices." Burton.. — Every now and then, at short intervals; occasionally; repeatedly; frequently. [Colloq.]
Note: Every may, by way of emphasis, precede the article the with a superlative adjective; as, every, the least variation. Locke.
Syn. — Every, Each, Any. Any denotes one, or some, taken indifferently from the individuals which compose a class. Every differs from each in giving less promonence to the selection of the individual. Each relates to two or more individuals of a class. It refers definitely to every one of them, denoting that they are considered separately, one by one, all being included; as, each soldier was receiving a dollar per day. Every relates to more than two and brings into greater prominence the notion that not one of all considered is excepted; as, every soldier was on service, except the cavalry, that is, all the soldiers, etc. In each division there were four pentecosties, in every pentecosty four enomoties, and of each enomoty there fought in the front rank four [soldiers]. Jowett (Thucyd. ). If society is to be kept together and the children of Adam to be saved from setting up each for himself with every one else his foe. J. H. Newman.
EVERYBODYEv"er*y*bod`y, n.
Defn: Every person.
EVERYDAYEv"er*y*day`, a.
Defn: Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suitor clothes.The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment. Sir. J. Herchel.
EVERYONEEv"er*y*one`, n. Etym: [OE. everychon.]
Defn: Everybody; — commonly separated, every one.
EVERYTHINGEv"er*y*thing`, n.
Defn: Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; allthings.More wise, more learned, more just, more everything. Pope.
EVERYWHENEv"er*y*when`, adv.
Defn: At any or all times; every instant. [R.] "Eternal law is silently present everywhere and everywhen." Carlyle.
EVERYWHEREEv"er*y*where`, adv.
Defn: In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether.
EVERYWHERENESSEv"er*y*where`ness, n.
Defn: Ubiquity; omnipresence. [R.] Grew.
EVESDROPEves"drop`, v. i.
Defn: See Eavesdrop.
EVESDROPPEREves"drop`per, n.
Defn: See Eavesdropper.
EVESTIGATE E*ves"ti*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. evestigatus traced out; e out + vestigatus, p. p. of vestigare. See Vestigate.]
Defn: To investigate. [Obs.] Bailey.
EVETEv"et, n. Etym: [See Eft, n.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common newt or eft. In America often applied to several species of aquatic salamanders. [Written also evat.]
EVIBRATEE*vi"brate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. evibrare. See Vibrate.]
Defn: To vibrate. [Obs.] Cockeram.
EVICTE*vict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting.]Etym: [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict.See Evince.]
1. (Law)
Defn: To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramountright or claim of such right; to eject; to oust.The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession.Sir. J. Davies.
2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] Cheyne.
EVICTIONE*vic"tion, n. Etym: [L. evictio: cf. F. éviction.]
1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.
2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. South.
EVIDENCEEv"i*dence, n. Etym: [F. évidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.]
1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement. Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. Heb. xi. 1. O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high. Milton.
2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured evidences." Sir W. Scott.
3. (Law)
Defn: That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; — the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it. Greenleaf. Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc. — Crown's, King's, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown. [Eng.] — State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ] — To turn King's, Queen's or State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
Syn.— Testimony; proof. See Tesimony.
EVIDENCEEv"i*dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced; p, pr. & vb. n.Evidencing.]
Defn: To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. Milton.
EVIDENCEREv"i*den*cer, n.
Defn: One whi gives evidence.
EVIDENT Ev"i*dent, a. Etym: [F. évinent, l. evidens, -entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See Vision.]
Defn: Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident. Your honor and your goodness is so evident. Shak. And in our faces evident the sings Of foul concupiscence. Milton.
Syn. — Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent; conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See Manifest.
EVIDENTIALEv`i*den"tial, a.
Defn: Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially,relating to the evidences of Christianity. Bp. Fleetwood. "Evidentialtracks." Earle..— Ev`i*den"tial*ly, adv.
EVIDENTIARYEv`i*den"ti*a*ry, a.
Defn: Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential. When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be evidentiary of, a mark of, some other fact. J. S. Mill.
EVIDENTLYEv"i*dent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an evident manner; clearly; plainly.Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth. Gal.iii. 1.He has evidently in the prime of youth. W. Irving.
EVIDENTNESSEv"i*dent*ness, n.
Defn: State of being evident.
EVIGILATION E*vig`i*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. evigilatio; e out + vigilare to be awake. See Vigilant.]
Defn: A waking up or awakening. [Obs.]
EVILE*vil a. Etym: [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries,evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. übel, Goth. ubils, and perh. toE. over.]
1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop. A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. Matt. vii. 18.
2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like. Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible. Shak.
3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days. Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. Deut. xxii. 19. The owl shrieked at thy birth — an evil sign. Shak. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton. Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look. It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. J. H. Newman. — Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness. — The evil one, the Devil; Satan.
Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speakink or evil- speaking, evil worker, evil wishink, evil-hearted, evil-minded.
Syn. — Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitious.
EVILE"vil n.
1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; — opposed to Ant: good. Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. Milton. The evil that men do lives after them. Shak.
2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity. The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. Eccl. ix. 3.
3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, thescrofula. [R.] Shak.He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil.Addison.
EVILE"vil, adv.
Defn: In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily;injuriously; unkindly. Shak.It went evil with his house. 1 Chron. vii. 23.The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. Deut. xxvi. 6.
EVIL EYEE"vil eye`
Defn: . See Evil eye under Evil, a.
EVIL-EYEDE"vil-eyed a.
Defn: Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious. Shak.
EVIL-FAVOREDE"vil-fa`vored, a.
Defn: Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished;deformed. Bacon.— E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1.
EVILLYE"vil*ly, adv.
Defn: In an evil manner; not well; ill. [Obs.] "Good deeds evilly bestowed." Shak.
EVIL-MINDEDE"vil-mind`ed, a.
Defn: Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; malicious; malignant; wicked. — E"vil-mind`ed*ness, n.
EVILNESSE"vil*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.
EVINCEE*vince", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evinced; p. pr. & vb. n. Evincing.]Etym: [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail, succeed in proving;e out + vincere to vanquish. See Victor, and cf. Evict.]
1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.] Error by his own arms is best evinced. Milton.
2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence. Common sense and experience must and will evince the truth of this. South.
EVINCEMENTE*vince"ment, n.
Defn: The act of evincing or proving, or the state of being evinced.
EVINCIBLEE*vin"ci*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being proved or clearly brought to light; demonstrable. Sir. M. Hale. —E*vin"ci*bly, adv.
EVINCIVEE*vin"cive, a.
Defn: Tending to prove; having the power to demonstrate; demonstrative; indicative.
EVIRATE E"vi*rate, v. t. Etym: [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to castrate; e out + vir man.]
Defn: To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
EVIRATIONEv`i*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. eviratio.]
Defn: Castration. [Obs.]
EVISCERATEE*vis"cer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eviscerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Eviscerating.] Etym: [L. evisceratus, p. p. of eviscerare toeviscerate; e out + viscera the bowels. See Viscera.]
Defn: To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
EVISCERATIONE*vis`cer*a"tion, a.
Defn: A disemboweling.
EVITABLEEv"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. evitabilis: cf. F. évitable.]
Defn: A voidable. [R.] Hooker.
EVITATE Ev"i*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. evitatus, p. p. of evitare to shun; e out + vitare to shun.]
Defn: To shun; to avoid. [Obs.] Shak.
EVITATIONEv`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. evitatio.]
Defn: A shunning; avoidance. [Obs.] Bacon.
EVITEE*vite", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. éviter. See Evitate.]
Defn: To shun. [Obs.] Dryton.
EVITERNALEv`i*ter"nal, a. Etym: [L. eviternus, aeternus. See Etern.]
Defn: Eternal; everlasting. [Obs.] — Ev`i*ter"nal*ly, adv. Bp. Hall.
EVITERNITYEv`i*ter"ni*ty, n.
Defn: Eternity. [Obs.]
EVOCATEEv"o*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. evocatus, p. p. of evocare. See Evoke.]
Defn: To call out or forth; to summon; to evoke. [R.] Stackhouse.
EVOCATIONEv`o*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. evocatio: cf. F. évocation.]
Defn: The act of calling out or forth. Sir. T. Browne.The evocation of that better spirit. M. Arnold.
EVOCATIVEE*vo"ca*tive, a.
Defn: Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man. W. Pater.
EVOCATOREv"o*ca`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who calls forth. [R.]
EVOKEE*voke", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Evoking.] Etym:[L. evocare; e out + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. Févoquer. See Voice, and cf. Evocate.]
1. To call out; to summon forth. To evoke the queen of the fairies. T. Warton. A requlating discipline of exercise, that whilst evoking the human energies, will not suffer them to be wasted. De Quincey.
2. To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another. [R.] "The cause was evoked to Rome." Hume.
EVOLATIC; EVOLATICAL Ev`o*lat"ic, Ev`o*lat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. evolare to fly away; e out + volare to fly.]
Defn: Apt to fly away. [Obs. or R.] Blount.
EVOLATIONEv`o*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. evolatio.]
Defn: A flying out or up. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
EVOLUTEEv"o*lute, n. Etym: [L. evolutus unrolled, p. p. of evolvere. SeeEvolve.] (Geom.)
Defn: A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See Involute. It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent.
Note: Any curve may be an evolute, the term being applied to it only in its relation to the involute.
EVOLUTILITYEv`o*lu*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Evolution.] (Biol.)
Defn: The faculty possessed by all substances capable of self- nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by changes of form, of volume, or of structure. Syd. Soc. Lex.
EVOLUTION Ev`o*lu"tion, n. Etym: [L. evolutio an unrolling: cf. F. évolution evolution. See Evolve.]
1. The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.
2. A series of things unrolled or unfolded. "The whole evolution of ages." Dr. H. More.
3. (Geom.)
Defn: The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute. Hutton.
4. (Arith. & Alg.)
Defn: The extraction of roots; — the reverse of involution.
5. (Mil. & Naval)
Defn: A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver. Those evolutions are best which can be executed with the greatest celerity, compatible with regularity. Campbell.
6. (Biol.) (a) A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development. (b) That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preëxist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; — opposed to epigenesis.
7. (Metaph.)
Defn: That series of changes under natural law which involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure, and from the single and simple to the diverse and manifold in quality or function. The pocess is by some limited to organic beings; by others it is applied to the inorganic and the psychical. It is also applied to explain the existence and growth of institutions, manners, language, civilization, and every product of human activity. The agencies and laws of the process are variously explained by different philosophrs. Evolution is to me series with development. Gladstone.
EVOLUTIONALEv`o*lu"tion*al, a.
Defn: Relating to evolution. "Evolutional changes." H. Spenser.
EVOLUTIONARYEv`o*lu"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Relating to evolution; as, evolutionary discussions.
EVOLUTIONISMEv`o*lu"tion*ism, n.
Defn: The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See Evolution, 6 and 7.
EVOLUTIONISTEv`o*lu"tion*ist, n.
1. One skilled in evolutions.
2. one who holds the doctrine of evolution, either in biology or in metaphysics. Darwin.
EVOLVEE*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Evolving.]Etym: [L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]
1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe. The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. Sir. M. Hale. The principles which art involves, science alone evolves. Whewell. Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above. J. C. Shairp.
2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.
EVOLVEE*volve", v. i.
Defn: To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Prior.
EVOLVEMENTE*volve"ment, n.
Defn: The act of evolving, or the state of being evolved; evolution.
EVOLVENT E*volv"ent, n. Etym: [L. evolvents. -entis, unrolling, p. pr. of evolvere.] (Geom.)
Defn: The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute.
EVOMIT E*vom"it, v. t. Etym: [L. evomitus, p. p. of evomere to vomit forth; e out + vomere.]
Defn: To vomit. [Obs.]
EVOMITIONEv`o*mi"tion, n.
Defn: The act of vomiting. [Obs.] Swift.
EVULGATEE*vul"gate v. t. Etym: [L. evulgatus, p. p. of evulgare to publish.]
Defn: To publish abroad. [Obs.]
EVULGATIONEv`ul*ga"tion, n.
Defn: A divulging. [Obs.]
EVULSION E*vul"sion, n. Etym: [L. evulsio, fr. evellere, evulsum, to pluck out; e out + vellere to pluck; cf. F. évulsion.]
Defn: The act of plucking out; a rooting out.
EWEw, n. Etym: [See Yew.]
Defn: A yew. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EWEEwe, n. Etym: [AS. eówu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. ær,Goth. awe\'edi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis asheep, L. ovis, Gr. avi. *231.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.
EWE-NECKEDEwe"-necked`, a.
Defn: Having a neck like a ewe; — said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent, being somewhat hollowed out. Youwatt.
EWER Ew"er, n. Etym: [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. évier a washing place, sink, aiguière ewer, L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG, aha, G. au, aue, meadow. *219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island.]
Defn: A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to holdwater for the toilet.Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. Shak.
EWERY; EWRYEw"er*y, Ew"ry n. Etym: [From Ewer.]
Defn: An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept. [Enq.] Parker.
EWTEwt, n. Etym: [See Newt.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The newt.
EX-Ex-
Defn: . A prefix from the latin preposition, ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in composition, it signifies out of, as, in exhale, exclude; off, from, or out. as in exscind; beyond, as, in excess, exceed, excel; and sometimes has a privative sense of without, as in exalbuminuos, exsanguinous. In some words, it intensifies the meaning; in others, it has little affect on the signification. It becomes ef- before f, as in effuse. The form e- occurs instead of ex- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v, as in ebullient, emanate, enormous, etc. In words from the French it often appears as es-, sometimes as s- or é-; as, escape, scape, élite. Ex-, prefixed to names implying office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly held the office, or is out of the office or condition now; as, ex-president, ex-governor, ex-mayor, ex-convict. The Greek form 'ex becomes ex in English, as in exarch; 'ek becomes ec, as in eccentric.
EXACERBATEEx*ac"er*bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacerrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Exacerrating.] Etym: [L. exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out(intens.) + acerbare. See Acerbate.]
Defn: To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease. Broughman.
EXACERBATIONEx*ac`er*ba"tion n. Etym: [Cf. F. exacerbation.]
1. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.
EXACERBESCENCE Ex*ac`er*bes"cence, n. Etym: [L. exacerbescens, -entis, p. pr. of exacerbescere, incho. of exacerbare.]
Defn: Increase of irritation or violence, particularly the increase of a fever or disease.
EXACERVATIONEx*ac`er*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. exacervare to heap up exceedingly. SeeEx-, and Acervate.]
Defn: The act of heaping up. [Obs.] Bailey.
EXACINATEEx*ac"i*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. ex out + acinus kernel.]
Defn: To remove the kernel form.
EXACINATIONEx*ac`i*na"tion, n.
Defn: Removal of the kernel.
EXACT Ex*act", a. Etym: [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.]
1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts. I took a great pains to make out the exact truth. Jowett (Thucyd. )
2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. "I see thou art exact of taste." Milton.
3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason. Shak.
EXACTEx*act", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exacting.]Etym: [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf.OF. exacter. See Exact, a.]
Defn: To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; — followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one. He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. Luke. iii. 13. Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward at last Dryden. My designs Exact me in another place. Massinger.
EXACTEx*act", v. i.
Defn: To practice exaction. [R.]The anemy shall not exact upon him. Ps. lxxxix. 22.
EXACTEREx*act"er, n.
Defn: An exactor. [R.]
EXACTINGEx*act"ing, a.
Defn: Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold — Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. — Ex*act"ing*ness, n.
EXACTIONEx*ac"tion, n. Etym: [L. exactio: cf. F. exaction.]
1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion. Take away your exactions from my people. Ezek. xlv. 9. Daily new exactions are devised. Shak. Illegal exactions of sheriffs and officials. Bancroft.
2. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. Daniel.
EXACTITUDEEx*act"i*tude, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exactitude.]
Defn: The quality of being exact; exactness.
EXACTLYEx*act"ly, adv.
Defn: In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly wrought." Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as their interests required. Bancroft.
EXACTNESSEx*act"ness, n.
1. The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment.
2. Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as, exactness in accounts or business. He had . . . that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary. Macaulay.
EXACTOREx*act"or, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. exacteur.]
Defn: One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
EXACTRESSEx*act"ress, n. Etym: [Cf. L. exactrix.]
Defn: A woman who is an exactor. [R.] B. Jonson.
EXACUATE Ex*ac"u*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. exacure; ex out (intens.) + acuere to make sharp.]
Defn: To whet or sharpen. [Obs.] B. Jonson.— Ex*ac`u*a"tion, n. [Obs.]
EXAERESISEx*ær"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: In old writers, the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body.
EXAGGERATE Ex*ag"ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] Etym: [L. exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale.
2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison.
EXAGGERATEDEx*ag"ger*a`ted, a.
Defn: Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth.— Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv.
EXAGGERATINGEx*ag"ger*a`ting a.
Defn: That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds.— Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.
EXAGGERATIONEx*ag`ger*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exagération.]
1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of sand." Sir M. Hale.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. I. Taylor.
3. (Paint.)
Defn: A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
EXAGGERATIVEEx*ag"ger*a*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative language." Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." W. J. Linton. — Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly, adv. Carlyle.
EXAGGERATOREx*ag"ger*a`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner.
EXAGGERATORYEx*ag"ger*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson.
EXAGITATE Ex*ag"i*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. exagitatus, p. p. of exagitare. See Ex- , and Agitate.]
1. To stir up; to agitate. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
2. To satirize; to censure severely. [Obs.] Hooker.
EXAGITATIONEx*ag`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. exagitatio : cf. OF. exagitation.]
Defn: Agitation. [Obs.] Bailey.
EXALBUMINOUSEx`al*bu"mi*nous, a. Etym: [Pref. ex- + albumen.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having no albumen about the embryo; — said of certain seeds.
EXALTEx*alt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exalting.]Etym: [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altushigh: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude.]
1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. Is. xiv. 13. Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes Pope.
2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency. Righteousness exalteth a nation. Prov. xiv. 34. He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. 11.
3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." Ps. xcix. 5. In his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak.
4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight orsatisfaction; to elate.They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted.Dryden.
5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii. 23. Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior.
6. (Alchem.)
Defn: To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies. With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope.
EXALTATEEx"al*tate, a. Etym: [L. exaltatus, p. p. of exaltare to exalt.](Astrol.)
Defn: Exercising its highest influence; — said of a planet. [Obs.]Chaucer.
EXALTATIONEx`al*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. exaltatio: cf. F.exaltation.]
1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.
2. (Alchem.)
Defn: The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
3. (Astrol.)
Defn: That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.
EXALTEDEx*alt"ed, a.
Defn: Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified;sublime.Wiser far than Solomon, Of more exalted mind. Milton.Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strictscrutiny. Ames.— Ex*alt"ed*ly, adv.— Ex*alt"ed*ness, n. "The exaltedness of some minds." T. Gray.
EXALTEREx*alt"er, n.
Defn: One who exalts or raises to dignity.
EXALTMENTEx*alt"ment, n.
Defn: Exaltation. [Obs.] Barrow.
EXAMENEx*a"men, n. Etym: [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; forexagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen.See Exact, a.]
Defn: Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces." Cowper.
EXAMETRONEx*am"e*tron, n. Etym: [NL. See Hexameter.]
Defn: An hexameter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EXAMINABLEEx*am"i*na*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being examined or inquired into. Bacon.
EXAMINANTEx*am"i*nant, n. Etym: [L. examinans, -antis, examining.]
1. One who examines; an examiner. Sir W. Scott.
2. One who is to be examined. [Obs.] H. Prideaux.
EXAMINATEEx*am"i*nate, n. Etym: [L. examinatus, p. p. of examinare. SeeExamine. ]
Defn: A person subjected to examination. [Obs.] Bacon.
EXAMINATIONEx*am`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination.]
1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him. — Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party. — Reëxamination, or Re-direct examination, that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross- examination.
Syn. — Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.
EXAMINATOREx*am"i*na`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. examinateur.]
Defn: An examiner. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
EXAMINEEx*am"ine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Examined; p. pr. & vb. n. Examining.]Etym: [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen, examinis: cf. F.examiner. See Examen.]
1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question. Examine well your own thoughts. Chaucer. Examine their counsels and their cares. Shak.
2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc. The offenders that are to be examined. Shak.
Syn. — To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into; investigate; explore. See Discuss.
EXAMINEEEx*am`i*nee", n.
Defn: A person examined.
EXAMINEREx*am"in*er, n.
Defn: One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of students for a degree; an examiner in chancery, in the patent office, etc.
EXAMINERSHIPEx*am"in*er*ship, n.
Defn: The office or rank of an examiner.
EXAMININGEx*am"in*ing, a.
Defn: Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.
EXAMPLARYEx"am*pla*ry, a. Etym: [From Example, cf. Exemplary.]
Defn: Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. [Obs.] Hooker.
EXAMPLE Ex*am"ple, n. Etym: [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See Exempt, and cf. Ensample, Sample.]
1. One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.
2. That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern orcopy.For I have given you an example, that ye should do as John xiii. 15.I gave, thou sayest, the example; I led the way. Milton.
3. That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model. Such temperate order in so fierce a cause Doth want example. Shak.
4. That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning. Hang him; he'll be made an example. Shak. Now these things were our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 1 Cor. x. 6.
5. An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples.
Syn. — Precedent; case; instance. — Example, Instance. The discrimination to be made between these two words relates to cases in which we give "instances" or "examples" of things done. An instance denotes the single case then "standing" before us; if there be others like it, the word does not express this fact. On the contrary, an example is one of an entire class of like things, and should be a true representative or sample of that class. Hence, an example proves a rule or regular course of things; an instance simply points out what may be true only in the case presented. A man's life may be filled up with examples of the self- command and kindness which marked his character, and may present only a solitary instance of haste or severity. Hence, the word "example" should never be used to describe what stands singly and alone. We do, however, sometimes apply the word instance to what is really an example, because we are not thinking of the latter under this aspect, but solely as a case which "stands before us." See Precedent.
EXAMPLEEx*am"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exampled; p. pr. & vb. n. Exampling.]
Defn: To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [Obs.] "I may example my digression by some mighty precedent." Shak. Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid assiduity that has not often been exampled, and has never been surpassed. J. Morley.
EXAMPLELESSEx*am"ple*less, a.
Defn: Without or above example. [R.]
EXAMPLEREx*am"pler, n. Etym: [See Exemplar, Example, and cf. Sampler.]
Defn: A pattern; an exemplar. [Obs.]
EXAMPLESSEx*am"pless, a.
Defn: Exampleless. [Wrongly formed.] B. Jonson.
EXANGUIOUSEx*an"gui*ous, a.
Defn: Bloodless. [Obs.] See Exsanguious. Sir T. Browne.
EXANGULOUSEx*an"gu*lous, a. Etym: [Pref ex- + angulous.]
Defn: Having no corners; without angles. [R.]
EXANIMATE Ex*an"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath, life, spirit.]
1. Lifeless; dead. [R.] "Carcasses exanimate." Spenser.
2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [R.] "Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love." Thomson.
EXANIMATEEx*an"i*mate, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of animation or of life. [Obs.]
EXANIMATIONEx*an`i*ma"tion, n.Etym: [L. exanimatio.]
Defn: Deprivation of life or of spirits. [R.] Bailey.
EXANIMOUS Ex*an"i*mous, a. Etym: [L. exanimus, exanimis; ex out, without + anima life.]
Defn: Lifeless; dead. [Obs.] Johnson.
EXANNULATEEx*an"nu*late, a. Etym: [Pref. ex- + annulate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; — said of certain genera of ferns.
EXANTHEMEx*an"them, n.
Defn: Same as Exanthema.
EXANTHEMAEx`an*the"ma, n.; pl. Exanthemata. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.exanthème.](Med.)
Defn: An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; — sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.
EXANTHEMATIC; EXANTHEMATOUSEx*an`the*mat"ic, Ex`an*them"a*tous, a.
Defn: Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.
EXANTHESISEx`an*the"sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Exanthema. ] (Med.)
Defn: An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.
EXANTLATE Ex*ant"late, v. t. Etym: [L. exantlatus, p. p. of exantlare, exanclare, to endure.]