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Gen, 1. 5.

evaporo, to emit steam, and Gr. metron,
measure. ] An instrument for ascertaining
the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given
time; an atmometer.
Evasible (ē-vás’i-bl), a. That may be evaded.
(Rare.)
Evasion (ē-vå'zhon), n. (L. evasio, from
erado, eca sum, to evade. See EVADE.) The
act of eluding or of avoiding, or of escaping,
particularly from the pressure of an argu-
inent, from an accusation or charge, from an
interrogatory, and the like; excuse; subter-
fuge; equivocation; prevarication; artitice
to elude; shift; shuffling; as, erasion of a
direct answer weakens the testimony of a
witness

In vain thou striy'st to cover shame with shame;
Thou by evasions thy crime uncover'st more.

Milton.
Evasive (é-vā'siv), a. 1. Using evasion or
artifice to avoid; elusive; shuffling; equivo-
cating
He ... answered cvasive of the sly request.

Pope.
2. Containing or characterized by evasion;
artfully contrived to elude a question,
charge, or argument; as, an evasive answer;
an evasive argument or reasoning. 'Evasive
arts.' Bp. Berkeley.
Evasively (e-va'siv-li), adv. By evasion or
subterfuge; elusively, in a manner to avoid
a direct reply or a charge. “I answered
evasively, or at least indeterminately.' Bry-
ant.
Evasiveness (ē-vá'siv-nes), n. The quality

or state of being evasive.
Eve (év), n. (Short for even, evening.] 1. The
close of the day; the evening. From noon
till dewy ere.'' Milton.

Winter, oft at eve, resumes the breeze. Thomson. 2. The day or the latter part of the day before a church festival; the evening, night, vigil, or fast before a holiday; as, Christmas Ere.

Let the immediate preceding day be kept as the ete to this great feast.

Bp. Duppa, 3. Fig. the period just preceding some important event; as, the eve of an engagement; the country is on the eve of a revolution. Evecke. Evicket (ev'ek, ev'ik),n. (Probably from ibex.) A species of wild goat. Which archer-like (as long before he took his hidden

stand. The micke skipping from a rock) into the breast he Sinote,

Chapman. Evectics (e-vek’tiks), n. [See EVECTION.) An old technical term for that department of medicine which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body. Evection (ë-vek’shon), n. (L. evectio, from eveho, erectum, to carry out or away-e, out, away, and reho, to carry.) 1.7 The act of carrying out or away; a lifting up; exaltation.

His (Joseph's) being taken out of the dungeon re. presented Christ's resurrection, as his evection to the power of Egypt, next to Pharaoh, signified the session of Christ at the right hand of the Father.

Bp. Pearson. 2. In astron. (a) the most considerable of the lunar irregularities, caused by the action of the sun upon the moon. Its general and constant effect is to diminish the equation of the centre in syzygies, and to increase it in the quadrature. It is periodical, running through all its changes in about twentyseven days. (b) The libration of the moon.

Erection of heat, an old term for the diffusion of heated particles through a fluid in the process of heating it; convection. Even (é'yn), a. (A.Sax, efen; comp. 0. Fris. iren, D. eren, Dan. jevn, Goth. ibns, even: Cor. efan, plain: believed to belong to same root as L quus, plain, æquor, the level surface of the sea: Skr. eka, one and the same.) 1. Level; smooth; flat; not rough or waving; devoid of irregularities; straight or direct; as, an even tract of land; an even country; an eren surface; an even road.2. Uniform; equal; calm; not easily ruffled or disturbed, elevated or depressed; as, an even temper.

Do not stain The wen virtue of our enterprise. Shak. 3. On a level or on the same level; hence, conformable. Shall lay thee even with the ground' Luke xix. 44. Even with the law.' Shak-4. In the same or in an equally favourable position; not behindhand; on a level in advantage; having accounts balanced ; square; as, we have settled accounts and now are even.

Mahomet ... determined with himself at once to be aten with them for all, and to employ his whole forces both by sea and land for the gaining of that place.

Knolles.

The public is always even with an author who has 3. Mere; sheer.
not a just deference for them; the contempt is re-
ciprocal.

Addison.

But gentlemen, an' ladies warst,

Wi'cu'n-down want o' wark are curst. Burns. 5. Without exhibiting favour or advantage Evenet (ē-vēn'), v.i. [L. evenio. See EVENT.) to one side or another; balanced; adjusted;

To happen. Hewyt. fair; equitable; as, our accounts are even; Evener (ē'vn-ėr), n. 1. One that makes even. hold the balance even; an even bargain.

2. In weaving, an instrument used for 6. Capable of being divided by 2 without a remainder: opposed to odd; as, 4, 6, 8, 10

spreading out the warp as it goes on the

beam; a raivel; the comb or raithe which are even numbers.

guides the threads with precision on to the Let him tell me whether the number of the stars is

beam. (Scotch.)
even or odd.

Jer. Taylor,
Evenfall (ē'vn-fal), n.

The fall of evening; 7.+ Equal in rank or station; fellow. His

early evening; twilight.
even servant fell down and prayed him.'

Alas for her that met me,
Wicliffe.

That heard me softly call,
The more pity; that great folks should have coun-

Came glimmering through the laurels tenance in this world to drown or hang themselves,

At the quiet evenfall. Tennyson. inore than their even Christian.

Shak.

Evenhandt (ē'yn-hand), n. 8. Full; complete.

Equality or

parity of rank or degree.
Let us from point to point this story know,
To make the even truth in pleasure flow. Shak.

Whoso is out of hope to attain to another's virtue,

will seek to come at avenhand by depressing an. -To make even with, to square accounts other's fortune.

bacon. with; to leave nothing owing to.

Evenhanded (e'yn-hand-ed), a. Impartial; Since if my soul make even with the week

equitable; just. 'Erenhanded justice. Each seventh note by right is due to thee.

Shak.

G. Herbert. -To bear one's self event to behave with Evenhandedly (ē'vn-hand-ed-li), adv. In an equanimity; to guard one's composure.

evenhanded manner; justly; impartially.

Evenhandedness (ē'vn-hand-ed-nes), n. How smooth and even they do bear themselves.

Shak

The state or quality of being evenhanded; --Even lines, make even, terms used by

impartiality; justice. printers, especially those employed on news- Had Smith been the only offender, it might have paper work, meaning to space out the words

been expected that he would have been gladly sacri.

ficed as an evidence of Elizabeth's evenhandedness. of a line when the pieces of 'copy' (manu

Fronde. script) do not form whole paragraphs.-On Evening(e’vn-ing),n. (A. Sax. æfnung,verbal even ground, on equally favourable terms; noun (like morning), from afen, efen, evenhaving equal advantages; as, the advocates ing; cog G. abend, Sw.afton, Icelaftan, Dan. meet on even ground in argument.

aften, evening. The root meaning seems to Even (e'vn), v.t. 1. To make even or level; be retiring or withdrawing, the origin being to level; to lay smooth.

the A. Sax. af, of, of or off; G. ab, of, from, This will even all inequalities.

Evelyn. down, O.G. apa, L. ab, Skr. apa, from.] 1. The This temple Xerxes evened with the soil. Raleigh. latter part and close of the day, and the 2. To place in an equal state, as to obliga

beginning of darkness or night; the decline tion, or in a state in which nothing is due

or fall of the day, or of the sun; the time on either side; to balance accounts with.

from sunset till darkness; in common usage, Nothing . . . shall content my soul,

the latter part of the afternoon and the Till I am even'd with hin, wife for wife. Shak.

earlier part of the night before bedtime. 3. To equal; to compare; to bring one thing The evening and the morning were the first day. into connection with another, to associate

Never morning wore one thing with another, as a person with a To evening, but some heart did break. Tennyson. charge, or one person's name with another

2. The decline or latter part of any state, in relation to marriage; as, such a charge

as of life, strength, or glory; as, the evening can never be evened to me. (Old English and of life. Scotch. ]

He was a person of great courage, honour, and Would ony Christian even yon bit object to a bonny,

fidelity, and not well known till his evening. sonsy, weel-faurd young woman like Miss Catline.

Clarendon, Lockhart,

Evening (ē'vn-ing), a. Being or occurring 4. To act up to; to keep pace with; to

at the close of day; as, the evening sacrifice. equal. But we'll even

Those evening bells! those evening bells! All that good time will give us.

Shak.

How many a tale their music tells ? Moore. Madam, the care I have had to even your content, Evening-flower (ē'vn-ing-flou-er), n. Hes. I wish might be found in the calendar of my past perantha, a genus of Cape bulbous plants, endeavours.

Shak.

so named because the flowers expand in the
Event (ē'vn), v.i. To be equal to. Carew. early evening.
Even (ē'vn), adv. 1. Expressing a level or Evening-gun (e'vn-ing-gun), n. Milit. and

equality, or, emphatically, a likeness in naut. the warning-gun, after the firing of
manner, degree, or condition; hence, just as; which the sentries challenge.
exactly in consonance with; according to. Evening-hymn, Evening-song (é'vn-ing.
And even as I was then is Percy now. Shak. him, ē'vn-ing-song), n. Same as Even-song.
Thou wast a soldier

Evening-primrose (e'yn-ing-prim'roz), n.
Even to Cato's wish; not fierce, and terrible Enothera, a genus of plants, nat. order
Only in strokes.

Shak,

Onagraceae. , biennis, an American spe2. Expressing equality or sameness of time; cies common in cottage gardens, is not unhence, emphat cally, the very time; as, I frequent as an escaped plant in England. knew the facts, even when I wrote to you. Evening-star (é'vn-ing-stär), n. Hesperus 3. Expressing, emphatically, identity of or Vesper; Venus, visible in the evening. person.

See VENUS And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters on Even-keel (ē' yn-kel), n. Naut. a term the earth.

Gen. vi. 17

which implies an even position of a ship on 4. Expressing a strong assertion; not only the water; thus, a ship is said to swim upon this or so, but more, or but also.

an eren-keel, when she draws the same Here all their rage, and ev'n their murinurs cease.

draught of water forward as abaft.

Pope. Evenliket (ē'vn-lik), a. Equal. Chaucer. 5. So much as. Without making us even Evenly (ë'yn-li), adv. 1. With an even, sensible of the change.' Swift.-6. Intimating level, or smooth surface; without roughness, the application of something to that which elevations, and depressions; as, the field is less probably included in the phrase; or sloped evenly to the river.---2. In an equal bringing something within a description, degree, distance, or proportion; equally; which is unexpected; as, he made several uniformly. discoveries which are new, even to the The surface of the sea is evenly distant from the learned.

centre of the earth.

Brercwood. Even in our ashes live their wonted fires. Gray. 3. Without inclination towards either side; Even (ē'vn), n. Evening.

equally distant from extremes; impartially; They, like so many Alexanders,

without bias from favour or enmity. "Carry Have in these parts till even fought. Shak. yourself evenly between them both.' Bacon. Even-bishop (@v'n-bish-up), 1. A co-bishop. 4. Serenely; with equanimity. Even-down, Even-doun (ē'vn-doun, ē'vn. Evenminded (e'yn-mind-ed), a. Having dön), a. [Scotch.) 1. Perpendicular; speci- equanimity. fically, applied to a heavy fall of rain; down- Evenmindedly (ē'vn-mind-ed-li), adv. With right; as, an even-doun pour.-2. Down- equanimity. right; honest ; direct; plain; express; as,

Evenness (é'vd-nes), n. 1. The state of being an even-doun man; an even-doun lie.

even, level, or smooth; equality of surface; This I ken likewise, that what I say is the ezen.

as, the erenness of the ground; the erenness down truth.

Gall. of a fluid at rest.–2. Uniformity; regularity; EVEN-SONG

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as, evenness of motion. - 3. Freedom from walls, with issue of the greater part of lasting.) 1. Lasting or enduring for ever; inclination to either side ; equal distance the intestines. Dunglison.

having eternal duration, past and future; from either extreme; impartiality. A middle Eventual (e-vent'ü-al ), a. 1. Coming or existing or continuing without beginning or estate of evenness between both.' Hooker, happening as a consequence or result of end; immortal. “The everlasting God.' Gen. 4. Calmness; equality of temper; freedom anything; consequential. -2. Final; termi- xxi. 33 Everlasting fire. Nat. XXV. 41. from perturbation; a state of mind not sub- nating; ultimate.

* Everlasting punishment.' Wat. XXV. 46. ject to elevation or depression; equanimity. Eventual provision for the payment of the public 2. Perpetual; continuing indefinitely, or He bore the loss with great composure and event

securities.

Hamilton. during the present state of things. ness of mind.

Hooker.
3. Happening upon trial or upon the event;

I will give thee, and thy seed after thee, the land Even-song (é'vn-song), n. 1. A song for the contingent; depending upon an uncertain of Canaan for an everlasting possession. evening; a form of worship for the evening. event; as, an eventual succession.

Gen. xvii. & 2. The evening or close of the day,

Eventuality (é-vent'ü-al"'i-ti), n. In phren. 3. Endless; continual; unintermitted; as, the He tuned his notes both even-song and inorn.

one of the perceptive faculties, whose organ family is disturbed with ererlasting disputes.

Dryden. is situated at the lower part of the forehead, [Colloq.] Event (e-vent'), n. [L, eventus, from evenio, below Comparison, and above Individuality.

Heard thy everlasting yawn confess eventum, to come out-e, out, and venio, to Eventually (e-vent'd-al-li), adv. In the The pains and penalties of idleness. Pope. come.] 1. That which comes, arrives, or event; in the final result or issue,

Eternal, Everlasting. See under ETERNAL happens; that which falls out; any incident Eventuate (é-vent'ú-át), v.i. pret. & pp. SYN. Eternal, immortal, interminable, endgood or bad.

erentuated; ppr. eventuating. 1. To issue less, infinite, unceasing, uninterrupted, conThere is one event to the righteous and to the as an event or consequence; to come to an tinual, unintermitted, incessant. wicked.

Eccles. ix. 2. end; to close; to terminate.—2. To fall out; Everlasting (ev-er-last'ing), n. 1. Eternity; 2. The consequence of anything: that in to happen; to come to pass.

eternal duration, past and future. which an action, operation, or series of If Mr.

were condeinned, a schism in the From everlasting to everlasting thou art God. operations terminates; the issue;conclusion; National Church would eventuate. Dr. M. Davies.

Ps c. 2. end. Eventuation (e-vent'ü-å"shon), n. The act

2. A woollen material, for shoes, &c.; lasting. One God, one law, one element, of eventuating; the act of falling out or

3. A plant whose towers retain their form, And one far off divine event, To which the whole creation moves. Tennyson. happening. R. W. Hamilton.

colour, and brightness for many months -Event, Occurrence, Incident, Circumstance. Ever (ev'ér), adv. [A. Sax. ofer, afre, always.

after being gathered. Several plants posEvent, that which comes out, that which Comp. the cog. Goth. airs, time, long time,

sess this property, as the American cudsprings from a previous state of affairs. aiv, ever; Icel. aefi, an age, the space of

Weed, of the genus Gnaphalium, the Xeranlife; L. ærum, Gr. aiön, an age, space

themum, Helichrysum, &C. --The EverlastHence we speak of watching the event; of tracing the progress of events. of time, eternity; Skr. ayus, an age, the

ing, the Eternal Being; God. An erent is

0. period of life. Root probably i, to go. Akin of more importance than an occurrence,

that the Everlasting had not fix'a aye.) 1. At any time; at any period or

His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. Shak. and is generally applied to great transac

point of time, past or future; as, have you Everlasting (ev-er-last'ing), adr. Very; extions in history. Occurrence is literally that which meets us in our progress through life,

erer seen the city of Paris, or shall you ever ceedingly; as, I am in an everlasting great see it?

fix. (American vulgarism.] and does not connect itself with the past as

No man ever yet hated his own flesh. Eph. V. 29. Everlastingly (ev-er-last'ing-li), adv. Eteran erent does. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which it does not 2. At all times; always; continually.

nally; perpetually; continually. primarily belong; as, the incidents of a He shall ever love, and always be

Many have made themselves everlastingly ridiculous.

Suifi. journey: it is applied to matters of minor The subject of my scorn and cruelty. Dryden. importance. Circumstance, lit. that which He will ever be mindful of his covenant. Ps. cxi. 5.

Everlastingness (ev-ér-lasting-nes), n. The stands round or attends; does not neces

Ever learning, and never able to come to the

state of being everlasting; eternity; endlessknowledge of the truth,

2 Tim. iii. 7. sarily mean anything that happens or takes

ness of duration, place, but may simply mean one of the sur- 3. In any degree; as, no man is ever the Everlasting-pea (tvér-lasting-në), n. A rounding or accompanying conditions of an richer or happier for injustice.

popular name for Lathyrus latifoliu8, culti

vated in flower-gardens. It is a inere variety occurrence, incident, or event. It is also Let no man fear that creature ever the less, beapplied to incidents of minor moment which cause he sees the apostle safe from his poison. Ilall.

of L. sylvestris, a species dispersed over the take place along with something of more 4. A word of enforcement or emphasis;

greater part of Europe, which has narrower importance. A person giving an account of

leallets, and smaller, less richly coloured thus, as soon as ever he had done it; as like

flowers than the garden variety. a campaign, might dwell on the leading him as ever he can look. events which it produced; might mention

Everliving (ev'er-liv-ing), a. 1. Living with

They broke all their bones in pieces or over they some of its striking occurrencer ; might

out end; eternal; immortal; having eternal came to the bottom of the den.

Dan. vi. 24. allude to some remarkable incidents which

existence. The everliving Deity.' Ilooker. -Ever so, to whatever extent; to whatever attended it; and might give details of the

2. Continual; incessant; unintermitted. degree; greatly; exceedingly; as, ever 80 favourable or adverse circumstances by

Evermore (ev'èr-mor), adv. 1. Always; etermuch better; be he ever so bold. - For ever, which it was accompanied. --Syn. Incident,

nally; for ever: often with for before it. eternally; to perpetuity; during everlasting occurrence, issue, result, termination, con

Religion prefers the pleasures which flow from the continuance.

presence of God for overmore.

Tillotson. sequence, conclusion.

This is my name for ever.

Ex. iii. 15. Eventt (e-vent'), v.i. To come out; to break

2. At all times; continually; as, evermore forth.

In a more lax sense, this word signifies con- guided by truth. O that thou saw'st my heart, or did'st behold tinually, for an indefinite period.

The sign and symbol of all which Christ is azer. The place from which that scalding sigh qe ted. His master shall bore his ear through with an awl, more doing in the world.

Trench B. Jonson. and he shall serve him for ever.

Ex. xxi. 6. Eventt (ē-vent), v.t. [Fr. eventer, to fan

Evernia (ē-vér'ni-a), n. A small genus of L e, out, and ventus, wind.) To fan; to

These words are sometimes repeated for the lichens with a branching thallus and scutelcool.

sake of emphasis; for ever and ever, or for late apothecium. The yellow species conA loose and rorid vapour that is fit

ever and for ever.- For ever and a day, for tain two distinct colouring principles, and T'event his searching beams. Marlone & Chapman. ever, emphatically; eternally. [ Colloq. 1- E. prunastri, common in almost every Even-tempered (ē'vn-tem-pèrd), a. Having

Ever and anon, at one time and another; thicket, is used for dyeing, and was formerly a placid temper.

now and then. -Ever, in composition, signi- used, ground down with starch, for hairEventerate (é-ven'ter-āt), v.t. pret. & pp.

fies always or continually, without inter- powder. It has been tried as a substitute eventerated; ppr. eventerating. [Fr. éven

mission, or to eternity; as, ever-active; for gum in cotton-printing trer, from the L. e, out, and venter, the

ever-during. - SYN. Always, perpetually, Everriculum (ē-ver-rik'ü-lum), n. [L., a belly.) To open and take out the bowels of;

continually, incessantly, unceasingly, con- drag-net, from everro, to sweep out. ) In to rip open ; to eviscerate; to disembowel. stantly.

surg. an instrument, shaped like a scoop, Eventful (e-vent'ful), a. Full of events or

Ever
Ever among + (ev'ér a-mung), adv.

for removing fragments of stone from the and anon. incidents, producing numerous or great

Spenser.

bladder after the operation of lithotomy. changes, either in public or private affairs; Everduring (ev'ér-dūr-ing), a. (Ever and Everset (e-vérs'), v. t. (L. everto, eversum, to as, an eventful period of history; an eventful

during.) Enduring for ever; continuing turn out, to overthrow-e, out, and verto. period of life. without end; as, ererduring glory.

to turn.) To overthrow or subvert. GlanLast scene of all

Heaven open'd wide

ville. That ends this strange eventful history

Her overduring gates.

Milton. Eversion (e-vér'shon), n. (L, eversio, from Is second childishness,

Shak.
Everglade (ev'er-glād), n. A low, marshy

everto. See EVERSE] An overthrowing ; Eventide (e'vn-tid), n. [E. eventing), and tract of country, inundated with water

destruction.- Eversion of the eyelids, ectretide, time.] Evening. and interspersed with patches or portions

pium, a disease in which the eyelids are Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the even. covered with high grass; as, the everglades

turned outward, so as to expose the red tide. Gen. xxiv. 63. of Florida (United States. ]

internal tunic. It occurs most frequently Eventilatet (é-ven'ti-lāt), v.t. (L. eventilo, Evergreen (er'er-grēn), a. 'Always green;

in the lower eyelid. eventilatum-e, out, and rentilo, to toss, to verdant throughout the year; as, the pine is Eversive (ē-vérs'iv), a. Designed or tending swing, to fan. See VENTILATE.] 1. To win- an evergreen tree: also used figuratively. to overthrow; subversive. now; to fan. Hence-2. To discuss.

Evergreen (ev'ér-grēn), n. A plant that A maxim ... eversive of all justice and morality. Eventilationt (ē-ven'ti-lā"shon), n. 1. Act retains its verdure through all the seasons,

Dr. Goddes. of ventilating or fanning; ventilation. as the fir, the holly, the laurel, the cedar, Evert (é-vert), v.t. [L. everto-, and verto, 2. Discussion; debate.

the cypress, the juniper, the holm-oak, and to turn.] 1. To overturn; to overthrow; to Eventration (é-ven-tra'shon), n. [L. e, out many others. Evergreens shed their old destroy. -2. To turn outward, or inside out. of, and venter, the belly.) In pathol. (a) a leaves in the spring or summer, after the They attack molluscs by everting their stomachs. tumour, formed by a general relaxation of new foliage has been formed, and conse

Pop. Ency. the walls of the abdomen, and contain- quently are verdant through all the winter Every (ev'e-ri), a. [0. E. everich, eerlk, ing a great part of the abdominal viscera. season. They form a considerable part of everælc, from A. Sax. pfre, ever, and alc,each. (6) Ventral hernia, or that which occurs in the shrubs commonly cultivated in gardens, See EACH.] Each individual of a whole colany other way than through the natural and are beautiful at all seasons of the year. lection or aggregate number; all the parts openings of the abdominal walls. (c) A Everich, a. Every; each. Chaucer.

which constitute a whole considered one by very extensive wound in the abdominal Everlasting (ev-ér-last'ing), a. (Ever and

one.

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Every inan at his best state is altogether vanity. 2. In law, that which is legally submitted to ! 4. A malady or disease; as, the king's evil or

Ps. xxxix. 5. a competent tribunal, as a means of ascer- scrofula. - Every now and then, repeatedly; at short taining the truth of any alleged matter of

What's the disease he means? intervals; frequently. fact under investigation before it. Evidence

'Tis called the evil.

Shak. Everybody (ev'e-ri-bo-di), n. Every person. may be either written or parole, direct or Evil (ē'vil), adv. 1. Not well; not with jusEveryday (ev'e-ri-dā), a. L'sed, occurring, circumstantial. Written evidence consists tice or propriety; unsuitably. 'Evil it beor that may be seen or met with every day; of records, deeds, affidavits, and other writ- seems thee.' Shak.--2. Not virtuously: not common; usual; as, everyday wit; an every- ings; parole or oral evidence is that rendered innocently.-3. Not happily; unfortunately, day occurrence. * This was no everyday by witnesses personally appearing in court It went evil with his house,

1 Chr, vii. 23. writer. Pope. and sworn to the truth of what they depose.

4. Injuriously; not kindly. A plain, business-like speaker: a man of everyday

Direct evidence is that of a person who has talents in the llouse. Brougham. been an eye-witness to a fact; circumstan

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us.

Deut. xxvi. 6. Everywhere (ev'é - ri - whār), adv. [See

tial evidence consists of many concurrent Evil-affected (e’vil-af-fekt-ed), a. Not well WHERE, which signifies place.) In every

circumstances leading to an inference or disposed; unkind; ill-affected. place; in all places. conviction.-3. One who or that which sup

Made their minds evil-affected against the brethren. Eves-drop (évz'drop), n. Same as Eaves- plies evidence; a witness; an evident. ' In

Acts xiv, 2. drop.

famous and perjured evidences.' Sir W. Evildoer (ē'vil-dö-ér), n. One who does evil: Eves-dropper (ēvz'drop-ér), n.

Same as

Scott. (Rare.)--King's or queen's evidence, one who commits sin, crime, or any moral Eaves-dropper (which see).

in criminal law, evidence given by an ac- wrong Evestigatet (è-ves'ti-gāt), v.t.

Same as

complice, when the ordinary evidence is They speak evil against you as evildoers, 1 Pet. ii. 12. Inrestigate. Bailey.

defective, on the understanding that he

Evil-entreat (cē'vil-en-trēt), v.t. To treat Evet (e'vet), 12. (See EFT.) A kind of small himself shall go free for his share of the

with injustice; to injure. lizard; an eft. crime.- Testimony, Evidence. Testimony is

And then he lets them be evil entreated by tyrants, Evibratet (e-vibrāt), v.i. To vibrate (which

the evidence given by one witness, evidence

and suffer persecution.

Kingsley. is the testimony of one or many. see)

We say Evil-eye (ē’vil-i), n. A kind of influence suEvict (ē-vikt'), v.t. [L. evinco, erictum, to

the united testimonies, but the whole evi-
dence.

perstitiously ascribed in former times to vanquish utterly-e, intens., and rinco, to,

certain persons, in virtue of which they overcome. See VICTOR.] 1. To dispossess Evidence (ev'i-dens), v.t. pret. & pp. evi

could injure whatever they cast a hostile by a judicial process or course of legal prodenced; ppr. evidencing. To render evi

or envious look upon. ceedings; to expel from lands or tenements

dent; to prove: to make clear to the mind; Evil-eyed (ē'vil-id), a. Supposed to possess by law. If either party be evicted for the as, to evidence the guilt of an offender. As

the evil eye; looking with an evil eye, or defect of the other's title.' Blackstone. --might be erienced from texts. Tillotson.

with envy, jealousy, or bad design. Thon 2. To take away by sentence of law. • His Evident (ev'i-dent), a. (L. ecilens. See

shalt not find me ... evil-ey'd unto you.' lands were evicted from him.' King James's EVIDENCE. ] 1. Open to be seen; clear to

Shak. Dedaration.-3. To evince; to prove. B.

the mental eye; apparent; manifest; obviJonson, ous; plain; as, an evident mistake; it is eviEvil-favoured (e'vil-fā-verd), a. Having a

bad countenance or external appearance; Eviction (ē-vik'shon), n. 1. Dispossession by

dent you are wrong Your honour and

ill-favoured. judicial sentence; the recovery of lands or

your goodness is so evident.' Shak.--2. Con- Evil-favouredness (ē’vil-fá-verd-nes), 1. tenements from another's possession by due clusive. Shak.

Deformity. Evident (ev'i-dent), n. That which proves course of law.-2. Proof; conclusive evi

Blemish or any eril-favoured

ness.' Deut. xvii. 1. dence.

or corroborates anything; specifically, in

Evilly (ē'vil - li), adv. Not well.
Scots law, a writ or title-deed by which pro-

"Good Rather as an expedient for peace than an eviction of the right

deeds evilly disposed.' Shak. [Rare.) Sir R. L'Estrange.

perty is proved: a term used in conveyanc- Evil-minded (è'vil - mind-ed), a. Having

ing
Evidence (ev'i-dens), n. [Fr. évidence, from
L eridentia.-e, and video, to see.
Evidential (ev-i-den'shal), a.

an evil mind; having evil dispositions or

Affording
See

intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; VISION.] 1. That which makes evident or

evidence; clearly proving; indicative. elucidates and enables the mind to see Evidentially (ev-i-den'shal-li), adv. In an

malicious; malignant; wicked. evidential manner.

Evilness (é'vil-nes), nn. Badness; viciousness; truth; proof arising from our own percep: Evidentiary (ev-i-den'shi-a-ri), a. Affording

malignity; as, evilness of heart; the evilness tions by the senses, or from the testimony

of sin. of others, or from inductions of reason; as,

evidence; evidential.

Evil - starred (ē'vil-stärd), a. Destined to our senses furnish evidence of the existence

When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to

misfortune, as if through the influence of he evidentiary of, or a mark of, some other fact, of matter, of solidity, of colour, of heat and there must be a cause of the error. 3. S. Mill.

an adverse star or planet; ill-starred; uncold, of figure, &c.; the declarations of a

fortunate; unlucky. witness furnish evidence of facts to a court Evidently (ev'i-dent-li), adv. Clearly; obvi

In wild Mahratta-battle fell my father evil-starred. and jury; and reasoning, or the deductions ously; plainly; in a manner to be seen and

Tennyson. of the mind from facts or arguments, fur

understood; in a manner to convince the Evince (ē - vins'), v.t. pret. & pp. evinced ; nish eridence of truth or falsehood. Evi- mind; certainly; manifestly,

ppr. evincing. (L. evinco, to vanquish, to dence has been distinguished into intuitive

He was evidently in the prime of youth.

prove or show-e, and vinco, to conquer.) and deductive. Intuitive evidence is of three

W. Irving

i. To show in a clear manner; to prove kinds. (a) The evidence of axioms. (6) The Evidentness (ev'i-dent-nes), n. State of beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; evidence of consciousness, of perception, being evident; clearness; obviousness; plain- to make evident. and of memory. (c) The evidence of those ness.

Tradition then is disallow'd fundamental laws of human belief which Evigilationt (e-vi'jil-a"shon), n. [L. evigila

If not evinc'd by Scripture to be true. Dryden. form an essential part of our constitution; tio, from erigilo, evigilatum, to wake up- 2. To conquer. and of which our entire conviction is im- e, and vigil, watchful.] A waking or watch- Error by his own arms is best evinced. Milton. plied not only in all our speculative reason- ing. «The erigilation of the animal powers Evincement (ē- vins' ment), n. Act of ings, but in all our conduct as acti e beings. when Adam awoke.' Bibliotheca Biblio

evincing. Deductire eridence is of two kinds, demon- graphica Oxoniensis.

Evincible (e-vins'i-bl), a. Capable of proof; strative and probable; the former relating to Evil (e'vil), a. [A. Sax. efel, yfel, eofel; D.

demonstrable. Evincible by true reason. necessary, the latter to contingent truths. euvel; 0. Fris. evel; G. übel; Goth. ubils. Il

Sir M. Hale. Mathematical evidence is of the demonstra- is a contracted form of evil.) 1. Having bad Evincibly (ē-vins'i-bli), adv. In a manner to tive kind Probable evidence is founded on qualities of a natural kind; mischievous;

demonstrate or force conviction. a belief that the course of nature will con- having qualities which tend to injury, or to Evincive (e-vins'iv), a. Tending to prove; tinue to be in time to come as it has been produce mischief.

having the power to demonstrate. [Rare.) in time past. Evidence as to the authen

Some evil beast hath devoured him. Gen. xxxvii. 33. Eviratet (e'vér-āt), v. t. (L. cviro, eviratum, ticity or genuineness of a writing may be internal or external.

to deprive of virility-e, priv., and vir, man.) Internal evidence is

2. Having bad qualities of a moral kind;

wicked; corrupt; perverse; wrong; as, evil To emasculate; to castrate. the evidence supplied by the composition

* Origen and and character of a work, as a poem or a

thoughts; evil deeds; evil speaking; an evil some others that voluntarily evirated thempainting; external evidence is the evidence

selves.' Bp. Hall. generation.-3. Unfortunate; unpropitious;

Castration. brought in corroboration of the statements producing sorrow, distress, injury, or cala- Eviration f (e-ver-ā’shon), n. or genuineness of the work by neutral

mity; as, evil tidings; evil days. *Fall'n

Eviscerate (ē-vis'ser-åt), v.t. pret. & pp. parties.

on evil days.' Milton. --The evil one, the eviscerated; ppr. eviscerating, (L. eviscero

devil.-SYN. Mischievous, pernicious, inju- e, and viscera, the bowels.] To take out the Internal evidence is generally deceptive; but the sort of internal widence supposed to be afforded by rious, hurtful, destructive, noxious, bane

entrails of; to search the bowels of; to en)comparative inferiority in artistic execution, is never ful, wicked, bad, corrupt, perverse, vile,

bowel; to disembowel; as, he was hanged free from great suspicion. Some of Plato's dialogues base, wrong, vicious, calamitous, unfor- and then eviscerated. not being found equal to the exalted idea which his tunate.

The philosophers who, like Dr. Thomas Brown, great works have led men to entertain, are forthwith declared to be spurious. Evil (ë'vil), n.

quietly cuiscerate the problem of its difficulty.

1. Anything that causes disBut what writer is at all

Sir W'. Hamilton. times equal to the highest of his own fights? What pleasure, injury, pain, or suffering; misfor

Evisceration (e-vis'sėr-ā"shon), n.

The act author has produced nothing butchefs-d'auvre! No tune; calamity; mischief; injury.

of eviscerating. one thinks of disputing Shakspere's claim to the Merry Ilives of Windsor, because it is immea.

Every man calleth that which pleaseth, and is de Evitable (ev'it-a-bl), a. [L. eritabilis. See surably inferior to Twelfth Nighl, which, in its turn, lightful to himself, good; and that evil which dis

EVITATE. ] That may be shunned; avoidis inferior to Othello.

G. H. Lewes.
pleaseth hiin.

Hobbes.

able. -Moral eridence, evidence sufficient to sa

Of two evils the less is always to be chosen.

Of divers things evil, all being not evitable, we Trans. of Thomas a Kempis. take one.

Hooker. tisfy the mind, although not susceptible of rigid and incontrovertible demonstration. 2. Natural depravity; corruption of heart,

Evitatet (ev'it-át), v.t. [L. erito, evitatum or disposition to commit wickedness; maMr. Gibbon remarks in his own life that, as soon

-e, and rito, to shun.] To shun; to avoid; lignity. as he understood the principles of mathematics, he

to escape.

Shak. relinquished his pursuit of them for ever; nor did he The heart of the sons of men is full of evil, Evitationt (ev-it-a'shon), n. , An avoiding; lament that he desisted before his mind was hard

Eccles. ix. 3.

a shunning. ened by the habit of rigid demonstration, so destruc- 3. The negation or contrary of good. tive of the finer feelings of moral evidence, which

Evitet (e-vit'), v.t. (L. erito, to shun.) To must, however, determine the actions and opinions Farewell remorse! all good to me is lost

shun. of our lives.

Edin. Reu.
Evil, be thou my good.

Milton. The blow once given cannot be evited. Drayton.

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EXACTION

Eviternalt (ē-vi-ternal), a. (L. æviternus increased somewhat in size after the general cessa- sour. See ACERB.] 1. To irritate; to exas. (contr. xternus), from ævun, an age.] Of

tion of evolutional changes in their form

Herbert Spencer.

perate; to inflame the angry passions of; duration indefinitely long; eternal. Evolutionist (ev-o-lū’shon-ist), n. 1. One

to imbitter; to increase the malignant quaAngels are truly existing ..., eviternal creatures.

lities of.
skilled in evolutions, specifically in mili-
Bp. Hall.
tary evolutions. -- 2. A believer in the doc-

A factious spirit is sure to be fostered, and un. Eviternally! (e-vi-tér'nal-li), adv. Eter

kindly feelings to be exacerbated, if not engendered. trine or doctrines of evolution. nally. Bp. Hall.

Brougham Eviternity (ē-vi-tér'ni-ti), n. Duration Evolve (e-voly'), v. t. pret. & pp. erolred; ppr.

2. To increase the violence of, as a disease. indefinitely long; eternity. Our eviternity

evolving. (L. erolvo-e, and volvo, to roll,
which is cog. with E. to wallow.) l. To un-

Exacerbation (eks-as'ér-ba"shon), n. 1 The of blisse.” Bp. Iall. Evittate (e-vitāt), a. fold; to open and expand.

act of exasperating; the irritation of angry [L. e, without, and The animal soul sooner cvolves itself to its full orb

or malignant passions or qualities; increase ritte, bands.) In bot. not striped; destitute and extent than the human soul.

Hale. of malignity. -2. In med a periodical inof vittae: applied to the fruits of some 2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odours.

crease of violence in a disease; specifically, umbellifers. 3. To follow out and detect through intrica

the periodical increase of remittent and Evocate t(ev'ő-kāt), v.t. pret. & pp. evocated; cies; as, to evolve the truth. [Rare.)-4. To

continued fevers, where there is no absolute ppr. evocating. [L evoco, evocatum-e, forth, develop; to cause to pass from a simple to

cessation of the fever; as, nocturnal exaand voco, to call.) To call forth; to evoke. a complex state.

cerbations.- 3. Increased severity; as, vio• Magical operations to evocate the dead.'

Evolve (e-volv'), v.i. Stackhouse.

To open or disclose

lent exacerbations of punishment (Rare.) itself.

Exacerbescence (eks-as'ér-bes" sens), n. (L. Evocation (ev-7-kā'shon), n. 1. A calling Evolvement (ē- volv'ment), . Act of

exacerbesco, to become exasperated-ex, and or bringing from concealment; a calling evolving or state of being evolved; evolu

acerbus, harsh.] Increase of irritation or forth. --2. A calling from one tribunal to tion.

violence, particularly the increase of a fever another.-3. Among the Romans, a calling Evolvent (e-volv'ent), n.

or disease.

In geom. the inon the gods of a besiegell city to forsake it volute of a curve. See INVOLUTE.

Exacervation (eks-as'ér-va"shon), n. (L. and come over to the besiegers: a religious Evolver (e-volv'er), n. He who or that which

exacerro, exacervatum, to heap up exceedceremony of besieging armies. evolves or unfolds.

ingly-ex, intens, and acervus, a heap.] Evocator (ev'ő-kát-ér), 11. (L.) One who Evolvulus (e-volyu-lus), n. [L. evolvo, to

The act of heaping up. calls forth. unroll- e, out, and rolvo, to roll.) A genus

Exacinate (eks-as'in-át), v.t. [L. ex, priv., Evoke (e-vök'), v.t. pret. & pp. eroked; ppr. of climbing exotic annuals, having hand

and acinus, the kernel of a berry or other evoking. 1. To call or summon forth. some flowers, for which they are sometimes

fruit.) To deprive of the kernel (Rare.) There is a necessity for a regulating discipline of cultivated in our stoves. They belong to

Exacination (eks-as'in-a"shon), n. The act exercise, that, whilst woking the human energies,

of taking out the kernel. (Rare.) will not suffer then to be wasted.

the nat. order Convolvulaceae.
De Quincey.
Evomitt (e-vom'it), v. t. To vomit. Bale.

Exact (egz-akt'), a. (L. exactus, pp. of erigo, 2. + To call away; to remove from one Evomitation,t Evomitiont (e-vom'it-å".

to drive out, to measure-ex, out, and ago, tribunal to another. son, e-v0-mi/son), 1. [L. econo, to Vomit

to drive, to do.) 1. Closely correct or reguThe cause was evoked to Rome. Hume. forth-e, out, and vomo, to vomit.) The act

lar; nice; accurate; conformed to rule. Evolatic, Evolaticalt (ev-o-lat'ik, ev-o- of vomiting: expectoration.

All this, exact to rule, were brought about, lat'ik-ul), a.

Were but a combat in the lists left out.
Evovae (e-võ'va-ė).
Apt to fly away.
In music, an artificial

Pepe. Evolation (ev-o-la'shon), n. [L. evolo, ero- word formed from the vowels in the words 2. Precise; not different in the least; as, the latum -e, and rolo, to fly.] The act of

* seculorun Amen' which occur at the end exact sum or amount, or the exact time. flying away.

of the Gloria Patri. It served as a kind of 3. Methodical; careful; not negligent; corThese walls of flesh forbid evolation, Br Hall. mnemonic word, enabling singers to render rect; observing strict method, rule, or Evolute(ev'o-lūt). n. In geom, a curve from

the various Gregorian chants correctly, each order; punctual; strict; as, a man exaet in which another curve, called the incolute or

letter in evovae (euouae) standing for the keeping accounts; a man exact in paying evolvent, is described by the end of a thread syllable from which it is extracted.

his debts; we should be exact in attendance gradually wound upon the former, or un

Evulgate 1 (ē-vul'gat), v.t. [L. evulgo, erul. on appointments; an exact thinker. 'In my wound from it. See INVOLUTE.

gatum, to make public-e, out, and vulgo, doings I was exact' Ecclus. li. 19. Evolution (ev-o-lū'shon), n. (Fr. érolution,

to spread among the people, from vulgus, The exactest vigilance cannot maintain a single day from L. evolutio, from evolvo, evolutum, to the common people.) To publish.

of unmingled innocence.

L'ambier unroll, to unfold. See EVOLVE.] 1. The Evulgationt le vul-ga'shon), n. A divulging.

4. Characterized by exactness; precisely act of unfolding or unrolling: development; Evulsion (ē-vulshon), n. [L. evulsio, from

thought out or stated; as, an exact demonas, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or erello, evulsum, to pluck out-e, out, and

stration. * An exact command.' Shak. a bird from the egg. • The evolution of

vello, to pluck.] The act of plucking or Syn. Accurate, correct, precise, nice, methe plot (of a dramatic poem).' Dr. Caird. pulling out by force.

thodical, careful. 2. A series of things unrolled or unEw,t n. Yew. Chaucer.

Exact (egz-akt'), v.t. [L. erigo, eractum-ex, folded. • The evolution of ages.' Sir T. Ewe (ū), n. [A. Sax, eowu; comp. the cog.

and ago, to drive, to lead, to do.) 1. To More.-3. In geom. the unfolding or opening

forms Fris. ei, Goth, avis, O.H.G. avi, ou, force or compel to be paid or yielded; to of acurve and making it describe an evolvent. Icela, awis, L. oris, Gr. ois, Gael.

demand or require authoritatively; to extort The equable evolution of the periphery of a ai, a herd, sheep; Skr, avi, a sheep.) A fe

by means of authority or without justice. circle or other curve is such a gradual ap

male sheep; the female of the ovine race of

animals. proach of the circumference to rectitude as

Jehoiakim exacted the silver and the gold of the people.

2 ki, xxiii. 35.

Cheese made from that its parts do not concur and equally Ewe-cheese (ü'chēz), n. the milk of ewes.

2. To demand of right or necessity; to enevolve or unbend, so that the same line

force a yielding of; to enjoin with pressing becomes successively a less arc of a recipro- Ewer (u'ér), n. (O.Fr. eavier, Fr. évier, a

urgency cally greater circle, till at last they change sink for water, from eau, older Fr. eve,

Years of service past, into a straight line.-4. In math. the extraciave, aigue, water, whence Fr. aiguière, a

From grateful souls exact reward at last. Dryden. tion of roots from powers; the reverse of ewer; L. aqua, water.) A kind of pitcher

Duty involution. See INVOLUTION.-5. Milit. the with a wide spout, used to bring water for

And justice to my father's soul, amct doubling of ranks or files, wheeling, counwashing the hands; a sort of pitcher that

This cruel piety.

Sir 7. Deniam. termarching, or other motion by which the accompanies a wash-hand basin for holding 3. To require the presence of. disposition of troops is changed, in order the water.

My designs to attack or defend with more advantage or Ewest, a. According to Jamieson, near,

End me in another place. Massinger. to occupy a different post. --6. Naut. the

contiguous; but according to Bell (Dict. of Exact (egz-akt'), v.i. To practise extortion. change 01 orm disposition of a fleet

Law of Scot.), nearest. It occurs in the
older Scotch statutes.

The enemy shall not exact upon him. Ps. Ixxxix. 22. or the movements of a single vessel during maneuvres. – 7. In biology, strictly the Ewry (ūʼri), n. [From ewer.). In mediæval Exacter (egz-aktér), n. One who exacts; an theory of generation, in which the germ times, the scullery of a religious house; in extortioner.

Demandis held to pre-exist in the parent, and its

England, an office in the royal household, | Exacting (egz-akt'ing), p. and a. parts to be unfolded and expanded, but not

where they take care of the linen for the ing or compelling to pay or yield under actually formed, by the procreative acts. See

sovereign's table, lay the cloth, and serve colour of authority; requiring authoritatEPIGENESIS. 8. That theory which sees in up water in ewers after dinner.

ively; demanding or disposed to demand the history of all things, organic and inor: Ewtt (ūt), n. [See EFT, NEWT.) A newt. without pity or justice; extorting; compelganic, a passage from simplicity to com

Ex (eks). A Latin preposition or prefix, Gr. ling by necessity; unreasonably severe or plexity, from an undifferentiated to a dif- ex or ék, signifying out of, out, proceeding oppressive. ferentiated condition of the elements. Thus

from. Hence, in composition, it signifies With a temper so exacting, he was more likely to the nebular hypothesis, which regards the sometimes out of, as in exhale, exclude; claim what he thought due, than to consider what

others might award,

Arnoid. planetary bodies as evolved from nebular or

sometimes off, from, or out, as in L. exgaseous matter, and the history of the de

scindo, to cut off or out; sometimes beyond, Exaction (egz-ak’shon), n. 1. The act of development of an individual plant or animal,

as in excess, exceed, excel, In some words manding with authority, and compelling to or of society, are examples of evolution. The

it is merely emphatical; in others it has pay or yield; authoritative demand; extorevolution theory of the origin of species is, little effect on the signification.

tion; a wresting from one unjustly; the that later species have been developed by

fixed to names of office denotes that a per- taking advantage of one's necessities or continuous differentiation of organs and

son has held, but no longer holds, that office; powerlessness to compel him to pay illegal modifications of parts from species simpler

as, ex-minister. Ex is frequently used as a or exorbitant tribute, fees, or rewards; as, and less differentiated, and that thus all

preposition before English words, as in the the exaction of tribute or of obedience. Ilorganic existences, even man himself, may

phrase, 20 chests tea ex 'Sea King,' where legal exactions of sheriffs and officials.' Banbe traced back to a simple cell.

it signifies taken out of, delivered from. croft Evolutional, Evolutionary (ev-7-lū'shon

Stock of any kind sold ex div. means that Take away your exactions from my people. al, ev-o-lü'shon-a-ri), a.

Ezek. xlv. 9. Of or pertaining

the next dividend upon such stock has been to evolution; produced by or due to evolu

declared, and is reserved by the seller. 2. That which is exacted; tribute, fees, retion; constituting evolution.

Exacerbate (eks-as'ér-bāt), v.t. pret. & pp. wards, or contributions demanded or levied

exacerbated; ppr. exacerbating. [L. exa- with severity or injustice. It is not certain whether the idiots' brains had undergone any local evolutional change as the result cerbo, exacerbatum-ex, intens., and acerbo,

We pay an unreasonable exaction at every ferry. of education or training. It is certain that they had to make bitter, from acerbus, harsh, sharp,

Madison

Ex pre

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209

EXAMPLE

The person

essences.

. an un

Exactitude (egz-akt'i-tüd), n. Exactness; freq. of ago, to move, to drive.) 1. To were usually posted for examination, while the upper accuracy; nicety. shake violently; to agitate. ---2. To pursue

end, where the examinants sat, was thrown into shadow.

Sir W. Scott. Every sentence, every word, every syllable, every

with invectives or reproaches; to reproach. letter and point, seem to have been weighed with the

Examinatet (egz-am'in-át), n.

This their defect I had rather lainent than exagitate. nicest exactuude. Dr. Geddes.

Hooker.

examined. Bacon. Exactly (egz-aktli), ado. In an exact man- Exagitation (egz-aj'it-ā"shon), n. Agita

Examination (egz-am'in-ā"shon), n. [L. extion.

aminatio. ner; precisely according to rule, measure,

See EXAMEN.] 1. The act of fact, principle, and the like; nicely; accu- Exalbuminous (eks-al-bü'min-us), a. [Prefix

examining or state of being examined; a rately; as, a tenon exactly fitted to the mor- ex, priv., and albuminous (which see)] In

careful search or inquiry, with a view to distise. bot. having no albumen about the embryo,

cover truth or the real state of things; careBoth of them knew mankind exactly well. Dryden. or no albumen but that of the cotyledons.

ful and accurate inspection of a thing and His enemies were pleased, for he had acted enctly

Exalt (egz-alt'), v.t. (Fr, exalter; L. exalto its parts; a view of qualities and relations, as their interests required.

Bancrof.
ex, and altus, high. See ALTITUDE.)

and an estimate of their nature and importExactness (egz-akt'nes), n. 1. Accuracy; 1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.

ance; scrutiny by study or experiment; as, nicety; precision; as, to make experiments

an examination of a house or a ship.

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, with exactness.-2. Regularity; careful con

Is. xiv. 13

Different men leaving out or putting in several formity to law or rules of propriety; as, Exalt thy towery head, and list thine eyes. Pope.

simple ideas, according to their various examination, eractness of deportment.

skill, or observation of the subject, have different 2. To elevate in power, wealth, rank or

Locke. They think that their exactress in one duty will dignity, character, and the like; as, to exalt Nothing that is self-evident can be the proper sub. atone for their neglect of another.

Rogers.
one to a throne, to the chief magistracy, to ject of examination.

South. 3. Careful observance of method and cona bishopric.

2. In judicial proceedings, a careful inquiry formity to truth; as, exactness in accounts

Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. into facts by testimony; an attempt to asceror business.

Ezek. xxi. 16. tain truth by inquiries and interrogatories; He had that sort of exactness which would

3. To elevate with joy, pride, or confidence; as, the examination of a witness or the have made him a respectable antiquary. Macaulay.

to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to merits of a cause.—3. A process prescribed Exactor (egz-akt'er), n. 1. One who exacts; elate; as, to be exalted with success or vic- or assigned for testing qualification, capabilian officer who collects tribute, taxes, or tory.

ties, knowledge, progress, and the like; as, customs.

Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. the examination of a student, of a candidate I will inake thine officers peace, and thine exactors

Luke xiv. II. for admission to the ministry or bar; the righteousness.

Is. lx. 17.

4. To praise highly; to magnify; to praise; periodical examination of a school.-4. Trial 2. An extortioner; one who compels another to extol.

or assay by the appropriate methods or to pay more than is legal or reasonable ; He is ... my father's God, and I will exalt him.

tests, as of minerals or chemical comone who demands something without pity

Ex. xv. 2.

pounds. --SYN. Search, inquiry, investigaor regard to justice; one who is unreason- 5. To raise, as the voice; to elevate the tone

tion, research, scrutiny, inquisition, inspecably severe in his injunctions or demands. of, as the voice or a musical instrument;

tion. The service of sin is perfect slavery to lift up. 2 Ki. xix. 22.

Examinator (egz-am'in-āt-ér), n. An exareasonable taskmaster and an unmeasurable exacor. Now, Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. miner. 'A prudent examinator.' Sir W. South.

Prior. Scott. Men that are in health are severe exactors of 6. To elevate in diction or sentiment; to patience at the hands of them that are sick.

Examine (egz-am'in), v.t. pret. & pp. examake sublime. Jer. Taylor.

mined; ppr. examining. (L. examino, ex3. He that demands by authority; as, an

But hear, oh hear, in what exalted strains,

aminatum, from examen, examinis, the

Sicilian muses, through these happy plains, exactor of oaths.

Proclaim Saturnian times.

Roscommon.

tongue of a balance. See EXAMEN.) 1. To As they reposed great religion in an oath, in respect 7. In chem. to purify; to subtilize; to refine;

inspect or observe carefully; to look into of the actor: so did they likewise, in respect of the

the state of; to view in all its aspects; to exactor

Fotherby.
as, to exalt the juices or the qualities of

weigh arguments and compare facts in refer

bodies. Exactress (egz-akt'res), n. A female who

With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope.

ence to anything, with a view to form a corexacts or is severe in her injunctions. 'Ex

rect opinion or judgment regarding it; as, pectation, so severe an exactress of duties. Exaltado (eks-ältä'do), n. In Spanish hist.

to examine a ship to know whether she is B. Jonson. a member of the extreme liberal or radical

sea-worthy, or a house to know whether Exacuatet (egz-ak’ū-át), v.t. (From a fictive political party.

repairs are wanted.

Exalted. L. verb eracuo, exacuatum, for L. exacuo,

Exaltat,t pp;

'In Pisces, wher

If, for instance, we examine the address of Clytemeracutum, to make very sharp--ex, and acuo, Venus is exaltat.' Chaucer.

nestra to Agamemnon on his return, or the descrip. Exaltation (egz-alt-a'shon), n. 1. The act to shurpen, from acus, a sharp point, a

tion of the seven Argive chiefs, by the principles of needle.) To whet or sharpen. of raising high, or state of being raised dramatic writing, we shall instantly condemn them

as monstrous.

Macaulay. Exacuation t (egz-ak'ü-a''shon), n.

high; elevated state; elevation, as to power,

Act of whetting; a sharpening. ofhce, rank, dignity, or excellence; state of 2. To try, as an offender; to question, as

a witness. • The offenders that are to be Exæresis (egz-e're-sis), n. (Gr., from erairco,

greatness or dignity. to remove.)

examined.' Shak.-3. To inquire into the That branch of surgery which

Wondering at my flight, and change

Milton.

To this high exltation. relates to the removal of parts of the body.

qualifications, capabilities, knowledge, or Exaggerate (egz-ajèr-át), v. t. pret. & pp.

2. Mental elevation; a state of mind in

progress of, by interrogatories; as, to exaexaggerated; ppr. eraggerating. (L. exag. which a person possesses poetical or noble

mine the candidates for a degree, or for gero, exaggeratum-ex, intens., and aggero, thoughts and noble aspirations.

a license to preach or to practise in a pro

fession.--4. To try or assay by appropriate aggeratum, to heap, from agger, a heap-ad, You are only aware of the impetuosity of the

methods or tests; as, to examine minerals to, and gero, to carry.) 1.7 To heap on; to

senses, the upwelling of the blood, the effusion of
tenderness, but not of the nervous exaltation, the

or chemical compounds. accumulate. 'Oaks and fire covered by the

poetic rapture.

Trans. of Taine, waters and moorish earth eraggerated upon

Examinee (egz-am'in-ė''), n. One who underthem.' Hale.-2. To heighten; to enlarge

3. In chem. the refinement or subtilization goes an examination. beyond the truth or reason; to amplify; espe

of bodies or their qualities and virtues, or After repeating the Samaritan's saying to the inn. cially, to represent as greater than truth

the increase of their strength.—4. In astrol. keeper: 'When I come again I will repay thee,' the or justice will warrant. the dignity of a planet, from its position

unlucky aaminee added: 'This he said, knowing

that he should see his face no more.' being in that part of the zodiac in which its A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy

Cambridge Sketches. inflames his crimes.

Addison.

powers are increased or are at the highest. Examiner (egz-am'in-ér), n. 1. One who 3. In the fine arts, to heighten extravagantly

Astrologers tell us that the sun receives its exalta. examines, tries, or inspects; one who interin effect or design; as, to exaggerate parti. Exalted (egz-alt'ed), p. and a.

tion in the sign Aries.

Dryden. rogates a witness or an offender. --2. A per

Raised to a son appointed to conduct an examination, cular features in a painting or statue. Exaggerated (egz-aj'ér-at-ed), p. and a.

lofty height; elevated; honoured with office as, in a university, one appointed to examine Heightened; overstated; unduly increased;

or rank; extolled; magnified; refined; dig- students for degrees; as, the examiners in nified; sublime; lofty.

natural science, in metaphysics, classics, &c. as, an exaggerated statement or account. Exaggeration (egz-aj'ér-ā"shon), n. 1.7 A

Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation

3. In chancery, one of two officers of court, to a strict scrutiny.

Ames. who examine on oath the witnesses produced heaping together; heap; accumulation.

on either side, or the parties themselves. * Fraggeration of sand.' Hale.--2. Amplifi- Exaltedness (egz-alt'ed-nes), n. The state cation; a representation of things beyond of being exalted, elevated, or elated.

* The Examining (egz-am'in-ing), a. Having power the truth or reason; hyperbolical represenexaltedness of some minds.' Gray.

to examine; appointed to examine; as, an tation, whether of good or evil. Exalter (egz-alt'ér), n. One who exalts or

examining committee. Exaggerations of the prodigious condescensions in raises to dignity.

Examplaryt (egz'am-pla-ri), a. (From exthe prince to pass good laws, would have an odd Exaltmentt (egz-alt'ment), n. Exaltation.

ample) Serving for example or pattern; sound at Westininster. Swift.

proposed for imitation; exemplary. Hooker. Sanctity implying a discrimination, a distance, an exaltment in nature or use of the thing which is de

Example (egz-am'pl), n. 3. In the fine arts, a representation of things

(L. exemplum, nominated thereby. in which their natural features are heigh

Barrow.

from eximo, to take out or away, to remove tened or magnified. Examen (egz-a'men), n. [L., the tongue of

-ex, out, and emo, to take, to receive, to a balance, for exagmen, from exigo, to exa

purchase. See SAMPLE.) Exaggerative (egz-aj'ér-āt-iv), a. Having

1. A portion, the power or tendency to exaggerate. mine, measure, weigh--ex, and ago, to set

generally a small quantity of anything, or Exaggerator (egz-aj'ér-at-ér), n.

one of a number of things, exhibited to One who in motion.) Examination; disquisition; inexisserates. quiry; scrutiny. 'After so fair an examen.'

show the character or quality of the whole; Burke. You write so of the poets and not laugh?

a sample; a specimen.-2. A pattern, in Those virtuous liars, dreamers after dark, Exametron,t n. Hexameter. Chaucer.

morals or manners, worthy of imitation; a Exig gerntors of the sun and moon, Examinable (egz-am'in-a-bl), a. (See EXA

copy or model; one who or that which is And soothsayers in a tea-cup? E. B. Browning. MINE.) That may be examined; proper for

proposed or is proper to be imitated. Exaggeratory (egz-aj'ér-a-to-ri), a. Conjudicial examination or inquiry.

I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

John xiii. 15. taining exacgeration. Exaggeratory de- Examinant (egz-am'in-ant), n. [L. examinclamation.' Johnson.

See

Be thou an example of the believers. ans, examinantis, ppr. of examino.

1 Tim. iv. 12. Exagitatet (egz-aj'it-át), v.t. pret. & pp. er- EXAMINE.) One who examines; an examiner. 3. Precedent to be imitated; a former inagitated; ppr. exagitating. (L. exagito, ex- One window was so placed as to throw a strong

stance, to be followed or avoided; a pattern; agitatum, to stir up-ex, intens., and agito, light at the foot of the table at which prisoners as, example is better than precept.

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