

TH1 STANDARD DICTIONARY OF FACTS 



interpretation, or an api things; 



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o unwit: the equivocation misleads use of a 



term in the sense which we do not suspect. 



ml. improve* Mend. 



pplied to 



works of the understanding, with this distinction, that 

 amend signifies to .it- or defects generally, 



either by adding, taking away. <>r altering, as to amend 

 a law; .-ular faults in any 



literary work by the alteration <-t letters or 

 to correct is to remove gross faults, as to <-. >rrect t he press ; 



.my works in the 



that right u a faulty; 



. rsons or things which are 

 made better; as to improve the mind, morals. . 



.* -mostly applie ; \\ard condition on 



\im, M(||\. tmieable implies a negative 



ireedom from diseordanee; and friendly a 



:ig of regard, the absence of indifference. 



We make an amicable accommodation, and a friendly 



\mple. ^p.i.iou-. ( apai-imis. Ample is opposed 



r- Hants . -pac ions t.. narr-.\\ . capacious to small. \\ hat 



is ample suffices at it imposes no constraint ; 



,:id open: it docs not confine; 



uid contains; it is 



Uberal and pencn.,,-. 



lo \i.ni-c. Divert. Kntertain. Whatever amuses 

 serves to kill time, to lull the faculties and banish reflec- 

 . u-es mirth and provokes laugh- 

 ter; whatever entertains acts on the senses, and awakens 

 the understanding. 



. Rest-fitment. Wrath, Ire, Indignation, 

 Race, Fury. Anirer is a sudden sentiment, of dis- 

 pleasure; resentment is a continued anger; wrath is a 

 ntiment of anirer. which is poetically ex- 

 pressed by the word ire; indignation is a sentiment 

 1 by the unworthy and atrocious conduct of 

 apt from personality, it is not irre- 

 !e with the temper of a Christian; rage is a 

 t ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of 

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\nimad\ersion. Criticism. Stricture. Animad- 

 :-ure and reproof; criticism implies 



scrutiny and judgment, whether for or against; and 

 stricture comprehends a partial investigation mingled 

 with ce: 



I Animate. Inspire. Enliven, Cheer, Exhila- 

 rate. To be animated in its physical sense is simply to 

 irk of animal life in however small a 

 to be animated in the moral sense is to receive 

 . -rtion of the sentiment or thinking faculty; 

 :e.-ses the communication of a strong moral 

 sentiment or passion; to enliven respects the mind; cheer 

 relates to the heart; exhilarate regards the spirits, both 

 animal and mental. 



lo \nnoiimc. Proclaim, Publish. We announce 



an event that i- expected and just at hand; we proclaim 



an event that requires to be known by all the parties 



! ; we publish what is supposed likely to interest 



all who know it. 



\ris\\er. Reply. Rejoinder. Response. An answer 

 n ; a reply is made to an assertion ; a 



rejoinder is made to a reply; a response is made in ac- 

 cordance with the words of another. We answer either 

 for the purpose of affirmation, information, or contradic- 

 tion; we always reply, or rejoin, in order to explain or 

 : responses are made by way of assent or con- 



.oll. 



Answerable. Responsible, Accountable, Amen- 

 able. \ rerable and responsible convey the idea of a 

 pledge given for the performance of some act, or the 

 fulfillment of some engagement, a breach of which sub- 

 B defaulter to loss, punishment, or disgrace; a 

 accountable to hi- employer for the manner in 

 which he has conducted any business intrusted to him; 

 to be amenable is to be accountable as far as laws and 

 regulations bind a person: one i- amenable to the laws 

 \. or he is amenable to the rules of the house in 

 which he is only an inmate. 



T.. Xpolo-i/c. Defend, Justify, Exculpate, Ex- 

 cuse, Plead* We apologise for an error bv acknowl- 

 edging ourselves guilty of it ; we defend ourselves against 

 a charge by proving its fallacy; we justify our conduct 

 against any imputation by proving that it was blame- 

 !>-.-; we exculpate ourselves from all blame by proving 

 that we took no part in the transaction; excuse and 

 plea are not grounded on any idea of innocence; a plea 

 is frequently an idle or unfounded excuse, a frivolous 

 attempt to Wssen displeasure; we excuse ourselves for 

 a neglect by alleging indisposition. 



Apparel, Attire, Array. Apparel is the dress of 

 no; attire is the dios of the great; array is the 

 dress of particular persons on particular occasions. 



Apparent. Visible. Clear, Plain, Obvious, Evi- 

 dent. .Manifest. I hat which is simply an object of 

 sight is visible; that which presents itself to our view 

 in any form, real or otherwise, is apparent; the stars 

 themselvo are vi>ible to us; but their size is apparent; 

 dear is to be seen in all its parts and in its proper 

 colors; what is plain is seen by a plain understanding; 

 obvious presents itself readily to the mind of 

 every one; what is evident is seen forcibly, and leaves 

 no hesitation on the mind; manifest is a greater degree 

 of the evident; it strikes on the understanding and 

 mviction. 



Applause, Acclamation. These terms express a 

 public demonstration; the former by means of a noise 

 with the hands or feel; the latter by means of shouts 

 and cries; the former being employed as a testimony of 

 approbation; the latter as a sanction, or an indication 

 of respect. 



To Appoint, Order, Prescribe, Ordain. To ap- 

 point is either the act of an equal or superior; we appoint 

 a meeting with any one at a given time and place; a 

 king appoints his ministers. To order is the act of 

 one invested with a partial authority; a master gives 

 his orders to his servant. To prescribe is the act of oi.e 



ho is superior by virtue of his knowledge; a physician 

 rescribes to his patient. To ordain is an act emanating 

 rom the highest authority; kings and councils ordain; 

 but their ordinances must be conformable to what is 

 ordained by the Divine Being. 



To Apprehend, Conceive, Suppose, Imagine. 

 I To apprehend is simply to take an idea into the mind; 

 thus we may apprehend any object that we hear or see; 

 to conceive is to form an idea in the mind, as to con- 

 ceive the idea of doing anything, to conceive a design. 

 What one supposes may admit of a doubt, it is fre- 

 quently only conjectural; what one imagines may be 

 altogether improbable or impossible, and that, which 

 cannot be imagined may be too improbable to admit 

 of being believed. 



Approach, Access, Admittance. Approach sig- 

 nifies the coming near or toward an object, and conse- 

 quently is an unfinished act, but access and admittance 

 are finished acts; access is the coming to, that is, as 

 close to an object as is needful; and admittance is the 

 coming into any place, or into the presence or society 

 of any person; an approach may be quick or slow; 

 an access easy or difficult; an admittance free or ex- 

 clusive. 



To Approach, Approximate. To approach de- 

 notes simply the moving of an object toward another; 

 but to approximate denotes the gradual moving of two 

 objects toward each other. 



To Argue, Evince, Prove. To argue is to serve as 

 an indication amounting to probability; to evince 

 denotes an indication so clear as to remove doubt; to 

 prove marks an evidence so positive as to produce 

 conviction. 



Argument, Reason, Proof. An argument serves 

 for defense; a reason for justification; a proof for con- 

 viction. Arguments are adduced in support of an 

 hypothesis or proposition; reasons are assigned in 

 matters of belief and practice; proofs are collected to 

 ascertain a fact. 



To Arise, or Rise, Mount, Ascend, Climb, Scale. 



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Arise is used only in the sense of simply getting up, but 

 rise is employed to express a continued motion upward; 

 a person arises from his seat or his bed; a bird rises in 

 the air; a person mounts a hill, and ascends a moun- 

 tain; to climb is to rise step by step, by clinging to a 

 certain body; to scale is to rise by an escalade, or species 

 of ladder, employed in mounting the walls of fortified 

 towns; trees and mountains are climbed; walls are 

 scaled. 



Arrogance, Presumption. Arrogance is the act of 

 the great; presumption that of the little; the arrogant 

 man takes upon himself to be above others; the presump- 

 tuous man strives to be on a level with those who are 

 above him. 



Art, Cunning, Deceit. Art implies a disposition of 

 the mind to use circumvention or artificial means to 

 attain an end; cunning marks the disposition to practice 

 disguise in the prosecution of a plan ; deceit leads to 

 the practice of dissimulation and gross falsehood, for 

 the sake of gratifying a desire 



Artist, Artisan, Artificer, Mechanic. The artist 

 ranks higher than the artisan; the former requires 

 intellectual refinement, the latter nothing but to know 

 the common practice of art. The sculptor is an artist; 

 the sign-painter is an artisan. Manufacturers are ar- 

 tificers. The mechanic is that species of artisan who 



