atazic 
ataxic (a-tak'sik), . [< atariu + -ic.~\ In 
iiathol., of or pertaining to ataxia; character- 
ized by irregularity in function or course; 
irregular. 
Boon ataxi<- ucj -vous symptoms de< tared themselves. 
/(. W.BlUmtt, A Mortal Antipathy, xiv. 
Ataxic aphasia, sec ,./,/....;,.. Ataxic fever, term 
applied liy I'iucl to feiers attended with great VMkMM. 
ataxy (a-tak'si or at'ak-si), n. [Formerly also, 
as I-'., ///.//>,< XL. ii/iuiii, q. v.] If. Wiint of 
order; disturbance. 
Three ways of clmivli government I haw heard <if. and 
no more; the EpUcopal, the Preabyterial, unil that new- 
born bastard Independency : . . . the last. nS these is no- 
thing lull a confounding </'",'//. 
,v.v /:. Dtrtnff, Spwchet, p. HI. 
2. In /iiillinl. , sume us nln.riti. 
atazirt, [MK.. < Sp. ata;ir, ntitcir, < Ar. *at- 
tatltir, < nl, the, + ///> (> IVrs. ///*</), im- 
pression, effect, influence, < athara, leave a 
mark, ntfwr, ithr, a mark, trace, footstep.] In s- 
trol., according to modem authorities, the (evil) 
influence of a star upon other stars or men. But 
the Arabian astrologer Haly distinctly stales (('..minent. 
on Ptolemy's opus tjmidripartitum, ill. 10) that it means 
the direction of hyleg. This, according to the method of 
Messahallah, determines the duration of life. 
Infortunat ascendent tortuous, 
Of which the lord is helpless falle, alias! 
Out of his :oi'.'le ini.i the derkest hous. 
() Mars, O Alazir, as in this cas! 
Chaucer, Man of Law's Tale, 1. 172. (Steat.) 
atche (at'che), . [Turk, aqcha : see under 
//.s-/r 2 .] A small Turkish coin, somewhat less 
than a cent in value. 
atchison (ach'i-son), n. [So. ; also spelled 
titrJiesoii ; < Atchison, a So. form of Atkinson, 
name of an Englishman who was master of the 
Scottish mint in the reign of James VI. (James 
I. of England).] A billon coin, or rather a cop- 
per coin washed with silver, struck in Scotland 
m the reign of James VI., of the value of eight 
pennies Scots, or two thirds of an English pen- 
ny. Jamieson. 
atchorn, n. An obsolete or dialectal form of 
acorn. 
ate 1 (et or at). Preterit of eat. 
Ate 2 (a'te), . [< Gr. "A.rr/, a personification of 
art/, infatuation, reckless impulse, sin, ruin, 
dial, avdra, orig. 'aFarri, < adetv, orig. "aFaetv, 
hurt, damage.] In Gr. myth., an ever-present 
evil genius leading men on to crime ; the god- 
dess of blundering mischief; a personification 
of the reckless blindness and moral distortion 
inflicted by the gods in retribution for pre- 
sumption and wickedness, typifying the self- 
perpetuating nature of evil. 
-ate 1 . [ME. reg. -at, < OF. -at, a later "learned" 
form of vernacular -e (-6), fern, -ee (-ee), = Sp. 
Pg. -ado, fern, -aila, = It. -ato, fern. -ato,< L. -dtus, 
fern, -atti, neut. -dtum (stem -ato-), pp. and adj. 
suffix, being -tu-s (= Gr. -ro-c = E. -(ft, -edV), 
added to stem of verbs in -d-re (It. -are, Sp. Pg. 
-ar, F. -er). This suffix also appears as -adc*, 
-ado, -ato, -ee, -y, etc. Latin adjectives and par- 
ticiples in -atus were usable as nouns, in masc. 
of persons, as legdtus, one deputed, a legate, 
ML. prwldtus, one preferred, a prelate, etc., in 
neut. of things, as manddtum, a thing command- 
ed, a mandate, etc. See -ate 2 and -ate 3 .] A 
suffix of Latin origin : (a) In adjectives, where 
-ate is equivalent to and cognate with English 
-J 2 , -d 2 , -< 2 , in perfect participles and partici- 
pial adjectives, the native English suffix being 
often added to -ate when a verb in -ate 2 exists, 
as in desolate or desolat-ed, accumulate or ac- 
cumulat-ed, situate or situat-ed, etc. In many in- 
stances the adjective is not accompanied by a verb in -ate, 
as innate, ornate, temperate, etc. ; this Is especially true of 
botanical descriptives, as acuminate, crenate, cuspidate, 
hastate, lanceolate, serrate, etc. (ft) In nouns, of per- 
sons, as legate, delegate, reprobate, etc., or of 
things, as mandate, precipitate, etc. ; especially, 
in chem., in nouns denoting a salt formed by the 
action of an acid on a base, as in acetate, nitrate, 
sulpliate, etc., the suffix being added to the 
stem (often shortened) of the name of the acid. 
[The corresponding New Latin forms are actinium, niifn- 
tum, *"!i:li<ifi/jn, ete.. tint often erroneously aoetas, nitras, 
xiillihas, genitive acetati*, etc., by confusion with -ale*.] 
-ate-. [L. -titux, -dta, -dtum, pp. suffix of verbs 
in -d-re (see -ate 1 ), with supine in -alum (stem 
-dtu-), to which, instead of the pp. stem, such 
verbs are often referred. In this dictionary 
E. verbs in -ate (and so verbs in -etc, -ite) are 
reg. referred to the L. pp. -dtus (-etus, -itiis), 
intimating that such verbs are taken from or 
formed according to the L. pp. stem, though 
with the force of the inf. From L. participles 
in -tus (-d-tus, of the 1st conjugation, -e-tuy, 
361 
-i-tus, of the 2d, -tun, -sus, of the 3d, -i-tus, of 
the 4th), and from thence-formed freqiicntii- 
lives, which became very numerous in LL. and 
ML., arose many verbs in OF. and ME., based, 
or appar. based, on L. participles, coinciding 
thus with adjectives and nouns from such parti- 
ciples. These, wit h verbs of other origin agree- 
inj,' in form with adjectives, have made it a rule 
in E. that any adj. maybe made a verb; hence 
adjectives in -<//<' arc usually accompanied by 
a verb in -ntc", and new verbs from L. verbs of 
the 1st conjugation are rog. formed in -"''. 
whether a corresponding adj. exists or not : 
and -ate 2 , as a recogni/.ed verb-format ivc, nuy 
be suffixed to other stems of any origin, us in 
fi/icitiili. i-iiinii-iliili; xiibxliiii/itili-, iixxiixxiimtt; 
en in iihorate, etc., based on felicity, rapacity. xnl>- 
stance, etc., of Latin origin, axxaxsin. i-<un/ili<n; 
etc., of other origin. Owing to the preponder- 
ance of verbs in -ate over adjectives in -at<; 
such verbs are in this dictionary placed before 
the adjectives, even when the adjectives are of 
earlier date.] A suffix of Latin origin, a com- 
mon formative in verbs taken from the Latin, 
as in tHTit HI itl/itf, imitate, militate, etc., or formed 
in English, either on Latin stems, as \nfi-lii-i- 
tate, rapiiritati; etc., or on stems of other ori- 
gin. See etymology. 
-ate 3 . [< ME. -at, < OF. -at, a later "learned" 
form of vernacular -e (-c ) (as in diirln', E. diick-y, 
q. v.), = Sp. Pg. -ado = It. -ato, < L. -dtus (stem 
-dtu-), forming nouns of the 4th declension 
from nouns, but formed as if from verbs in 
-d-re, with suffix -tu-, parallel with -to-, suffix 
of pp. (hence the similarity to pp. -dtus, E. -ate 1 , 
q. v.), as in consuldtus, magistrdtus, pontijicdtus, 
sendtus, LL. cpiscopatus, etc., with senses as in 
corresponding E. words.] A suffix of Latin 
origin, denoting office, an office, a body of of- 
ficers, as in consulate, pontificate, decemnrate, 
senate (Latin sendtus, from senex, an old man), 
episcopate, etc., and sometimes a single officer, 
as magistrate (Latin magistrdtus, properly ma- 
gistracy, also a magistrate), the suffix in the last 
use being equivalent to -ate 1 in legate, etc., and 
to -ate* in primate, etc. 
-ate*. [< L. -as (-at-), as in magnas (gen. magnd- 
tis) (parallel to magnates), primus (prop, adj.), 
etc.] A suffix of Latin origin, practically equiv- 
alent to -ate 1 in nouns, and -ate 3 (in magistrate), 
as in magnate, primate, and (in Latin plural) 
pcnates, optimates. 
-ate 5 . [< L. -ato, < Gr. -ar^r, a noun suffix, ult. 
= L. -dtus, which differs in the inflexive sylla- 
ble.] A suffix of Greek origin, occurring uu- 
felt in pirate (which see). 
atechnic (a-tek'nik), a. and n. [< Gr. drf^rof, 
without art, < a- priv. + rexvri, art: see a- 1 " 
and technic.'] I. a. Without technical know- 
ledge, especially of art. 
fl. n. A person without technical knowledge, 
especially of art. 
In every fine art there is much which is illegible by 
atechnics, and this is due to the habits of interpretation 
into which artists always fall. North British Jter. 
atechnical (a-tek'ni-kal), a. Free from techni- 
cality; popular: as, atechnical treatment of a 
technical subject. 
atechny (a-tek'ni), n. [= F. atechnie, < Gr. 
arcxvia, < ore^vof : see atechnic.] Ignorance of 
art ; unskilfulness. N. E. D. 
atees (a'tes), n. [E. Ind.] The native Indian 
name of the tuberous root of Aconitum hetem- 
phyllum, which is used as an antiperiodic and 
a tonic. In some sections the same name is given to the 
root of A. Sapelhut, and to several other drugs. 
atef (a'tef), n. [Egypt.] Father: an ancient 
Egyptian title and component of proper names. 
Also written atf. Atef-crown, 
in Egypt, antiq., a symbolic head- 
dress uniformly borne by the deities 
Kliniini and Osiris, sometimes by 
other gods, such as Sebek, Thoth, 
Harmachis, etc., and occasionally 
assumed by kings, as the Rameses. 
It consisted regularly of the tall 
conical white cap of upper Egypt, 
flanked with a pair of long ostrich- 
plumes, and having the solar disk 
and linens in front, and was prob- 
ably emblematic of the sovereignty 
of Egypt under the attributes of 
light, truth, and divinity. The con- 
ical cap is sometimes omitted in /&'* 
works of art. The atef is often men- MHJ, 
tioned iu the "Hook of the Dead. , i^ 
and is frequently represented in it ^ft 
frescos, bas-reliefs, and statues. (^^ 
ategart, //. See atgar. *f\ 
Atellane 
plete, + iKTaaif, extension, < eicreiveiv, extend, < 
m, 'f. out, + Trivfiv, stretch, = L. i.rlnnlr n : see 
extend.'] Imperfect dilatation, especially of the 
air-cells of the lungs of newly liorn children. 
There is a class of eases in which a child is burn alive. 
but its lungs remain in the fictal eoiiditi /. .., HIM 
present no appearance of having rceeiied air by tile act 
of breathing. 'I In ^- .in 
.1. .V. 7V////".-, Med. .lour.. XI.V. 4(4. 
atelectatic (at c-lek-tat'ik), a. [< tit<-ln-ttixi. 
(-tut-) + -//-.] l'( rtaining to or clianictcri/.ed 
I.V utelectusis. 
ateleOCephaloUS (a-tel"e-o-sef'a-lus), //. [>r. 
iir./v. incomplete, + Kt<t>a?Ji, head.] In :<./.. 
having the cranium more or less imperfect: 
said of coi-tuin fishes: opposed to teboeepkaloiu. 
ateleopodid (u-tel-e-op o-did), n. A fish of the 
familv ./// Ifn/Hi<ti<lir. 
Atelebpodida (a-tel'e-o-pod'i-de), n. ]>l. [XL., 
< .itiln>iix (-/mil-) + -/<//-.] A family of teleo- 
cepli.-iloiis li-lies, represented by the genus Ate- 
l<-i>l>im. It Is characterized by an elongated tail. t.-i|-r- 
Ing backward but provided with a narrow caudal fin, 
antenicdian anus, inndi-ratc suborbitals. inferior ninuth. 
thorai-ie ventral HIIK reduced tod.. iiblc 01 simple lilauieiits. 
a short anterior dorsal flu only, and a long anal tin con- 
tinuous uitlt tile caudal. 
Ateleopus (at-e-le'o-pus), n. [NL.. < Gr. are- 
imperfect, + ftobf (nod-) = E. /oo.] The 
n. [NL., < Gr. ar 
deity Khn 
A lelfofus Japan icus. 
typical genus of fishes of the family A teleopo- 
didie : so named from the imperfect ventral fins. 
ateleost (a-tel'e-ost), n. A fish of the subclass 
Ateleostei. 
Ateleostei (a-tel-e-os'te-I), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
arc^fa, incomplete, + OOTEOV, a bone. See Tele- 
ostei.] A subclass of fishes contrasting with 
the Teleostei and distinguished by the reduction 
of the bones of the skiill and branchial skele- 
ton, proposed for the order Lyomeri. 
ateleosteous (a-tel-e-os'te-us), a. Pertaining 
to or having the characters of the Ateleostei. 
Ateles (at'e-lez), n. [NL., < Gr. dTe/bfa, incom- 
plete, imperfect, < a- priv. + rftof, end, com- 
pletion.] A genus of American platyrrhine 
monkeys, of the family Cebida; and subfamily 
Cebirue; the spider-monkeys or sapajous, with 
attenuate bodies, veiy long slender limbs, and 
long powerfully prehensile tails : so called be- 
cause the thumb is rudimentary. There are sev- 
eral species, among them the northernmost representa- 
tives of the Quadntmana in America. Also called Ateltt- 
chint*. 
atelier (at-e-lya'), n. [F., formerly attelier, 
hosteller; of disputed origin.] A workshop; 
specifically, the workroom of a sculptor or 
painter ; a studio. 
Modern sculptors . . . too often execute colossal works 
in cramped ateliern, where the conditions of light are 
wholly ditferent from those of the site for which the statue 
is destined. C. T. A'ewton, Art and Archajol., p. 347. 
ateline (at'e-lin), n. [< Gr. drr/lfo, imperfect, 
+ -jne 2 .] An oxychlorid of copper allied to 
atacamite, occurring at Vesuvius, and derived 
from the alteration of the copper oxid tenorite. 
atelite (at'e-lit), . [< Gr. arr/w, imperfect, 
+ -j'te 2 .] Same as ateline. 
Atellan (a-tel'an), a. and . [< L. Atellanus, 
pertaining to Atella, an ancient town of the 
Osci, in Campania ; hence fabula- (or fabella-) 
Atellana; Atellan plays: see def.] I. a. Per- 
taining to or resembling in character the farces 
or dramas called fabula; Atellana; ; farcical; ri- 
bald. See II. Also spelled A tellane. 
Their . . . Atellan way of wit. 
Shafltdrury, Characteristics, II. 170. 
These Atellane plays . . . seem to have been a union of 
high comedy and its parody. . . . They were not per- 
formed by regular actors (histriones), but by Roman citi- 
zens of noble birth, who were not on that account sub- 
jected to any degradation. W. Smith. 
n. n. 1. One of a class of farces or dramatic 
pieces (fabula; Atellana;) in vogue among the 
ancient Osci, and early introduced into Kome. 
The personages of these pieces were always the same, and 
the wit was very broad. It is probable that their per- 
petuation in rural districts was the origin of Punchinello 
and the other Italian rustic masks. See I. 
2. A satirical or licentious drama: as, "Ate/huts 
and lascivious songs," Burton, Anat. of Mel., 
p. 425. 
Atellane (a-tel'an), a. Same as Atellan. 
