v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abbreviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating. ] [ L. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See Abridge. ] 1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. abbreviatus, p. p. ] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [ R. ] “The abbreviate form.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An abridgment. [ Obs. ] Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbréviation. ] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL.: cf. F. abbréviateur. ] 1. One who abbreviates or shortens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. abluvio. See Abluent. ] That which is washed off. [ R. ] Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as abortionist. [ PJC ]

n. Absorptiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Acclivous. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Acclivities [ L. acclivitas, fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope, fr. root kli to lean. See Lean. ] A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. thriving in a relatively acid environment; -- especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7 alkaline-loving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. one who is aggressively active on behalf of a cause.
Syn. -- militant [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 advocating a cause or engaged in activism [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Activities [ Cf. F. activité, LL. activitas. ] The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. “The activity of toil.” Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Liveliness; briskness; quickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. avis, F. avis; &unr_; + OF. vis, fr. L. visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See Vision, and cf. Avise, Advise. ] 1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel. [ 1913 Webster ]

We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

How shall I dote on her with more advice,
That thus without advice begin to love her? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; -- commonly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice. McElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Advice boat, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. --
To take advice. (a) To accept advice. (b) To consult with another or others. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Trade name. ] 1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic; Advil and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets.
Syn. -- ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being advisable; advisableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ready to receive advice. [ R. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With advice; wisely. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Advised p. pr. & vb. n. Advising ] [ OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise. ] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. “I shall no more advise thee.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. [ 1913 Webster ]

To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bid thy master well advise himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To consider; to deliberate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Advise if this be worth attempting. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise unadvised, ill-advised
Syn. -- considered, well-advised [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Having received information; as, be kept advised. uninformed [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. 1. Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. “Advisedly undertaken.” Suckling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See Advise, and cf. Avisement. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Counsel; advice; information. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tempering the passion with advisement slow. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who advises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an adviser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sp. aviso. See Advice. ] Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. [ 1913 Webster ]

The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. give bad advice to
Syn. -- misadvise, mismisguide, advize [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy. ] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is always made ex parte, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Deposition. See Deposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds.
Syn. -- aquavit [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }. (Med.) Same as Aden ulcer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

n. [ F. alevin, OF. alever to rear, fr. L. ad + levare to raise. ] Young fish; fry. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7) acid-loving
Syn. -- alkali-loving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Alleviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alleviating. ] [ LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See Alegge, Levity. ] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the alleviating of the body [ of flying birds ]. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate. [ 1913 Webster ]

The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much alleviated by giving the use of letters. Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To extenuate; to palliate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He alleviates his fault by an excuse. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate; relieve; nullify; allay. -- To Alleviate, Mitigate, Assuage, Allay. These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state; and being all figurative, they differ in their application, according to the image under which this idea is presented. Alleviate supposes a load which is lightened or taken off; as, to alleviate one's cares. Mitigate supposes something fierce which is made mild; as, to mitigate one's anguish. Assuage supposes something violent which is quieted; as, to assuage one's sorrow. Allay supposes something previously excited, but now brought down; as, to allay one's suffering or one's thirst. To alleviate the distresses of life; to mitigate the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief; to assuage angry feeling; to allay wounded sensibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 made less severe or intense. unmitigated
Syn. -- eased, relieved, mitigated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ LL. alleviatio. ] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, alleviates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alleviative. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion. ] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits. [ 1913 Webster ]