‖ [ F. ] (Cookery) With a crust made by browning in the oven, especially by sprinkling with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browning in a broiler; as, spaghetti may be served au gratin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. commigratio. ] Migration together. [ R. ] Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. conflagratio: cf. F. conflagration. ] A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Till one wide conflagration swallows all. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. deflagratio: cf. F. déflagration. ] 1. A burning up; conflagration. “Innumerable deluges and deflagrations.” Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) The act or process of deflagrating. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ L. demigratio. ] Emigration. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; -- used of statements.
Syn. -- calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. denigratio. ] 1. The act of making black. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The vigorous denigration of science. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. Specifically (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. emigratio: cf. F. émigration. ] 1. The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or, in America, from the Atlantic States to the Western. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A body emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German emigration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to emigration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate or promoter of emigration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A conflagration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. graticulation, craticulation, fr. graticuler, craticuler, to square, fr. graticule, craticule, graticule, L. craticula, dim. of crates wickerwork. See 2d Grate. ] The division of a design or draught into squares, in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Graticulation. ] A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification. ] 1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. Bp. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pleased; indulged according to desire.

Syn. -- Glad; pleased. See Glad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gratifies or pleases. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gratified p. pr. & vb. n. Gratifying ] [ F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

For who would die to gratify a foe? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To requite; to recompense. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It remains . . .
To gratify his noble service. Shak.

Syn. -- To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense. -- To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure communicated. To indulge a person implies that we concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses which he could not claim, and which had better, perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others. We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and exacting. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. giving personal satisfaction.
Syn. -- appreciated, pleasing, satisfying. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. occasioning pride; as, a gratifying accomplishment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. pleasing to the mind or feeling.
Syn. -- sweet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. affording pleasure or satisfaction.
Syn. -- enjoyable, pleasurable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Cookery) The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, the dish itself, as of crusts of bread, game, or poultry. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ F. gratiner, v.i., to form a crust. ] (Cookery) To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until the juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖or ‖ n. [ F., p. p. of gratiner to cook au gratin. ] (Cookery) same as au gratin. [ PJC ]

n. [ See 2d Grate. ] 1. A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Optics) A system of close equidistant parallel lines or bars, esp. lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating. Gratings have been made with over 40, 000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition. They are used, e. g., to produce monochromatic light for use in optical instruments such as spectrophotometers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. pl. (Naut.) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Grate to rub harshy. ] That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. -- Grat"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A harsh sound caused by attrition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis). [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ L., contr. fr. gratiis out of favor or kindness, without recompense, for nothing, fr. gratia favor. See Grace. ] For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gratitude, LL. gratitudo, from gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a. ] The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The debt immense of endless gratitude. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. immigration. ] The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ingratiated p. pr. & vb. n. Ingratiating ] [ Pref. in- in + L. gratia. See Grace. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil. Budgell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by to. [ Obs. ] Dr. J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

What difficulty would it [ the love of Christ ] not ingratiate to us? Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To gain favor. [ R. ] Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous, ingratiating manner.
Syn. -- ingratiatory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable.
Syn. -- coaxing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. calculated to please or gain favor; same as ingratiating, 2.
Syn. -- ingratiating. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate. ] Lack of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. migration into a place.
Syn. -- immigration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community.
Syn. -- integration, desegregation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. integratio a renewing, restoring: cf. F. intégration. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act or process of making whole or entire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function which has a given function for its differential coefficient. See Integral. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The symbol of integration is ∫ (standing for the Latin summa sum), and the integral is also regarded as the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of differentials, when the magnitude of the differentials decreases, and their number increases indefinitely. See Limit, n. When the summation is made between specified values of the variable, the result is a definite integral, and those values of the variable are the limits of the integral. When the summation is made successively for two or more variables, the result is a multiple integral. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. tending to combine and coordinate diverse elements into a whole. [ Narrower terms: consolidative, unifying; plastic ) ] Also See: collective, combinative, integrated. Antonym: disintegrative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. centralizing(prenominal). Opposite of decentralizing.
Syn. -- consolidative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. migratio: cf. F. migration. ] The act of migrating. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. migration out of country or territory; emigration.
Syn. -- emigration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. peragratio: cf. F. peragration. ] The act or state of passing through any space; as, the peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. redintegratio. ] 1. Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its former nature and state. [ Achaic. ] Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Psychology) The law that objects which have been previously combined as part of a single mental state tend to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association of ideas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A returning or giving of thanks. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To ingratiate again or anew. Sir. T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A renewing, or making whole again. See Redintegration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Migration back to the place from which one came. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. transmigration, L. transmigratio. ] 1. The act of passing from one country to another; migration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis. [ 1913 Webster ]