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Adumbrate
v. t.
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To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.
Adumbrate
v. t.
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To overshadow; to shade.
Adumbration
n.
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The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
Adumbration
n.
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A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
Adumbration
n.
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The shadow or outlines of a figure.
Adumbrative
a.
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Faintly representing; typical.
Adunation
n.
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A uniting; union.
Adunc
a.
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Alt. of Adunque
Adunque
a.
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Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.
Aduncity
n.
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Curvature inwards; hookedness.
Aduncous
a.
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Curved inwards; hooked.
Adure
v. t.
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To burn up.
Adust
a.
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Inflamed or scorched; fiery.
Adust
a.
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Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt.
Adust
a.
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Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. [Obs.] Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.
Adusted
a.
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Burnt; adust.
Adustible
a.
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That may be burnt.
Adustion
n.
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The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
Adustion
n.
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Cauterization.
Ad valorem
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A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent.
Advanced
imp. & p. p.
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of Advance
Advancing
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Advance
Advance
v. t.
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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
Advance
v. t.
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To raise; to elevate.
Advance
v. t.
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To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
Advance
v. t.
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To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.
Advance
v. t.
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To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument.
Advance
v. t.
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To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
Advance
v. t.
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To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him.
Advance
v. t.
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To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.