To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.
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To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
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To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…
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To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…
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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
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To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
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A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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One who actuates, or puts into action.
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One who actuates, or puts into action.
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The act of inciting.
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The act of inciting.
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The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.
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The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.
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The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
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The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.
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To clothe; to wrap.
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To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
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To meet; to clash.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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To make active.
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To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
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To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.
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A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
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To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.
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