The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.
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To aim; to direct.
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The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
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To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
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A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.
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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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Alt. of Plough
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To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…
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The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
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To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.
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To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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One who chaffs.
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To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
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To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
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Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
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See Clover.
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Familiar talk or conversation.
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To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
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To engage in combat for; to strive for.
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Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the mai…
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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
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A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
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A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interv…
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One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
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To find fault; to be peevish.
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The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer.
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To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
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The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
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The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.
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Knit or woven together; close; firm.
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A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.
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Delay.
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The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
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The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.
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The preaching or promulgation of the gospel.
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The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
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A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
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A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively.
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To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.
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To aim; to direct.
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To aim; to direct.
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The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
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The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
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A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.
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A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.
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To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to d…
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To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to d…
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To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with.
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To break to pieces; to shatter.
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The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
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To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
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of Preach
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A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons of Chaucer.
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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
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