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-vated
(gcide) | Motivate \Mo"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. &
vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]
To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. --
Mo`ti*va"tion, n. --William James.
Syn: move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.
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activated
(mass) | activated
- aktivovaný |
elevated
(mass) | elevated
- zvýšenie |
excavated
(mass) | excavated
- odkrytý, vyhĺbený, vykopaný |
inactivated
(mass) | inactivated
- zrušený |
activated
(gcide) | activated \activated\ adj.
1. (Sewage treatment) treated with aeration and bacteria to
aid decomposition; -- of sewage
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3. (Physics) made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a
molecule
Syn: activated, excited
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4. rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or
photosensitive or conductive
Syn: activated
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5. (Military) set up and placed on active assignment a newly
activated unit
Syn: activated
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Aggravated
(gcide) | Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggravating.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of
aggravare. See Aggrieve.]
1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.]
"To aggravate thy store." --Shak.
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2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or
less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to
intensify. "To aggravate my woes." --Pope.
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To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
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The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did
rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
--Addison.
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3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to
aggravate circumstances. --Paley.
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4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
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If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother
and sister do mine. --Richardson
(Clarissa).
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Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate;
provoke; irritate; exasperate.
[1913 Webster]aggravated \aggravated\ adj.
1. 1 made more severe or intense, especially in law; as,
aggravated assault.
Syn: intensified.
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2. 1 incited, especially deliberately, to anger. aggravated
by passive resistance
Syn: provoked.
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aggravated
(gcide) | Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggravating.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of
aggravare. See Aggrieve.]
1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.]
"To aggravate thy store." --Shak.
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2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or
less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to
intensify. "To aggravate my woes." --Pope.
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To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
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The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did
rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
--Addison.
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3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to
aggravate circumstances. --Paley.
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4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
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If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother
and sister do mine. --Richardson
(Clarissa).
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Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate;
provoke; irritate; exasperate.
[1913 Webster]aggravated \aggravated\ adj.
1. 1 made more severe or intense, especially in law; as,
aggravated assault.
Syn: intensified.
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2. 1 incited, especially deliberately, to anger. aggravated
by passive resistance
Syn: provoked.
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Captivated
(gcide) | Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
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2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
facinate; capture; lead captive.
[1913 Webster]captivated \captivated\ adj.
1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the
person or object.
Syn: charmed.
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2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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captivated
(gcide) | Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
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2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
facinate; capture; lead captive.
[1913 Webster]captivated \captivated\ adj.
1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the
person or object.
Syn: charmed.
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2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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Clavated
(gcide) | Clavate \Cla"vate\, Clavated \Cla"va*ted\, a. [L. clava club.]
(Bot. & Zool.)
Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually
thicker toward the top.
Note: [See Illust. of Antennae.]
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cultivated
(gcide) | cultivated \cultivated\ adj.
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated
tastes in art.
Syn: civilized, cultured, genteel, polite.
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2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil.
[WordNet 1.5]Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Cultivated (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cultivating
(-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to
cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of
colere to till, cultivate. Cf. Colony.]
1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to
valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate
soil.
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2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought
to; to foster; to cherish.
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Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
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I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest
and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated
him accordingly. --Burke.
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4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to;
to civilize; to refine.
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To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.
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The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety
and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.
--Tillotson.
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5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing;
as, to cultivate corn or grass.
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Cultivated
(gcide) | cultivated \cultivated\ adj.
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated
tastes in art.
Syn: civilized, cultured, genteel, polite.
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2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil.
[WordNet 1.5]Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Cultivated (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cultivating
(-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to
cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of
colere to till, cultivate. Cf. Colony.]
1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to
valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate
soil.
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2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought
to; to foster; to cherish.
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Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
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I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest
and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated
him accordingly. --Burke.
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4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to;
to civilize; to refine.
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To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.
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The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety
and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.
--Tillotson.
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5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing;
as, to cultivate corn or grass.
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Curvated
(gcide) | Curvate \Cur"vate\ (k?r"v?t), Curvated \Cur"va*ted\ (-v?-t?d),
a. [L. curvatus p. p. of curvare to curve, fr. curvus. See
Curve.]
Bent in a regular form; curved.
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Elevated
(gcide) | Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
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2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
to an office, or to a high social position.
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3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
to elevate the spirits.
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4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
or character.
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5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
[Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two
tubs of merry stingo." --Sir W. Scott.
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7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
the breech.
Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
[1913 Webster]Elevated \El"e*va`ted\, a.
Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated
thoughts.
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Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised
considerably above the ground, especially a city railway
above the line of street travel.
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Elevated railway
(gcide) | Railroad \Rail"road`\ (r[=a]l"r[=o]d`), Railway \Rail"way`\
(r[=a]l"w[=a]`), n.
1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of
iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks
for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a
bed or substructure.
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Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
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2. The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings,
rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and
constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
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Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
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Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably:
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Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Elevated, etc.
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable.
Ferry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated
platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water
course.
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which
the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long
distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an
elevated point by stationary engines.
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or
locomotives.
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels
fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms
part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer.
Railway spine (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe
concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad
accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other
disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain
in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral
disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till
some months after the injury.
Underground railroad Underground railway.
(a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as
beneath the streets of a city.
(b) Formerly, a system of cooperation among certain active
antislavery people in the United States prior to 1866,
by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach
Canada.
Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was
usually used.] "Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t
of the underground railroad." --W. D. Howells.
[1913 Webster]Elevated \El"e*va`ted\, a.
Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated
thoughts.
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Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised
considerably above the ground, especially a city railway
above the line of street travel.
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Elevatedness
(gcide) | Elevatedness \El"e*va`ted*ness\, n.
The quality of being elevated.
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Enervated
(gcide) | Enervate \E*ner"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enervated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr.
enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.]
To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render
feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral
powers of.
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A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. --Macaulay.
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And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. --Dryden.
Syn: To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.
[1913 Webster]enervated \enervated\ adj.
lacking strength or vigor.
Syn: adynamic, asthenic, debilitated.
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enervated
(gcide) | Enervate \E*ner"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enervated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr.
enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.]
To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render
feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral
powers of.
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A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. --Macaulay.
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And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. --Dryden.
Syn: To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.
[1913 Webster]enervated \enervated\ adj.
lacking strength or vigor.
Syn: adynamic, asthenic, debilitated.
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Excavated
(gcide) | Excavate \Ex"ca*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excavated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Excavating.] [L. excavatus, p. p. of excavare to
excavate; ex out + cavare to make hollow, cavus hollow. See
Cave.]
1. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow
by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball;
to excavate the earth.
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2. To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything
that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a
channel.
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3. (Engin.) To dig out and remove, as earth.
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The material excavated was usually sand. --E. L.
Corthell.
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Excavating pump, a kind of dredging apparatus for
excavating under water, in which silt and loose material
mixed with water are drawn up by a pump. --Knight.
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inactivated
(gcide) | inactivate \inactivate\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. inactivated; p.
pr. & vb. n. inactivating.]
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes;
acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
Syn: deactivate.
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Note: To inactivate an enzyme or chemical usually renders it
permanently inactive; to inactivate a machine (as by
turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines
and devices, the term deactivate is usually used. The
distinction is worth preserving.
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Incavated
(gcide) | Incavated \In"ca*va`ted\ ([i^]n"k[.a]*v[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [L.
incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow: pref in- in +
cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.]
Made hollow; bent round or in.
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Inclavated
(gcide) | Inclavated \In"cla*va`ted\, a. [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in
+ clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.]
Set; fast; fixed. --Dr. John Smith.
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Incultivated
(gcide) | Incultivated \In*cul"ti*va`ted\, a.
Uncultivated. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Incurvated
(gcide) | Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne.
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Innovated
(gcide) | Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Innovated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Innovating.] [L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to
revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See
New.]
1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to
innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]
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2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to
remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
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From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. --South.
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Larvated
(gcide) | Larvated \Lar"va*ted\, a. [L. larvatus bewitched. See Larva.]
Masked; clothed as with a mask.
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lowbrow uncultivated
(gcide) | nonintellectual \nonintellectual\ adj.
not intellectual. Opposite of intellectual. [Narrower
terms: anti-intellectual, philistine; {lowbrow,
uncultivated ] Also See unscholarly.
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motivated
(gcide) | motivated \motivated\ adj.
Having a strong motive; -- of people. Opposite of
unmotivated. [Narrower terms: driven, impelled]
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Ovated
(gcide) | Ovated \O"va*ted\, a.
Ovate.
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Salivated
(gcide) | Salivate \Sal"i*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Salivating.] [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to
salivate. See Saliva.]
To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce
salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.
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Subovated
(gcide) | Subovated \Sub*o"va*ted\, a.
Subovate. [R.]
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Titivated
(gcide) | Titivate \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[i^]ng).] [Formed from an uncertain
source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]
To dress or smarten up; to spruce. -- Tit`i*va"tion,
Tit`ti*va"tion, n. [Both Humorous]
"Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat down
beside her, and submitted to be dusted.
--Quiller-Couch.
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Uncultivated
(gcide) | Uncultivated \Uncultivated\
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