Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Anthropophuism

An"thro*poph"u*ism (#), n. [Gr. of man's nature; a man + nature.] Human nature. [R.] Gladstone.

Anthroposcopy

An`thro*pos"co*py (#), n. [Gr. man + -scopy.] The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features. [R.]

Anthroposophy

An`thro*pos"o*phy (#), n. [Gr. man + wisdom, knowledge.] Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.

Anthropotomical

An`thro*po*tom"ic*al (#), a. Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.

Anthropotomist

An`thro*pot"o*mist (#), n. One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.

Anthropotomy

An`thro*pot"o*my (#), n. [Gr. man + a cutting.] The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.

Anthypnotic

Ant`hyp*not"ic (#). See Antihypnotic.

Anthypochondriac

Ant`hyp*o*chon"dri*ac (#), a. & n. See Antihypochondriac.

Anthysteric

Ant`hys*ter"ic (#), a. & n. See Antihysteric.

Anti

An"ti (#). [Gr. against. See Ante.] A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.

Antiæ

An"ti*æ (#), n. pl. [L., forelock.] (Zoöl.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.

Antialbumid

An`ti*al*bu"mid (#), n. [Pref. anti- + -albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.

Antialbumose

An`ti*al"bu*mose` (#), n. (Physiol.) See Albumose.

Anti-American

An`ti-A*mer"i*can (#), a. Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall.

Antiaphrodisiac

An`ti*aph`ro*dis"i*ac (#), a. & n. Same as Antaphrodisiac.

Antiapoplectic

An`ti*ap`o*plec"tic (#), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antapoplectic.

Antiar

An"ti*ar (#), n. [Jav. antjar.] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).

Antiarin

An`ti*a*rin (#), n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts.

Antiasthmatic

An`ti*asth*mat"ic (#), a. & n. Same as Antasthmatic.

Antiattrition

An`ti*at*tri"tion (#), n. Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.

Antibacchius

An`ti*bac*chi"us (#), n. [L., fr. Gr. + . See Bacchius.] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).

Antibillous

An`ti*bil"lous (#), a. Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.

Antibrachial

An`ti*brach"i*al (#), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.

Antibrachium

An`ti*brach"i*um (#), n. [NL.] (Anat.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.

Antibromic

An`ti*bro"mic (#), n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. a stink.] An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

Antiburgher

An`ti*burgh"er (#), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.

Antic

An"tic (#), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.]

1. Old; antique. (Zoöl.) Lords of antic fame." Phaer.

2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison.

The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.

Antic

An"tic, n.

1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.

Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.

3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.

4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]

5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]

Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.

Antic

An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked (#), Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.

Antic

An"tic, v. i. To perform antics.

Anticatarrhal

An`ti*ca*tarrh`al (#), a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy.

Anticathode

An`ti*cath"ode (#), n. (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.

Anticausodic

An`ti*cau*sod"ic (#), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Anticausotic.

Anticausotic

An`ti*cau*sot"ic (#), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. fever, to burn.] (Med.) Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n. A remedy for such a fever.

Antichamber

An"ti*cham`ber, n. [Obs.] See Antechamber.

Antichlor

An"ti*chlor (#), n. [Pref. anti- + chlorine.] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

Antichrist

An"ti*christ (#), n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. ; against + .] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.

Antichristian

An`ti*chris"tian (?; 106), a. Opposed to the Christian religion.

Antichristianism, Antichristianity

An`ti*chris"tian*ism (#), An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty (#), n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.
Antichristianly
An`ti*chris"tian*ly (#), adv. In an antichristian manner.
Antichronical
An`ti*chron"ic*al (#), a. Deviating from the proper order of time. -- An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.
Antichronism
An*tich"ro*nism (#), n. [Gr. ; against + time.] Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [R.] Selden.
Antichthon
An*tich"thon (#), n.; pl. Antichthones (#). [Gr. ; against + the earth.]
1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote.
2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell.
Anticipant
An*tic"i*pant (#), a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.
Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell. Southey.

Anticipate
An*tic"i*pate (#), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating (#).] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]
1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. R. Hall.

He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. Macaulay.

2. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.
3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
4. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life. Syn. -- To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect. -- To Anticipate, Expect. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, I did not anticipate a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, did not expect it." Still, anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow.
Good with bad Expect to hear; supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men. Milton.

I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. Spectator.

Timid men were anticipating another civil war. Macaulay.

Anticipation
An*tic`i*pa"tion (#), n. [L. anticipatio: cf. F. anticipation.]
1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. Shak.

2. Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.
The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. Thodey.

3. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds. Locke.

4. (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord. Syn. -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.
Anticipative
An*tic"i*pa*tive (#), a. Anticipating, or containing anticipation. Anticipative of the feast to come." Cary. -- An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly, adv.
Anticipator
An*tic"i*pa`tor (#), n. One who anticipates.
Anticipatory
An*tic"i*pa*to*ry (#), a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen.
Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. J. C. Shairp.

Anticivic
An`ti*civ"ic (#), n. Opposed to citizenship.
Anticivism
An`ti*civ"ism (#), n. Opposition to the body politic of citizens. [Obs.] Carlyle.
Anticlastic
An`ti*clas"tic (#), a. [Pref. anti- = Gr. to break.] Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.
Anticlimax
An`ti*cli"max (#), n. (Rhet.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. Example:
Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,
Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl Mar.
Anticlinal
An`ti*cli"nal (#), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. to incline.] Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal. Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.
Anticlinal
An`ti*cli"nal, n. (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.
Anticlinorium
An`ti*cli*no"ri*um (#), n.; pl. Anticlinoria (#). [NL., fr. Gr. against + to incline + mountain.] (Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.
Anticly
An"tic*ly (#), adv. Oddly; grotesquely.
Antic-mask
An"tic-mask` (#), n. An antimask. B. Jonson.
Anticness
An"tic*ness, n. The quality of being antic. Ford.
Anticonstitutional
An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al (#), a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.
Anticontagious
An`ti*con*ta"gious (#), a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion.
Anticonvulsive
An`ti*con*vul"sive (#), a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer.
Anticor
An"ti*cor (#), n. [Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. anticur.] (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.
Anticous
An*ti"cous (#), a. [L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before.] (Bot.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
Anticyclone
An"ti*cy`clone (#), n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic (#), a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
Antidotal
An"ti*do`tal (#)(#) a. Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. Sir T. Browne. -- An"ti*do`tal*ly, adv.
Antidotary
An"ti*do`ta*ry (#), a. Antidotal. -- n. Antidote; also, a book of antidotes.
Antidote
An"ti*dote (#), n. [L. antidotum, Gr. (sc. ), fr. given against; against + to give: cf. F. antidote. See Dose, n.]
1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.
2. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
Antidote
An"ti*dote, v. t.
1. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins. South.

2. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
Antidotical
An`ti*dot"ic*al (#), a. Serving as an antidote. -- An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly, adv.
Antidromous
An*tid"ro*mous (#), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. a running.] (Bot.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
Antidysenteric
An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic (#), a. (Med.) Good against dysentery. -- n. A medicine for dysentery.
Antiemetic
An`ti*e*met"ic (#), a. n. (Med.) Same as Antemetic.
Antiephialtic
An`ti*eph`i*al"tic (#), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antephialtic.
Antiepileptic
An`ti*ep`i*lep"tic (#), a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antepileptic.
Antifebrile
An`ti*fe"brile (#), a. & n. (Med.) Febrifuge.
Antifebrine
An`ti*feb"rine (#), n. (Med.) Acetanilide.
Anti-federalist
An`ti-fed"er*al*ist (#), n. One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering.
Antifriction
An`ti*fric"tion (#), n. Something to lesse friction; antiattrition. -- a. Tending to lessen friction.
Antigalastic
An`ti*ga*las"tic (#), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. , , milk.] Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.
Anti-Gallican
An`ti-Gal"li*can (#), a. Opposed to what is Gallic or French.
Antigraph
An"ti*graph (#), n. [Gr. a transcribing: cf. F. antigraphe.] A copy or transcript.
Antiguggler
An`ti*gug"gler (#) n. [Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle.] A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.
Antihelix
An`ti*he"lix (#), n. (Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.
Antihemorrhagic
An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic (#), a. (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n. A remedy for hemorrhage.
Antihydrophobic
An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic (#), a. (Med.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. -- n. A remedy for hydrophobia.
Antihydropic
An`ti*hy*drop"ic (#), a. (Med.) Good against dropsy. -- n. A remedy for dropsy.
Antihypnotic
An`ti*hyp*not"ic (#), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent sleep. -- n. An antihypnotic agent.
Antihypochondriac
An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac (#), a. (Med.) Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n. A remedy for hypochondria.
Antihysteric
An`ti*hys*ter"ic (#), a. (Med.) Counteracting hysteria. -- n. A remedy for hysteria.
Antiicteric
An`ti*ic*ter"ic (#), a. (Med.) Good against jaundice. -- n. A remedy for jaundice.
Antilegomena
An`ti*le*gom"e*na (#), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. against + to speak; part. pass. .] (Eccl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.
Antilibration
An`ti*li*bra"tion (#), n. A balancing; equipoise. [R.] De Quincey.
Antilithic
An`ti*lith"ic (#), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine.
Antilogarithm
An`ti*log"a*rithm (#), n. (Math.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic (#), a.
Antilogous
An*til"o*gous (#), a. Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous. Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Antilogy
An*til"o*gy (#), n.; pl. Antilogies (#). [Gr. , fr. contradictory; against + to speak.] A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.