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Abstractive
Abstractive Ab*strac"tive, a. [Cf. F. abstractif.]
Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
``The abstractive faculty.' --I. Taylor.
Abstractively
Abstractively Ab*strac"tive*ly, adv.
In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. --Feltham.
Abstractiveness
Abstractiveness Ab*strac"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.
Activate
Activate Ac"ti*vate, v. t.
To make active. [Obs.]
ActiveActive Ac"tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
passive, that receives; as, certain active principles;
the powers of the mind.
2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth.
3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as,
active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;
diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish,
indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business;
active mind; active zeal.
5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or
service; active scenes.
6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical;
as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy.
9. (Gram.)
(a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
(b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts
upon or affects something else; transitive.
(c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct
from mere existence or state.
Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that
may readily be converted into money.
Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;
sprightly; prompt; energetic. Active capitalActive Ac"tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
passive, that receives; as, certain active principles;
the powers of the mind.
2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth.
3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as,
active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;
diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish,
indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business;
active mind; active zeal.
5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or
service; active scenes.
6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical;
as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy.
9. (Gram.)
(a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
(b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts
upon or affects something else; transitive.
(c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct
from mere existence or state.
Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that
may readily be converted into money.
Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;
sprightly; prompt; energetic. Active hyperaemiaHyperaemia Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part
of the body.
Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of
blood to a part.
Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the
return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a. Active valeric acidValeric Va*ler"ic, a. (Chem.)
Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three
metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also
inactive valeric acid), C4H9CO2H, is obtained from
valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily
liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old
cheese.
Active valeric acid, a metameric variety which turns the
plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the
oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol. Active verbVerb Verb, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See Word.]
1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South.
2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of
some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being,
action, or the suffering of action.
Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind
[the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds
expression. --Earle.
Active verb, Auxiliary verb, Neuter verb, etc. See
Active, Auxiliary, Neuter, etc. Active wealthActive Ac"tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
passive, that receives; as, certain active principles;
the powers of the mind.
2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth.
3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as,
active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;
diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish,
indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business;
active mind; active zeal.
5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or
service; active scenes.
6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical;
as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy.
9. (Gram.)
(a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
(b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts
upon or affects something else; transitive.
(c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct
from mere existence or state.
Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that
may readily be converted into money.
Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;
sprightly; prompt; energetic. Activeness
Activeness Ac"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion;
activity.
Antiputrefactive
Antiputrefactive An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive, Antiputrescent
An`ti*pu*tres"cent, a.
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
AttractiveAttractive At*tract"ive, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
graces.' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.' --Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
-- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. Attractive
Attractive At*tract"ive, n.
That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.
AttractivelyAttractive At*tract"ive, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
graces.' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.' --Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
-- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. AttractivenessAttractive At*tract"ive, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
graces.' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.' --Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
-- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. Attractivity
Attractivity At`trac*tiv"i*ty
([a^]t`tr[a^]k*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.
The quality or degree of attractive power.
CalefactiveCalefactive Cal`e*fac"tive, a.
See Calefactory. [R.] Chylifactive
Chylifactive Chyl`i*fac"tive, a. (Physiol.)
Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to
form chyle.
Coactively
Coactively Co*ac"tive*ly, adv.
In a coactive manner.
Coactivity
Coactivity Co`ac*tiv"i*ty, n.
Unity of action.
Contractive
Contractive Con*tract"ive, a.
Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of
contracting.
Counteractive
Counteractive Coun`ter*act"ive (-?kt"?v), a.
Tending to counteract.
Counteractive
Counteractive Coun`ter*act"ive, n.
One who, or that which, counteracts.
Detractive
Detractive De*tract"ive, a.
1. Tending to detractor draw. [R.]
2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
Detractiveness
Detractiveness De*tract"ive*ness, n.
The quality of being detractive.
Diffractive
Diffractive Dif*frac"tive, a.
That produces diffraction.
Distractive
Distractive Dis*trac"tive, a.
Causing perplexity; distracting. ``Distractive thoughts.'
--Bp. Hall.
Enactive
Enactive En*act"ive, a.
Having power to enact or establish as a law. --Abp. Bramhall.
Excalfactive
Excalfactive Ex`cal*fac"tive, a. [L. excalfacere to warm; ex
out (intens.) + calfacere to warm.]
Serving to heat; warming. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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