No result for CTATI. Showing similar results...
AblactationAblactation Ab`lac*ta"tion n.
1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts
from their dam. --Blount.
2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called inarching, or
grafting by approach. Affectation
Affectation Af`fec*ta"tion, n. [L. affectatio: cf. F.
affectation.]
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or
real; false display; artificial show. ``An affectation of
contempt.' --Macaulay.
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of
what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty
that accompanies what is natural what is natural.
--Locke.
2. A striving after. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker.
Affectationist
Affectationist Af`fec*ta"tion*ist, n.
One who exhibits affectation. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.
Allectation
Allectation Al`lec*ta"tion, n. [L. allectatio.]
Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] --Bailey.
Arctation
Arctation Arc*ta"tion, n. [L. arctus shut in, narrow, p. p. of
arcere to shut in: cf. F. arctation.] (Med.)
Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in
constipation from inflammation.
Attrectation
Attrectation At`trec*ta"tion, n. [L. attrectatio; ad +
tractare to handle.]
Frequent handling or touching. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Coarctation
Coarctation Co`arc*ta"tion, n. [L. coarctatio.]
1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] --Ray.
3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or
orifice.
Colluctation
Colluctation Col`luc*ta"tion, n. [L. colluctatio, fr.
colluctari to struggle with; col- + luctari to struggle.]
A struggling; a contention. [Obs.]
Colluctation with old hags and hobgoblins. --Dr. H.
More.
Cunctation
Cunctation Cunc*ta"tion (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr.
cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.]
Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.
Cunctative
Cunctative Cunc"ta*tive (k?nk"t?-t?v), a.
Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.
Delactation
Delactation De`lac*ta"tion, n. [Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck
milk, from lac milk.]
The act of weaning. [Obs.] --Bailey.
DictatingDictate Dic"tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dictated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dictating.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of
dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Dight.]
1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to
inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an
amanuensis.
The mind which dictated the Iliad. --Wayland.
Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit. --Macaulay.
2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to
deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with
authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a
treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.
Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be
believed. --Watts.
Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;
admonish. Dictation
Dictation Dic*ta"tion, n. [L. dictatio.]
1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing;
also that which is dictated.
It affords security against the dictation of laws.
--Paley.
2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an
overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his
habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
Eluctation
Eluctation E`luc*ta"tion, n. [L. eluctatio.]
A struggling out of any difficulty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
ExpectativeExpectative Ex*pect"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
vacant. --Foxe. Expectative
Expectative Ex*pect"a*tive, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif
expectant.]
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.
--Milman.
Expectative graceExpectative Ex*pect"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
vacant. --Foxe. Humectation
Humectation Hu`mec*ta"tion, n. [L. humectatio: cf. F.
humectation.]
A moistening. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Inaffectation
Inaffectation In*af`fec*ta"tion, n. [Pref. in- not +
affectation: cf. F. inaffectation.]
Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]
Inexpectation
Inexpectation In*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.
Absence of expectation. --Feltham.
InsectationInsectation In`sec*ta"tion, n. [L. insectatio. See
Insectator.]
The act of pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs.]
--Sir T. More. JactationJactation Jac*ta"tion, n. [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F.
jactation. See Jactancy.]
A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.
--Sir. W. Temple. Lactation
Lactation Lac*ta"tion, n.
A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the
mammary gland.
Luctation
Luctation Luc*ta"tion, n. [L. luctatio, fr. luctari to
wrestle, strive.]
Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor. [R.]
--Farindon.
Mactation
Mactation Mac*ta"tion, n. [L. mactatio, fr. macture to slay,
sacrifice.]
The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]
Mislactation
Mislactation Mis`lac*ta"tion, n. (Med.)
Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.
Nictation
Nictation Nic*ta"tion, n. [L. nictatio ? cf. F. nictation.]
the act of winking; nictitation.
Oblectation
Oblectation Ob"lec*ta"tion, n. [L. oblectatio.]
The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly
pleased; delight. [R.] --Feltham.
Obluctation
Obluctation Ob`luc*ta"tion, n. [L. oblictutio, fr. obluctari
to struggle against.]
A struggle against; resistance; opposition. [Obs.]
--Fotherby.
ObtrectationObtrectation Ob`trec*ta"tion, n. [L. obtrectatio, from
obtrectare to detract from through envy. See Detract.]
Slander; detraction; calumny. [Obs.] --Barrow.
Meaning of CTATI from wikipedia
