Abjure: Definition and part of speech

Abjure

  1. v. i. To renounce on oath.
  2. v. t. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
  3. v. t. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ablactation: Definition and part of speech

Ablactation

  1. n. The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.
  2. n. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ablaqueation: Definition and part of speech

Ablaqueation

  1. n. The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.