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To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.),

A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve.

Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.] Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.)

To persevere. [Obs.]

The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness." Shak. Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton.

Persevering. [R.] "Perseverant faith." Whitby. -- Per`se*ver"ant*ly, adv. [R.]

o give or abandon what is undertaken. Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. Milton.

Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.

In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.

A port warden.

To prove. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A going before; anticipation in sequence or order. "The law of prevenance is simply the well-known law of phenomenal sequence." Ward.

The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness. [Obs.] Sterne.

To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent. [Obs.] Philips.

The act of going before; anticipation. [R.]

Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace descending." Milton.

; to direct. [Obs.] We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior.

The quality or state of being preventable.

Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases.

That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.