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Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. -- A*dopt"ed*ly, adv.

f being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.

The act of adoring; adoration. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.

To adopt (a person who is his own master).

xcess, or beyond what is merited. Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation Shak.

A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.

r or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. Pope.

vantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit. The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him. Fuller. What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away Luke ix. 25. To advantage one's…

ercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. A bill of adventure (Com.), a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss. [Archaic] I will advertise thee what this people shall do. Num. xxiv. 14.

Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

in Edinburgh. -- Lord advocate (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. -- Judge advocate. See under Judge.

Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.

fections; to have an affection for or towards children. All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay.

To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] "Reassembling our afflicted powers." Milton.

The act of flowing towards; afflux. Sir T. Browne.

To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] Spenser.

Flowing. Their founts aflow with tears. R. Browning.

The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.