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To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. "Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all." Cowper. The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. W. Irving.

he group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.

Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.

To both their deaths thou shalt be accessary. Shak. Amongst many secondary and accessary causes that support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning. Milton.

A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

he Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca.

ich is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. Wordsworth. Hence, in specific uses:

A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light.

chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw. -- Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic (#), a.

An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. Jacobs.

e neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent. -- Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus). -- Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants.…

dies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.

ersonal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.

Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] "Adjuvant causes." Howell.

e the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.

Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy. Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. Shak. Note of admiration, the mark (!), called also exclamation point.

his house; to admit a serious thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a cause.

Coming from outward causes; superadded. [Obs.]

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.