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reject. [Obs.] That he might . . . abandon them from him. Udall. Being all this time abandoned from your bed. Shak.

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke.

In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.

Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. Smollett.

That which 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:

An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor. The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 1 Sam. ii. 3.

ry. Actual cautery. See under Cautery. -- Actual sin (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to "original sin."

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South.

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.

eption that comes after it can be of use. "After- wit comes too late when the mischief is done." L'Estrange.

A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.

Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book.

Possible to be done; practicable. [Obs.] "Fit for agible things." Sir A. Sherley.

A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract.

The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.

Done out of love. [Obs.] Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.

Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action. Great the slaughter is Here made by the Roman; great the answer be Britons must take. Shak.

Something done before another act. [Obs.]

me improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.

will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.