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A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; want of strength; asthenia.

3d sing. pres. of Abide. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. [Obs.] Donne.

The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of the king and his realm." Joe.

The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Grew.

The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.

The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.

To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.] Bailey.

The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away.

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung. Earle.

In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire. The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. Carlyle.

Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to e…

A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.

The act of sending abroad. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Ability of body or mind; force; vigor. [Obs. or R.]

comp. of Able. -- A"blest, a.,

Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n. (Med.)

The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.

That which is washed off. [R.] Dwight.