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Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force. Sir J. Herschel.

suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable.

To tie up so as to hinder from. [Obs.]

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

Blushing; ruddy.

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

One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything. [R.]

Something abnormal.

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.

The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker.

The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.

Manner of approaching or accosting; address. Chesterfield.

Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.

Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt. proved an abortiori.

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope.

n; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach. "Thy worth . . . is actions above my gifts." Marlowe. I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. Acts xxxvi. 13.…

as supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

A snatching away. [Obs.]