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r excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.] And thought that match a foul disparagement. Spenser.

One who disparages or dishonors; one who vilifies or disgraces.

Sugar-coated medicines.

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. 1 Sam. xxx. 6.

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity. All generous encouragement of arts. Otway.

One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer. The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts. Addison.

A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation.

To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.

Act of enraging or state of being enraged; excitement. [Obs.]

Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.

Belonging to another race or kind.

The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission.

Floor space.

State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general. Tennyson.

The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc. He [the lion] from forage will incline to play. Shak. One way a band select from forage drives A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton. Mawhood completed his forage unmolested. Marshall.

One who forages.

The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Sir W. Raleigh.

A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin. [Obs.] Crabb.

A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods. [Obs.]

To keep in a garage. [Colloq.]