Search the Dictionary

The state or condition of being incontrovertible.

Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable. Sir T. Browne. -- In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.

Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted; the act of turning the mind inward. Berkeley.

To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." Cowper.

The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet atta…

To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc. South.

Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure. Thou hast proved mine heart. Ps. xvii. 3.

Carried forward; advanced. [Obs.] "Provect in years." Sir T. Flyot.

A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename.

One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer. Taylor.

A proveditor; a purveyor. Busied with the duties of a provedore. W. Irving.

Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." Thackeray. Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Not proven (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. Mozley & W.…

Origin; source; provenience.

Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.

The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).

Of or pertaining to Provence in France.

See Provand. [Obs.]

ic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of ground grain; feed. "Hay or other provender." Mortimer. Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser.