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estruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit. Macaulay.

A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- Cat`a*plec"tic (#), a.

Without just or sufficient reason; groundless. My fears are causeless and ungrounded. Denham.

To put a stop to; to bring to an end. But he, her fears to cease Sent down the meek-eyed peace. Milton. Cease, then, this impious rage. Milton

e check to the first progress of Christianity. Addison. No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. Wordsworth.

Timid; fearful; cowardly. Bunyan.

ngle the cables when twisted. -- To clear up, to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or fears.

t; one under the protection of another. I do think they are your friends and clients, And fearful to disturb you. B. Jonson.

hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. Shak. Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. M. Arnold.

ill collected. Locke. To collect one's self, to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

To comply; to yield; to surrender. "We need not fear his coming in" Massinger. (e) To be brought into use. "Silken garments did not come in till late." Arbuthnot. (f) To be added or inserted; to be or become a part of. (g) To accrue as gain from any business or investment. (h) To mature and yield a harvest; as, the cro…

consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation. In comfort of her mother's fears. Shak. Cheer thy spirit with this comfort. Shak. Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort availed not. Longfellow.

ous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert. [My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.

Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself. Shak.

conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at; undetermined; doubtful. And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. Shak. A slight expense of conjectural analogy. Hugh Miller. Who or what such editor may be, must remain conjectural. Carlyle.

s, temptatin, etc. By winning words to conquer hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear. Milton.

To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.] Consign my spirit with great fear. Jer. Taylor.

ruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary. Men fergot, or feared, to consult . . . ; they were content to consult liberaries. Whewell.

reflexively.] The king's person contains the unruly people from evil occasions. Spenser. Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. Shak.

Act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction. [R.] The fear of a convincement. Milton.