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commensurating; the state of being commensurate. All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or proportion of one thing to another. South.

Migration together. [R.] Woodward.

for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak.

The act of staying or residing in a place. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A making ready; provision. [Obs.]

An arch or vault.

trating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration. Concentration of the lunar beams. Boyle. Intense concetration of thought. Sir J. Herschel.

Union of things in one mass or body. [R.] Dr. H. More.

f princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey.

relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. Harris.

A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass. Bacon.

sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration. We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; . . . Under this conjuration speak, my lord. Shak.

A reckoning together. [R.] Porson.

of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33. Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it so. South.

or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. Let us think with consideration. Sir P. Sidney. Consideration, like an angel, came. Shak.

or some end or purpose; conspiracy. [R.] As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a conspiration. Udall. In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.

The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall.

Proportionate mixture or combination. "Contemperation of light and shade." Boyle.

us union. [Obs.] That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. Oley.