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ignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.

To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman.

The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. Darwin.

itutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." Churchill. "Accomplishments befitting a station." Thackeray. Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. Cowper.

steem; to prize; to value. Now used only in the passive. "I account of her beauty." Shak. Newer was preaching more accounted of than in the sixteenth century. Canon Robinson.

The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.

paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords. Cowell.

. Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. Shak. I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland. Shak.

ignate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign. -- Act of indemnity, a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties. Abbott. -- Act in pais, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the country), and no…

To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for. For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. Swift. Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. Angus. Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. Macaulay.…

ore precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

To do; in doing; as, there is nothing. "What is here ado" J. Newton.

nburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

ic notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper containing many advertisement.

To tend to by affinity or disposition. The drops of every fluid affect a round figure. Newton.

Anew; again; once more; newly. They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6.

Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again Job xiv. 14.