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The act of becoming aërified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state; the state of being aëriform.

To infuse air into; to combine air with.

To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion I. Taylor.

A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain. Wotton. There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. Carlyle.

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.

The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone.

In collision; entangled. Totten. To run afoul of, to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.

at was interposed between it and the clause. After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Matt. xxvi. 32.

A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.

To convert into agate; to make resemble agate. Dana.

To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass. Where he builds the agglomerated pile. Cowper.

Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.

Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. Addison.

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

ollected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.

ace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.

is a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer.

hat branch of agriculture dealing with the methods of conversion of agricultural products into manufactured articles; agricultural technology.