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Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv.

Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As*sent"ive*ness, n.

To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.

To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.

Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books. Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow.

To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to. Attend to the voice of my supplications. Ps. lxxxvi. 6. Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. Jer. Taylor.

Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints. With the most arrogant audacity. Joye.

Supplying its own power; -- applied to an instrument of the nature of a water-ram.

repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.

in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash. -- Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which water circulates and is heated.

the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus.

A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.

ulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance.

A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas.

To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.

To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor.

To afford; to be to ; to supply with. bear him company. Pope.

To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in. Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay.

Supplying need; profitable; advantageous. [Obs.] Udall.

To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow.