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often; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors. I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire, But qualify the fire's extreme rage. Shak.

eamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." Shak. Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. Cowper.

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc. Upon an hard adventure yet in quest. Spenser. Cease your quest of love. Shak. There ended was his quest, there ceased his care. Milton.

One who undertakes a quest; a seeker. [Obs.] Shak.

One who seeks; a seeker. [Obs.]

One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.

A seeker; a pursuer. [Obs.] "Hot questrists after him." Shak.

One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also Seekers. See Seeker.

One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.

To rouse; to strip up. [Obs.] And seeks the tusky boar to rear. Dryden.

refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance. Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, On my refusal, to distress me more Milton.

One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. Luke xii. 3.

Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborius or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries. Macaulay.

The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force. Join with me to forbid him her resort. Shak.

y, condign punishment for evil or wrong. All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find Fit retribution, empty as their deeds. Milton.

A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission. Woolsey.

Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.

e, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to. [R.] Earth, yield me roots; Who seeks for better of thee, sauce his palate With thy most operant poison! Shak.