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of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.

Annually. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Soon; in a little while. As it shall better appear anon. Stow.

A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc.

To prevent. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

o the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall.

to preclude or prevent by prior action. To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. R. Hall. He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. Macaulay.

ing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order. So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. Shak.

a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony. R. Browning.

To apostatize. [Obs.] We are not of them which apostate from Christ. Bp. Hall.

Apostate. An heretical and apostatical church. Bp. Hall.

To summon; to challenge. [Archaic] Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists. Sir W. Scott.

hension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John iii. 2. Of their vain contest appeared no end. Milton.

Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction." Hallam. Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.

The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.

over of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them. Halliwell, Conybeare. -- Apple-pie order, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. -- Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv.

; to fix the time and place of. Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 2 Sam. xv. 15. He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness. Acts xvii. 31. Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and appoint the meeting. Shak.