English Dictionary: Veto | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vade \Vade\, v. i. [For fade.] To fade; hence, to vanish. [Obs.] [bd] Summer leaves all vaded.[b8] --Shak. They into dust shall vade. --Spenser. | |
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Vat \Vat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vatting}.] To put or transfer into a vat. | |
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Vat \Vat\, n. [A dialectic form for fat, OE. fat, AS. f[91]t; akin to D. vat, OS. fat, G. fass, OHG. faz, Icel. & Sw. fat, Dan. fad, Lith. p[?]das a pot, and probably to G. fassen to seize, to contain, OHG. fazz[?]n, D. vatten. Cf. {Fat} a vat.] | |
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Vaut \Vaut\, v. i. To vault; to leap. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Vaut \Vaut\, n. A vault; a leap. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Vauty \Vaut"y\, a. Vaulted. [bd]The haughty vauty welkin.[b8] [Obs.] --Taylor (1611). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Veda \Ve"da\ (?; 277), n. [Skr. v[?]da, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See {Wit}.] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature. Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called classical Sanskrit. | |
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Veto \Ve"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vetoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vetoing}.] To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill. | |
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Veto \Ve"to\, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family. --G. Eliot. 2. Specifically: (a) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also {the veto power}. (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes. (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also {veto message}. [U. S.] Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only. --Abbott. | |
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Vie \Vie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vying}.] [OE. vien, shortened fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Invite}, {Envie}.] 1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See {Revie}. [Obs.] 2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition. In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best of their family. --Addison. While Waterloo with Cann[91]'s carnage vies. --Byron. | |
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View \View\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Viewing}.] 1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore. O, let me view his visage, being dead. --Shak. Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied, To mark what of their state he more might learn. --Milton. 2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects. The happiest youth, viewing his progress through. --Shak. | |
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Vitoe \Vi"to*e\, a. (Zo[94]l.) See {Durukuli}. | |
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d8Vitta \[d8]Vit"ta\, n.; pl. {Vitt[91]}. [L. vitta ribbon, fillet.] 1. (Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A band, or stripe, of color. | |
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Void \Void\, n. An empty space; a vacuum. Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. --Pope. | |
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Void \Void\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voiding}.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See {Void}, a.] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table. Void anon her place. --Chaucer. If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or void the field. --Shak. 2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements. A watchful application of mind in voiding prejudices. --Barrow. With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and scattered bones. --J. Webster. 3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify. After they had voided the obligation of the oath he had taken. --Bp. Burnet. It was become a practice . . . to void the security that was at any time given for money so borrowed. --Clarendon. | |
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Void \Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled. The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2. I 'll get me to a place more void. --Shak. I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I may run over the story of his country. --Massinger. 2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like. Divers great offices that had been long void. --Camden. 3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use. --Milton. A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts xxiv. 16. He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor. --Prov. xi. 12. 4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain. [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. --Isa. lv. 11. I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix. 7. 5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul. [bd]Idol, void and vain.[b8] --Pope. 6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. {Voidable}, 2. {Void space} (Physics), a vacuum. Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied; unoccupied. | |
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Void \Void\, v. i. To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman. | |
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Voodoo \Voo"doo\, n. 1. See {Voodooism}. 2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer. | |
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Voodoo \Voo"doo\, a. Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations. | |
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Vote \Vote\, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See {Vow}.] 1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.] --Massinger. 2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage. 3. That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote. The freeman casting with unpurchased hand The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. --Holmes. 4. Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence. 5. Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote. {Casting vote}, {Cumulative vote}, etc. See under {Casting}, {Cumulative}, etc. | |
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Vote \Vote\, v. t. 1. To choose by suffrage; to elec[?]; as, to vote a candidate into office. 2. To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution. Parliament voted them one hundred thousand pounds. --Swift. 3. To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore. [Colloq.] 4. To condemn; to devote; to doom. [Obs.] --Glanvill. | |
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Vote \Vote\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Voted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voting}.] [Cf. F. voter.] To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others. The vote for a duelist is to assist in the prostration of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the crime. --L. Beecher. To vote on large principles, to vote honestly, requires a great amount of information. --F. W. Robertson. | |
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Vow \Vow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vowing}.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare. See {Vow}, n.] 1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. [bd]When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.[b8] --Eccl. v. 4. [Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. --Shak. 2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate. | |
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Vada, KY Zip code(s): 41311 | |
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Vatia, AS (village, FIPS 89700) Location: 14.20178 S, 170.65214 W Population (1990): 608 (73 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 67.5 sq km (water) | |
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Vida, MT Zip code(s): 59274 Vida, OR Zip code(s): 97488 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VDT {video display terminal} | |
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VDU {Visual Display Unit} | |
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VFAT enable long file names on standard {FAT} {partitions}. VFAT suffers from all the drawbacks of FAT and adds more problems but moving to it is very easy. (1996-12-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VoD {video on demand} | |
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VT (1996-06-24) | |
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vt100 early/mid 1980s. Its {control codes} and {escape sequences} still form the basis of the {xterm} set and of the {ANSI} or {IBM PC} standards. VT100 compatibility is still provided by most {terminal emulators}. [On-line documentation?] (1995-03-28) | |
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vt220 {VT100} series. [On-line documentation?] (1995-03-28) | |
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VTW {Voters Telecommunications Watch} | |
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VUIT Visual User Interface Tool: a WYSIWYG editor from DEC for building human interfaces to applications using {OSF}/Motif. It provides an interactive interface to UIL and the Motif toolkit. |