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Illaqueate \Il*la"que*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illaqueated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illaqueating}.] [L. illaqueatus, p. p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose, snare.] To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch. Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense. --Coleridge. | |
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Illaqueate \Il*la"que*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illaqueated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illaqueating}.] [L. illaqueatus, p. p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose, snare.] To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch. Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense. --Coleridge. | |
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Illaqueate \Il*la"que*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illaqueated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illaqueating}.] [L. illaqueatus, p. p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose, snare.] To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch. Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense. --Coleridge. | |
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Illaqueation \Il*la`que*a"tion\, n. 1. The act of catching or insnaring. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. A snare; a trap. --Johnson. | |
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Illegitimacy \Il`le*git"i*ma*cy\, n. The state of being illegitimate. --Blackstone. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, a. 1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper. 2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child. 3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference. 4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word. {Illegitimate fertilization}, [or] {Illegitimate union} (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. --Darwin. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illegitimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illegitimating}.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize. The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, a. 1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper. 2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child. 3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference. 4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word. {Illegitimate fertilization}, [or] {Illegitimate union} (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. --Darwin. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, a. 1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper. 2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child. 3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference. 4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word. {Illegitimate fertilization}, [or] {Illegitimate union} (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. --Darwin. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illegitimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illegitimating}.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize. The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Illegitimately \Il`le*git"i*mate*ly\, adv. In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully. | |
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Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illegitimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illegitimating}.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize. The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Illegitimation \Il`le*git`i*ma"tion\, n. 1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing. 2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.] Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off. --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Illegitimatize \Il`le*git"i*ma*tize\, v. t. To render illegitimate; to bastardize. | |
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Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See {In-} not, and {License}.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. --Burke. -- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n. | |
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Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See {In-} not, and {License}.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. --Burke. -- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n. | |
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Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See {In-} not, and {License}.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. --Burke. -- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n. | |
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Illicitous \Il*lic"it*ous\, a. Illicit. [R.] --Cotgrave. | |
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Illighten \Il*light"en\, v. t. To enlighten. [Obs.] | |
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Illiquation \Il`li*qua"tion\, n. [Pref. il- in + L. liquare to melt.] The melting or dissolving of one thing into another. | |
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Ill-judged \Ill"-judged`\, a. Not well judged; unwise. | |
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Ill-starred \Ill"-starred`\, a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day. | |
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Ill-used \Ill`-used"\, a. Misapplied; treated badly. | |
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Illustrable \Il*lus"tra*ble\, a. Capable of illustration. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, a. [L. illustratus, p. p.] Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.] This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. --Shak. | |
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Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illustrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illustrating}.] [L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See {Illustrious}.] 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. --Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. --Shak. To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. --Milton. 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.] Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. --Milton. | |
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Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illustrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illustrating}.] [L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See {Illustrious}.] 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. --Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. --Shak. To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. --Milton. 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.] Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. --Milton. | |
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Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illustrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illustrating}.] [L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See {Illustrious}.] 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. --Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. --Shak. To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. --Milton. 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.] Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. --Milton. | |
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Illustration \Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.] 1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. 2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. 3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work. | |
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Illustrative \Il*lus"tra*tive\, a. 1. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate. 2. Making illustrious. [Obs.] | |
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Illustratively \Il*lus"tra*tive*ly\, adv. By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Illustrator \Il*lus"tra*tor\, n. [L.] One who illustrates. | |
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Illustratory \Il*lus"tra*to*ry\, a. Serving to illustrate. | |
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Illustrious \Il*lus"tri*ous\, a. [L. illustris, prob. for illuxtris; fr. il- in + the root of lucidus bright: cf. F. illustre. See {Lucid}.] 1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid. Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. --Beau. & Fl. 2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished. Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. --Drayton. 3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles. Syn: Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant; conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted; noble; glorious. See {Distinguished}, {Famous}. | |
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Illustriously \Il*lus"tri*ous*ly\, adv. In a illustrious manner; conspicuously; eminently; famously. --Milton. | |
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Illustriousness \Il*lus"tri*ous*ness\, n. The state or quality of being eminent; greatness; grandeur; glory; fame. | |
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Illustrous \Il*lus"trous\, a. [Pref. il- not + lustrous.] Without luster. [Obs. & R.] |