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   Van de Graaff
         n 1: United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff},
               {Robert Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]

English Dictionary: vomitus	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Van de Graaff generator n electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity Synonym(s): electrostatic generator, electrostatic machine, Wimshurst machine, Van de Graaff generator
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Van Dyck n Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke]
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vanadic acid n any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts Synonym(s): vanadium pentoxide, vanadic acid
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Vanda caerulea n famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers Synonym(s): blue orchid, Vanda caerulea
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Vandyke n Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke] a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) Synonym(s): vandyke beard, vandyke
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vandyke beard n a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) Synonym(s): vandyke beard, vandyke
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Vandyke brown n a moderate brown color
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vantage n place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" Synonym(s): advantage, vantage Antonym(s): disadvantage
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vantage point n a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley" Synonym(s): vantage point, viewpoint
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vena digitalis n one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital vein}, vena digitalis]
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vena testicularis n a vein from the testicles [syn: testicular vein, {vena testicularis}]
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Venn diagram n a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles Synonym(s): Venn diagram, Venn's diagram
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Ventose n sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month
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viands n a stock or supply of foods [syn: commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals]
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vindicate v show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" Synonym(s): justify, vindicate maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens" clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"
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vindicated adj freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" Synonym(s): absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
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vindication n the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" Synonym(s): vindication, exoneration the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" Synonym(s): defense, defence, vindication
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vindicator n a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" Synonym(s): apologist, vindicator, justifier
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vindicatory adj of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" Synonym(s): retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" Synonym(s): retributive, retributory, vindicatory providing justification Synonym(s): justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
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vindictive adj disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen Synonym(s): revengeful, vindictive, vengeful showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" Synonym(s): despiteful, spiteful, vindictive
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vindictively adv in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" Synonym(s): revengefully, vengefully, vindictively
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vindictiveness n a malevolent desire for revenge [syn: vindictiveness, vengefulness]
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vintage n a season's yield of wine from a vineyard the oldness of wines Synonym(s): vintage, time of origin
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vintager n a person who harvests grapes for making wine
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vomitus n the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomit, vomitus, puke, barf]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanadic \Va*nad"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the {vanadious} compounds; as, vanadic oxide. {Vanadic acid} (Chem.), an acid analogous to phosphoric acid, not known in the free state but forming a well-known series of salts.
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Vanadic \Va*nad"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the {vanadious} compounds; as, vanadic oxide. {Vanadic acid} (Chem.), an acid analogous to phosphoric acid, not known in the free state but forming a well-known series of salts.
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Vanadious \Vana"dious\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically, designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {vanadic} compounds; as, vanadious acid. [Sometimes written also {vanadous}.]
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Vanadious \Vana"dious\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically, designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {vanadic} compounds; as, vanadious acid. [Sometimes written also {vanadous}.]
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Vanadous \Van"a*dous\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.
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Vanadious \Vana"dious\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically, designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {vanadic} compounds; as, vanadious acid. [Sometimes written also {vanadous}.]
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Vanadous \Van"a*dous\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.
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Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --Macaulay. [Written also {Vandyck}.] {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures. {Vandyke collar} [or] {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
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Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, n. A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge. [Written also {Vandyck}.]
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Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, v. t. fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also {Vandyck}.]
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Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --Macaulay. [Written also {Vandyck}.] {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures. {Vandyke collar} [or] {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
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Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, n. A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge. [Written also {Vandyck}.]
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Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, v. t. fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also {Vandyck}.]
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Vandyke beard \Van*dyke" beard`\ A trim, pointed beard, such as those often seen in pictures by Vandyke.
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Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --Macaulay. [Written also {Vandyck}.] {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures. {Vandyke collar} [or] {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --Macaulay. [Written also {Vandyck}.] {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures. {Vandyke collar} [or] {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vandyke \Vandyke"\ (v[acr]nd[imac]k"), a. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. [bd]His Vandyke dress.[b8] --Macaulay. [Written also {Vandyck}.] {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures. {Vandyke collar} [or] {cape}, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke. {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanity \Van"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, vanit[82], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. --Eccl. i. 2. Here I may well show the vanity of that which is reported in the story of Walsingham. --Sir J. Davies. 2. An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit. The exquisitely sensitive vanity of Garrick was galled. --Macaulay. 3. That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher. --Eccl. i. 2. Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the certainty of things to come. --Sir P. Sidney. [Sin] with vanity had filled the works of men. --Milton. Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled, That all her vanities at once are dead; Succeeding vanities she still regards. --Pope. 4. One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See {Morality}, n., 5. You . . . take vanity the puppet's part. --Shak. Syn: Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness; self-sufficiency. See {Egotism}, and {Pride}.
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Vantage \Van"tage\, v. t. To profit; to aid. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Vantage \Van"tage\ (v[adot]n"t[asl]j; 48), n. [Aphetic form of OE. avantage, fr. F. avantage. See {Advantage}.] 1. superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. [R.] O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! --Shak. 2. (Lawn Tennis) The first point after deuce. Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is called vantage out. {To have at vantage}, to have the advantage of; to be in a more favorable condition than. [bd]He had them at vantage, being tired and harassed with a long march.[b8] --Bacon. {Vantage ground}, superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another. [bd]The vantage ground of truth. --Bacon. It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him. --I. Taylor.
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Vantage game \Van"tage game\ (Lawn Tennis) The first game after the set is deuce. See {Set}, n., 9.
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Vantage \Van"tage\ (v[adot]n"t[asl]j; 48), n. [Aphetic form of OE. avantage, fr. F. avantage. See {Advantage}.] 1. superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. [R.] O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! --Shak. 2. (Lawn Tennis) The first point after deuce. Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is called vantage out. {To have at vantage}, to have the advantage of; to be in a more favorable condition than. [bd]He had them at vantage, being tired and harassed with a long march.[b8] --Bacon. {Vantage ground}, superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another. [bd]The vantage ground of truth. --Bacon. It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him. --I. Taylor.
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Vantage point \Vantage point\ A point giving advantage; vantage ground.
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Vant-courier \Vant"-cou`ri*er\, n. An avant-courier. See {Van-courier}. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Vaunt-courier \Vaunt"-cou`ri*er\, n. See {Van-courier}. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Venatic \Venat"ic\, Venatical \Venat"ic*al\, a. [L. venaticus, fr. venatus hunting, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt.] Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting. [R.] [bd] Venatical pleasure.[b8] --Howell.
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Venatica \Venat"ica\, n. See {Vinatico}.
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Venatic \Venat"ic\, Venatical \Venat"ic*al\, a. [L. venaticus, fr. venatus hunting, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt.] Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting. [R.] [bd] Venatical pleasure.[b8] --Howell.
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Vendace \Ven"dace\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A European lake whitefish ({Coregonus Willughbii}, or {C. Vandesius}) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also {vendis}.
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Vendace \Ven"dace\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A European lake whitefish ({Coregonus Willughbii}, or {C. Vandesius}) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also {vendis}.
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Vends \Vends\, n. pl. (Ethnol.) See {Wends}.
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Ventage \Vent"age\, n. A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent. --Shak.
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Ventose \Ven*tose"\, n. A ventouse. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Ventose \Ven*tose"\, a. [L. ventosus windy. See {Ventilate}.] Windy; flatulent. --Richardson (Dict.).
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Ventosity \Ventos"ity\, n. [L. ventositas: cf. F. ventosit[82]. See {Ventose}, n.] Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence, vainglory; pride. --Bacon.
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Ventouse \Ven"touse\, n. [F.] A cupping glass. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Ventouse \Ven"touse\, v. t. & i. To cup; to use a cupping glass. [Obs.] [Written also {ventuse}.] --Chaucer.
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Ventouse \Ven"touse\, v. t. & i. To cup; to use a cupping glass. [Obs.] [Written also {ventuse}.] --Chaucer.
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Ventuse \Ven"tuse\, v. t. & i. See {Ventouse}. [Obs.]
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Ventouse \Ven"touse\, v. t. & i. To cup; to use a cupping glass. [Obs.] [Written also {ventuse}.] --Chaucer.
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Ventuse \Ven"tuse\, v. t. & i. See {Ventouse}. [Obs.]
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Vinatico \Vinat"ico\, n. [Pg. vinhatico.] Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the Persea Indica.
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Vindicable \Vin"dicable\, a. Capable of being vindicated. -- {Vin`dicabil"i*ty}, n.
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Vindicable \Vin"dicable\, a. Capable of being vindicated. -- {Vin`dicabil"i*ty}, n.
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Vindicate \Vin"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain? The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. --Pope. 2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title. 3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. --I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. --Pope. 4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. --Milton. 5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. --Massinger. 6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs.] --Bacon. God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. --Bp. Pearson. Syn: To assert; maintain; claim. See {Assert}.
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Vindicate \Vin"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain? The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. --Pope. 2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title. 3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. --I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. --Pope. 4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. --Milton. 5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. --Massinger. 6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs.] --Bacon. God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. --Bp. Pearson. Syn: To assert; maintain; claim. See {Assert}.
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Vindicate \Vin"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain? The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain. --Pope. 2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title. 3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify. When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must directly vindicate . . . that proposition. --I. Watts. Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. --Pope. 4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies. --Milton. 5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.] I am confident he deserves much more That vindicates his country from a tyrant Than he that saves a citizen. --Massinger. 6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity. [Obs.] --Bacon. God is more powerful to exact subjection and to vindicate rebellion. --Bp. Pearson. Syn: To assert; maintain; claim. See {Assert}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vindication \Vin`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. vindicatio a laying claim, defense, vindication. See {Vindicate}.] 1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete. Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my book. --Locke. 2. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing. --Burrill.
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Vindicative \Vin"dicative\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. {Vindictive}.] 1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy. 2. Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.] Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate. --Bacon. -- {Vin"dicative*ness}, n.
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Vindicative \Vin"dicative\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. {Vindictive}.] 1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy. 2. Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.] Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate. --Bacon. -- {Vin"dicative*ness}, n.
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Vindicator \Vin"di*ca`tor\, n. [LL., an avenger.] One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains. --Locke.
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Vindicatory \Vin"dicato*ry\, a. 1. Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative. 2. Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory. The afflictions of Job were no vindicatory punishments to take vengeance of his sins. --Abp. Bramhall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vindictive \Vindic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] {Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. -- {Vindic"tively}, adv. -- {Vindic"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vindictive \Vindic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] {Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. -- {Vindic"tively}, adv. -- {Vindic"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damage \Dam"age\, n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov. xxvi. 6. Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. --Bacon. 2. pl. (Law) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another. Note: In common-law action, the jury are the proper judges of damages. {Consequential damage}. See under {Consequential}. {Exemplary damages} (Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. {Nominal damages} (Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. {Vindictive damages}, those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer. Syn: Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See {Mischief}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vindictive \Vindic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] {Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. -- {Vindic"tively}, adv. -- {Vindic"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vindictive \Vindic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] {Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. -- {Vindic"tively}, adv. -- {Vindic"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vintage \Vint"age\ (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See {Wine}, {Redeem}, and cf. {Vindemial}.] 1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840. 2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season. {Vintage spring}, a wine fount. {Vintage time}, the time of gathering grapes and making wine. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vintage \Vint"age\ (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See {Wine}, {Redeem}, and cf. {Vindemial}.] 1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840. 2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season. {Vintage spring}, a wine fount. {Vintage time}, the time of gathering grapes and making wine. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vintage \Vint"age\ (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See {Wine}, {Redeem}, and cf. {Vindemial}.] 1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840. 2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season. {Vintage spring}, a wine fount. {Vintage time}, the time of gathering grapes and making wine. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vintager \Vint"a*ger\, n. [From {Vintage}: cf. F. vendangeur.] One who gathers the vintage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vintaging \Vint"a*ging\, n. The act of gathering the vintage, or crop of grapes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zo[94]l.) An ichneumon ({Herpestes galera}) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also {vondsira}, and {marsh ichneumon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vondsira \Vond*si"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Vansire}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zo[94]l.) An ichneumon ({Herpestes galera}) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also {vondsira}, and {marsh ichneumon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vondsira \Vond*si"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Vansire}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Van Tassell, WY (town, FIPS 79705) Location: 42.66365 N, 104.09065 W Population (1990): 8 (6 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82242
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Vanduser, MO (village, FIPS 75724) Location: 36.99123 N, 89.68646 W Population (1990): 187 (90 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Venedocia, OH (village, FIPS 79632) Location: 40.78543 N, 84.45546 W Population (1990): 158 (62 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45894
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vine Technology A company which provides professional consulting services in the areas of networking, real-time systems, graphic arts, and {World-Wide Web} server advertisement space. {Home (http://www.vine.com/)}. E-mail: . (1995-03-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vint Cerf (Vinton G. Cerf) The co-inventor with {Bob Kahn} of the {Internet} and its base {protocol}, {TCP/IP}. Like {Jon Postel}, he was crucial in the development of many higher-level protocols, and has written several dozen {RFC}s since the late 1960s. Vinton Cerf is senior vice president of Internet Architecture and Technology for {MCI WorldCom}. His team of architects and engineers design advanced Internet frameworks for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use. In December 1997, President Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his partner, Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the Internet. Prior to rejoining MCI in 1994, Cerf was vice president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). As vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982-1986, he led the engineering of {MCI Mail}, the first commercial e-mail service to be connected to the Internet. During his tenure from 1976-1982 with the U.S. Department of {Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency} (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of Internet and Internet-related data packet and security technologies. Cerf served as founding president of the {Internet Society} from 1992-1995 and is currently chairman of the Board. Cerf is a member of the U.S. Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) and the Advisory Committee for Telecommunications (ACT) in Ireland. Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet. In December 1994, People magazine identified Cerf as one of that year's "25 Most Intriguing People." In addition to his work on behalf of MCI and the Internet, Cerf serves as technical advisor to production for "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict," the number one television show in first-run syndication. He also made a special guest appearance in May 1998. Cerf also holds an appointment as distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is working on the design of an interplanetary Internet. Cerf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Stanford University and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from UCLA. He also holds honorary Doctorate degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich; Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; University of the Balearic Islands, Palma; Capitol College and Gettysburg College. {Home (http://www.mci.com/cerfsup/)}. (1999-02-25)