Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

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CLAIM CONSTRUCTION RESPONSE BRIEF re: #151 Mirror Worlds' Claim Construction Brief, filed by Apple Inc. (Attachments: #1 Decl. of Stefani C. Smith ISO Apple's Brief, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L)(Smith, Stefani) Modified on 1/11/2010 (mll, ).

Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

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a b a t e m e n t · ablating
1 a b e r r a n t n ( 9 3 8 ) 1 : a n a b e r r a n t group, individual. o r s t r u c t u r e 2 : a person whose behavior "departs substantially from the s t a n d a r d a b o e r . r a t - e d ,'a.tr.>-,ra-t:ld\ a d j [ L aberratus. pp. of aberrare] ( t 893) a b o e r . r a · t i o n \,a·bll-·rii-sh~n\ n [ L aberrare] ( 5 9 4 ) 1 : t h e fact o r an instance of being aberrant esp. from a moral s t a n d a r d o r n o n n a l s t a t e 2 : failure of a mirror. refracting surface, o r lens t o prQduce exact point·ta-point correspondence between an object a n d its image 3 : unsoundness o r disorder of the mind 4 : a small periodic change of apparent position in celestial bodies due t o t h e combined effect of t h e motion of light a n d the motion of the observer 5 : a n aberrant indiv i d u a l - a M r . r a . t i o n . a l \-shnal. ·shll-n'l\ a d j a b e t \Il-'bet\ vt a b e t . t e d ; a b e t . t i n g [ M E abetten, fro M F abeter. fro O F . fro a · (fr. L a d · ) + b e t e r to bait, o f Orne origin: akin to O E INman t o bait] ( l 4 c ) 1 : to actively second a n d encourage (as an activity o r p l a n ) : FORWARD 2 : t o assist o r support in the achievement of a purpose ( a b e t t e d the thief in his getaway) s y n see I N C I T E - a b e t . m e n t \ - m a n t \ n - a b e t · t o r or a b e t . t e r \:l-'be-tar\ n a b e y . a n e e \Il-'ba-~n(t}s\ n [ M F abeance expectation. fro a b a e r to desire, fro a · + baer to yawn, fro M L batare] (1660) 1 : temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION 2 : a lapse in succession d u r i n g which t h e r e is no person in whom a title is vested a b e y . a n t \ - a n t \ a d j [back·fonnation fro abeyance] (ca. 1859): being in abeyance a h o b o r \ a b - ' b 6 r , a b · \ VI a h o b o r r e d ; a h o b o r . r i n g [ M E a b h o " e n , fro L abhort'ere, fro ab- + horrere t o shudder - more a t H O R R O R ] ( l S c ) : t o regard with extreme r e p u g n a n c e : LOATHE s y n see HATE - a h o b o r r e r \-'bor-ar\ n a h o b o r . r e n e e \ab-'bor·~n(t)s,- ' b a r - \ n (1660) 1 a : the act o r state of abhorring b : the feelin!:! of one who abhors 2 : one t h a t is abhorred a h o h o r · r e n t \ · a n t \ a d j LL abhorrent-, abhorrens, prp. of a b h o " e r e ] (1599) 1 a archaic: strongly opposed b : feeling o r showing abhorrence 2 : n o t a g r e e a b l e : C O N T R A R Y ( a n o t i o n - t o t h e i r p h i l o s o p h y ) 3 : being so repugnant as t o s t i r up positive antagonism (acts - t o every right·minded per~on) - ab.hofol·l!ntoly adv A b i b \li·'vev\ n rHeb A b h i b h . lit .· e a r of grain] ( 5 3 5 ) : the 1st m o n t h of t h e ancient }febrew calendar corresponding to Nisan - see MONTH table a b i d . a n e e \Il-'bi·dOn(t)s\ n (1647) 1 : an act o r s t a t e of a b i d i n g : CONT I N U A N C E 2 : C O M P L I A N C E ( - by the rules) a b i d e \ a - ' b i d \ vb a b o d e \-,bOd\ or abidoed; a b i d . i n g [ M E , fro O E cibidan. fro ci-. perfective prefix + b i d a n to bide; akin to O H O ir·, perfective prefix] vt (bef. 12c) 1 : to wait f o r : AWAIT 2 a : to endure without yielding: WITHSTAND b : to bear p a t i e n t l y : TOLERATE <cann o t - s u c h b i g o t s ) 3 : t o a c c e p t w i t h o u t o b j e c t i o n ( w i l l - y o u r deci· sion) ,... vi 1 : to remain stable o r fixed in a s t a t e 2 : to continue in a p l a c e : SOJOURN s y n see BEAR, CONTINUE - a b i d o e r n - a b i d e b y 1 : to confonn to 2 : to acquiesce in a b i d . i n g \:l-'bi·dig\ a d j ( l 4 c ) : E N D u R I N G , CONTINUING ( a n - interest in nature) - a b i d . i n g . l y a d v ahoi.gall \'a-b:l-,giil\ n [Abigail. servant in T h e ScorT\iul Lady. a play by Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher1 (1671): a lady's personal maid a b i l o l . t y \Il-'bi·I~-te\ n. p i - t i e s [ M £ abilite, fro M F habilite( fro L habilitat-, habilitas. fro habilis apt. skillful - more a t ABLE] 0 4 c 1 1 a : the quality o r state of being able ( - of the soil to hold water); e s p : physi· cal, mental, o r legal power to perform b : competence in doing : SKILL 2 : natural a p t i t u d e o r acquired proficiency (children whose a b i l i t i e s w a r r a n t higher e d u c a t i o n ) - a b i l i t y also · i b U f t y n suffIX [ M E -abi/ite. ·ibilite. fro M F ·abi/ite. ·ibilite. fro L ·abilitas, -ibilitas, fro -obi/is. ·ibilis ·able + -tas . t y ] : capac· ity. fitness. o r tendency to act or be acted on in a (specified) way (aga b i n . l . t i o \ , a b ·...·ni.she·,o\ a d v [L] (1599): from the beginning a b i o . g e n . e . s i s \,a.,bi.o-·je-n~·s~s\ n [ N L . fro 2a_ + bio- + L genesis] (1870) : the supposed spontaneous origination of livipg organisms directly from lifeless m a t t e r - a b i . o g · e o n l s t \,a·(,)bi-·ii·jll-nist\ n a b i o . g e n . i e \ , a · , b i - < j · ' j e · n i k \ a d j ( 1 8 9 1 ) : n o t p r o d u c e d b y t h e action o f living organisms - ablo.gen.loealoly \·ni·k(:l-)Ie\ a d v abl-ooIog.ioeal \,ii·,bi'Il-'lli·ji·kal\ a d j (I868) : n o t biological; e s p : n o t involving or produced by organisms ( - synthesis of amino acids) a b i - o t · i e \,ft-(,)bi·'ii·tik\ a d j (ca. 1893) : not b i o t i c : ABIOLOGICAL ( t h e - e n v i r o n m e n t ) - a b i - o t - l . e a l . l y \-ti-k(:l-)Ie\ a d v a b . j e c t \ ' a b · J e k t \ a d j [ME. fro L abjectus, fro p p . of abicere t o cast off. fro abo + jacere to throw - more a t J E T ] (I5c) 1 : s u n k to o r existing in a low state or condition ( t o lowest pitch of - fortune thou a r t fallen - J o h n Milton) 2 a : cast down in s p i r i t : SERVILE, SPIRITLESS ( a man made - by suffering) b : showina uller hopelessness o r resi\lnation ( - surrender) 3 : expressing or offered in a humble a n d often mgratiating spirit ( - flattery) ( a n - apology) s y n see MEAN - a h o j e e t . l y \'ab.Jek(t)-le. a b · ' \ adv - a b . j e c t . n e s s \·Jek(t)-nas. -'jek(t)-\ n a b . j e e . t i o n \ab-'jek.sh~n\ n ( f 4 c ) 1 : a low o r downcast s t a t e : DEG· R A D A T I O N 2 : t h e a c t o f making a b j e c t : H U M B L I N G , R E J E C T I O N ( I p r o · test . . . this vile - of youth to age - 0 . B. Shaw) a h o j u . r a . t i o n \,ab-:.ia.'ra-sh~n\ n 0 5 c ) 1 : the act o r process of a b j u r . ing 2 : an oath of abjuring a b . j u r e \ab-'jiJr\ vt a b . j u r e d ; a b . j u r . i n g [ME. fro M F or L; M F abo jurer. fro L abjurare, fro abo + j u r a r e to swear - more a t J U R Y ] 0 5 c ) 1 a : t o renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly 2 : t o abstain from : A V O I D ( - extravagance) - a h o j u r . e r n s y n ABJURE, RENOUNCE, fORSWEAR, RECANT, RETRACT mean t o withdraw one's word o r professed belief. ABJURE implies a finn a n d final reject· ing o r abandoning often made under oath ( a b j u r e d the errors of his fonner faith). RENOUNCE often equals ABJURE b u t may carry the mean· ing of disclaim or disown ( r e n o u n c e d abstract a r t a n d turned to portrait painting). fORSWEAR may add to ABJURE a n implication of perjury o r b e t r a y a l ( I c a n n o t f o r s w e a r m y principles). R E C A N T s t r e s s e s t h e withdrawing or denying of something professed o r t a u g h t <if they recant they will be spared). RETRACT applies t o the withdrawing of a promise. an offer. o r an accusation ( t h e newspaper h a d to retract its a l l e g a t i o n s against t h e mayor). a b . l a t e \ a · ' b l a t \ vb a b . l a t o e d ; a h o l a t - l n g [ L a b l a t u s (pp. of a u f e r r e t o remove). fro ab- + latus. pp. of / e r r e - more a t UKASE. BEAR. TOLERATE] vt (1542) : to remove esp. by culling. abrading. o r evaporating " " vi : to become ablated; e s p : VAPORIZE I
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: ABERRANT

a b a t e . m e n t \~.'bat·m:mt\ n ( l 4 c ) 1 : the act o r process of abating : the s t a t e of being abated 2 : an a m o u n t abated; e s p : a deduction from t h e full a m o u n t of a tax a b . a . t i s \'a.b~.,te. ' a · b a · t a s \ n. p i a b . a . t i s \'a·bll-,tez\ or aboa.tisoes \'a·b:l-t:l-saz\ [ F . fro abattre] (1766) : a defensive obstacle formed by felled trees with sharpened branches facing the enemy a b . a t . t o i r \'a·ba·,twii~. ·,twor, · , t o r \ n [F. fro abattre] (1820) : SLAUGH·
,TERHOUSE -

a b · a x · i · a l \ ( , ) a - ' b a k · s e · a l \ a d j (1857): situated o u t of or directed away from the axis ( t h e - o r lower surface of a leaf> a h o b a . e y \·a·b~·se\ n, p i - d e s [ M E abbatie, fro LL abbatia] ( l 5 c ) : the office. dignity, jurisdiction. o r tenure of an a b b o t A h o b a s . i d \~·'ba·~d. 'a·bll-s~\ n (1788) : a member of a dynasty of caliphs (75Q.-1258) ruling the Islamic empire esp. from their capital Ballhdad a n d claiming descent from Abbas the uncle of M u h a m m a d a b . b a · t i a l \:l-'bii-sh~l. a - \ a d j (ca. 1642) : of o r relating t o an a b b o t . abbess. o r a b b e y ahobe \ a - ' b a . 'a-,bii\ n (F. fro L L abbat-. abbas] ( 1 5 3 0 ) : a member of the French secular clergy 1 0 m a j o r o r minor orders - used as a title a b . b e s s " a - b a s \ n [ M E abbesse, fro OF. fro L L abbatissa. fem. of abbat·. abbas] ( 1 3 c ) : a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns A b b e · v i M i . a n \,ab·'vi.le-an, ,a·bll-\ a d j [Abbeville. France] (ca. 1934) : of o r relating to an early Lower Paleolithic culture of Europe c h a r a c · terized by bifacial stone h a n d axes a b . b e y \ ' a - b e \ n. p i a b b e y s [ME, fro O F abare, fro LL abbatia abbey, fro abbat·, abbas] (1 3 d 1 a : a monastery ruled by a n a b b o t b : a convent ruled by a n abbess 2 : an abbey church a h o b o t " a · b a t \ n [ M E abOOd. fro OE. fro L L abbat·. abbas. fro LOk a b bas. fro A r a m a b b a father] (bef. 12c) : the superior of a monastery for men a h o b r e · v i . a t e \:l-'bre.ve-,at\ vt - a t . e d ; - a M n g [ME, fro L L abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare - more a t ABRIDGE] 0 5 c ) : to make briefer; e s p : to reduce to a s h o r t e r form intended to s t a n d for the whole s y n see SHORTEN - a b . b r e . v i . a . t o r \ - . a · t a r \ n a b · b r e · v i . a · t i o n \ I l - . b r e . v e - ' i j - s h a n \ n ( l 5 c ) 1 : t h e a c t o r result o f a b b r e v i a t i n g : ABRIDGMENT 2 : a shortened form of a written word o r phrase used in place of the whole ( a m t is an - for a m o u n t ) A B C \,a-(,)be·'se\ n. p i A B C ' s or A B C s \ - ' s e z \ ( l 3 c ) 1 : ALPHABET - usu. used in pI. 2 a : the rudiments of reading. writing, a n d spel. l i n & - - usu. used in pI. b : the rudiments of a subject A B D \ , a - ( , ) b e · ' d e \ n. p i A B D s also A B O ' s Lall but dissertationl ( 1 9 6 5 ) : a doctoral candidate who has completed required courses a n d examinations b u t n o t a dissertation A h o d i . a s \ a b · ' d i · a s \ n [LL. fro O k ] : OBADIAH a b . d i o e a t e \ ' a b · d i - , k a t \ vb -eatoed; · e a t . l n g [ L abdicatus, pp. 0 / abdicare. fro abo + dicare to proclaim - more a t D l e r I O N ] vt (1541) 1 : to cast o f f : DISCARD 2 : to relinquish (as sovereign power) fonnally , . . . v i : to renounce a throne, high office. dignity. or function - abodie a · b l e \·ka·b~l\ a d j - ahodioea.tion \ , a b · d i · ' k a · s h : m \ n - a b . d i o e a t o r \ 'ab-di-,ka·tar\ n s y n ABDICATE, RENOUNCE, RESIGN mean to give u p a position with no possibility of resuming it. ABDICATE implies a giving up of sovereign power o r sometimes an evading of responsibility such as t h a t of a parent ( a b d i c a t e d the throne). RENOUNCE may replace it b u t often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end ( r e n o u n c e d her inheritance by marrying a commoner). RESIGN applies t o t h e giving up of an unexpired office o r t r u s t (resigned from the board). a b . d o . m e n \·ab-d:l-m~n. -,dO-; ~b·'do·m~n. a b · \ n [ M F & L; MF. fro L] ( 6 1 5 ) 1 : t h e p a r t of the body between the thorax a n d the pelvis; also : the cavity of this p a r t of the trunk containing the chief viscera 2 : the posterior section of the body behind the thorax in an a r t h r o p o d - see INSECT illustration - a b o d o m . l . n a l \ab-'dii·m ... n'l. ~b-. -'diim· n ' l \ a d j - a b o d o m . i . n a l . I y \ · e \ adv ahoduoeens n e r v e \ab-'dU-,senz-, ·'dyU-\ n [ N L abducent·, abducens. fro L. prp. of abducere] (1947): either of the 6th pair of cranial nerves that are m o t o r nerves supplying the rectus on the outer a n d lateral side of each eye - called also a b d u c e n s a b · d u . e e n t n e r v e \ a b · ' d U - s ' n t · . · ' d y U · \ n ( 1 8 7 5 ) : ABDUCENS N E R V E a b · d u c t \ a b · ' d a k t . ab·; 2 also ' a b · , \ VI [L abduclus. pp. of abducere. lit .· to lead away. fro abo + ducere to lead - more at TOW] (1834) 1 : to carry off (as a person) by force 2 : to draw o r spread away (as a limb o r the fingers) from a position near or paraUel to the median axis of the body o r from the axis of a limb - a b o d u e . t o r \-'d~k·t~r\ n a b . d u e · t i o n \ab-'d~k·sh~n, ~b·\ n (1666) 1 : the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted 2 : the unlawful carrying away of a woman for marriage or intercourse a b e a m \~-'bem\ a d v or a d j (ca. 1836): off to the side of a ship o r plane esp. at a right angle to the middle of the ship o r plane's length l a b e o e e · d a r . i . a n \,a-be-(,)se·'der-e·~n\ n [ M E abecedary, fro ML a b e c e d a r i u m alphabet, fro LL, neut. of abecedarius of the alphabet, fro the letters a + b + c + d ] ( 6 0 3 ) : one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet) 1 a b e e e d a r i a n a d j (1665) 1 a : of o r relating to the alphabet b : alp h a b e t i c a l l y a r r a n g e d 2 : RUDIMENTARY a b e d \a-'bed'i a d v or a d j 0 3 c ) : in bed A b e l \'a·b~l\ n [LL. fro Ok. fro Heb H e b h e l ] : a son of Adam a n d Eve killed by his b r o t h e r Cain a b e · l i a \~-'bel·y~\ n [ N L . fro Clarke A b e l t l 8 2 6 Eng. botanist] (ca. 1899) : any of a genus (Abelia) of shrubs of Asian o r Mexican origin having opposite leaves and white. red. or pink flowers a b e . I i . a n \ a · ' b e - I e · a n \ adj, o f t e n cap [Niels A b e l t l 8 2 9 Norw. mathe· matician] (ca. 1909): COMMUTATIVE 2 ( - group) ( - ring) A b e · n a . k i \ , a - b a · ' n i i · k e \ n. p i A b e n a k i or A b e n a k i s (1721) 1 : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern New E n · gland a n d adjoining parts of Quebec 2 : either of the two Algonquian languages spoken by the Abenaki peoples A b o e r · d e e n A n · g u s \ 'a.b~r-,den· 'ag-g~s\ n [Aberdeen & Angus. counties in Scotland] ( 8 6 2 ) : ANGUS l a b · e r . r a n t \a··ber·~nt. Il-; ·a·b~·rant. · , b e r · a n t \ a d j [ L aberrant-, aber· rans, prp. of aberrare to go astray, fro ab- + errare to wander. err] (ca. 1780) 1 : straying from the right o r nonnal way 2 : deviating Trom the usual or n a t u r a l t y p e : A T Y P I C A l - a b . e r . r a n e e \ · a n W s \ n - a b er·ran·ey \·an(t)·se\ n - ab.er.rantoly adv

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f a c - t o - t u m \ f a k - ' t o - t ; l m \ n [ N L . l i t . , d o e v e r y t h i n g . fr. L f a c (imper. of facere d o ) + t o t u m e v e r y t h i n g ] (1566) 1 : a p e r s o n h a v i n g man diverse activities o r responsibilities 2 : a general s e r v a n t y f a e - t u - a l \'fak-ch;l-w;ll, -ch;ll, ' f a k s h - w ; l l \ a d j [fact + - u a l (as in actua!)] (ca. 1834) 1 : o f o r r e l a t i n g to facts 2 : r e s t r i c t e d t o o r b a s e d o n facl - f a c - t u . a I . i . t y \,fak-ch;l-'wa-I;l-te\ n - f a c - t u . a l . l y \'fak-cha-W;l_le -ch;l-!e, ' f a k s h - w ; l - \ a d v - f a c - t u - a l - n e s s n · f a e · t u · a l - i s m \'fak-ch;l-w;l-,li-zam. -ch;l-,Ii-, ' f a k s h - w a - \ n (1936) : adh e r e n c e o r d e d i c a t i o n to facts - f a c - t u · a l · i s t \ - I i s t \ n f a e . t u r e \ ' f a k - c h ; l r \ n [ M E . fro M F , fr. L f a c t u r a a c t i o n o f making, fr factus] ( l S c ) : t h e m a n n e r in which s o m e t h i n g (as a n a r t i s t i c work) i~ m a d e : EXECUTION f a c . u - I a \'fa-kY;l-I;l\ n, p i - I a e \-,Ie, -,11\ [ N L , fro L. d i m . of fac-. fax t o r c h ] (1706) : a n y of t h e b r i g h t regions o f t h e s u n ' s p h o t o s p h e r e seen m o s t easily n e a r t h e s u n ' s e d g e f a c - u l - t a · t 1 v e \ ' f a - b I - . t a - t i v , Bril -t;l-tiV\ a d j (1820) 1 a : of o r relat. i n g t o t h e g r a n t o f p e r m i s s i o n , a u t h o r i t y , o r p r i v i l e g e (~Iegislation) b : OPTIONAL 2 : o f o r r e l a t i n g t o a m e n t a l faculty. 3 a : t a k i n g place u n d e r s o m e c o n d I t I O n s b u t n o t u n d e r o t h e r s ( ~ d 1 3 p a u s e ) b : exhibit. i n g a n i n d i c a t e d lifestyle u n d e r s o m e e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s b u t not u n d e r o t h e r s (~anaerobes)- f a e - u l - t a - t i v e - I y a d v f a c - u l . t y \ ' f a - k a l - t e \ n, p i - t i e s [ M E f a c u l t e . fr. M F faculte. fro M L & LM L facultat-, f a c u l t a s b r a n c h of l e a r n i n g o r t e a c h i n g , fr. L. ability' a b u n d a n c e , fro facilis facile] (14c) 1 : ABILITY, POWER: a s a : innate a c q u i r e d a b i l i t y t o a c t o r d o b : an i n h e r e n t c a p a b i l i t y , power, or f u n c t i o n ( t h e ~ of h e a r i n g ) c : a n y of t h e p o w e r s o f t h e m i n d form e r l y held by p s y c h o l o g i s t s t o form a basis f o r t h e e x p l a n a t i o n of all m e n t a l p h e n o m e n a d : n a t u r a l a p t i t u d e ( h a s a ~ for s a y i n g the right t h i n g s ) 2 a : a b r a n c h o f t e a c h i n g o r l e a r n i n g in a n e d u c a t i o n a l instit u t i o n b a r c h a i c : s o m e t h i n g in which o n e is t r a i n e d o r qualified 3 a : t h e m e m b e r s of a p r o f e s s i o n b : t h e t e a c h i n g a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f a n d t h o s e m e m b e r s of t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v i n g a c a d e m i c rank in a n e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n c f a c u l t y p i : faculty m e m b e r s ( m a n y " , w e r e p r e s e n t ) 4 : p o w e r , a u t h o r i t y . o r p r e r o g a t i v e given o r c o n f e r r e d s y n s e e GIFT f a d \ ' f a d \ n [ o r i g i n u n k n o w n ] (1867) : a p r a c t i c e o r i n t e r e s t followed for a time w i t h e x a g g e r a t e d z e a l : CRAZE s y n see FASHION - f a d . d i s h \ ' f a - d i s h \ a d j - f a d - d i s h . n e s s n - f a d · d i s m \ ' f a - , d i - z a m \ n - faddist \'fa-dist\ n - fad-dy \-de\ adj F A D \ , e f - , a - ' d e \ n ( 1 9 4 4 ) : FLAVIN ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE I f a d e \ ' l a d \ vb f a d . e d ; f a d · i n g [ M E . fr. M F fader. fr. f a d e feeble. ins i p i d , fro ( a s s u m e d ) V L fatidlis. alter_ o f L f a l u u s f a t u o u s , insipid] vi ( ) 4 c ) 1 : t o l o s e freshness. s t r e n g t h , o r v i t a l i t y : WITHER 2 : t o lose freshness o r b r i l l i a n c e o f c o l o r 3 : to s i n k a w a y : VANISH 4 : to c h a n g e g r a d u a l l y in l o u d n e s s , s t r e n g t h . o r visibility - u s e d o f a mot i o n - p i c t u r e i m a g e o r o f a n e l e c t r o n i c s signal a n d usu. w i t h in o r o u t 5 o f a n a u t o m o b i l e b r a k e : to l o s e b r a k i n g p o w e r g r a d u a l l y 6 : to move b a c k from t h e line of s c r i m m a g e - used of a q u a r t e r b a c k " " vt : to c a u s e t o fade - f a d - e r n 2 f a d e n ( I 9 1 8 ) 1 a : FADE-OUT b : a g r a d u a l c h a n g i n g o f o n e picture t o a n o t h e r in a m o t i o n - p i c t u r e o r television s e q u e n c e 2 : a fading of a n a u t o m o b i l e b r a k e 3 : a s l i g h t t o m o d e r a t e a n d usu. intentional slice in g o l f ! f a d e \ ' f a d \ a d j [ M E , fro M F ] ( I 5 c ) : INSIPID, COMMONPLACE f a d e . a w a y \ ' f a - d a - , w a \ n (1909) 1 a : SCREWBALL I b : a slide in which a b a s e rUnner t h r o w s his b o d y sideways t o a v o i d t h e t a g 2 : an a c t Qr i n s t a n c e o f fading a w a y f a d e - i n \ ' I a - , d i n \ n ( J 9 1 7 ) : a g r a d u a l i n c r e a s e in a m o t i o n - p i c t u r e or television i m a g e ' s visibility a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a s e q u e n c e f a d e - l e s s \ ' l a d - I ; l s \ a d j ( 1 6 5 2 ) : n o t s u s c e p t i b l e to fading f a d e - o u t \ ' f a - , d a l i t \ n ( I 9 1 7 ) : a n a c t o r i n s t a n c e of f a d i n g o u t ; e s p : a g r a d u a l d e c r e a s e in a m o t i o n - p i c t u r e o r television i m a g e ' s visibility at t h e e n d of a sequence f a - d o \ ' f a · ( , ) t h i i , ' f a - \ n. p i f a d o s [ P g , lit., fate. fr. L f a t u m ] (1902) : a p l a i n t i v e P o r t u g u e s e folk s o n g f a e - c a l , f a e - c e s var o f FECAL, FECES f a - e - n a \ f a - ' a - ( , ) n a \ n [Sp, lit.. t a s k , fr. obs. C a t a l . fro L f a c i e n d a things t o be d o n e , fro facere t o d o - m o r e a t DO] (1927) : a series o f final passes l e a d i n g t o t h e kill m a d e b y t h e m a t a d o r in a b u l l f i g h t f a - e r . i e also f a - e r y \'la-(;l-)re, 'faroe, ' f e r - e \ n. p i f a - e r - i e s [ M F faerie - m o r e a t FAIRY] (1590) 1 : FAIRYLAND 2 : F A i R Y - f a e r y a d j F a e r o - e s e \,far-;l-'wez, ,fer-. - ' w e s \ n. pi F a e r o e s e (1855) 1 : a member of the people inhabiting the Faeroes 2 : the North Gennanic l a n g u a g e o f t h e Faeroese people - F a e r o e s e a d j F a f - n i r \ ' f a v - n ; l r . ' f l i f - , - , n i r \ n [ O N Fafnir] : a d r a g o n i n N o r s e mytholo~y t h a t g u a r d s t h e N i b e l u n g s ' g o l d h o a r d u n t i l s l a i n b y S i g u r d I f a g \ f a g \ vb f a g g e d ; f a g - g i n g [obs. f a g t o d r o o p , p e r h . fro f a g (fag e n d ) ] vi (1772) 1 : t o w o r k h a r d : TOIL 2 : to a c t a s a fag esp. in an E n g l i s h p u b l i c s c h o o l ( f a g g i n g for o l d e r b o y s d u r i n g his first y e a r ) / ' O J v t : t o tire b y s t r e n u o u s a c t i v i t y : EXHAUsr s y n see TIRE 2 f a g n (1780) 1 c h i e f l y B r i t : TOIL, DRUDGERY 2 a : a n English public:: s c h o o l b o y w h o a c t s a s s e r v a n t t o a n o l d e r s c h o o l m a t e b : DRUDGE ! f a g n [fag end] (ca. 1 8 8 8 ) : CIGARETTE 4 f a g n [ p r o b . by s h o r t e n i n g1 (ca. 1 9 3 1 ) : FAGGOT - uSU. used disparagingly - f a g . g y \ 'fa-gi:\ ail) f a g e n d n [ e a r l i e r fag. fr. M E f a g g e flap] ( J 6 1 3 ) 1 a : a p o o r o r worno u t e n d : REMNANT b : t h e e x t r e m e e n d 2 a : t h e l a s t p a r t o r c o a r s e r e n d o f a web o f c l o t h b : t h e u n t w i s t e d e n d o f a r o p e f a g - g o t \ ' f a - g ; l t \ n [ o r i g i n u n k n o w n ] (1914) : a m a l e h o m o s e x u a l usu. u s e d d i s p a r a g i n g l y - f a g - g o t - r y \ - g ; l - t r e \ n - f a g - g o t y \ - g ; l - t e \ adj f a - g i n \ ' f a - g ; l n \ n. o f t e n cap [Fagin. c h a r a c t e r in C h a r l e s D i c k e n s ' Oliver Twist (J 839)] ( I 8 4 7 ) : a n a d u l t w h o i n s t r u c t s o t h e r s (as c h i l d r e n ) in crime I f a g - o t o r f a g - g o t \ ' f a - g ; l t \ n [ M E fagot. fr. M F ] ( I 4c)": BUNDLE: a s a : a b u n d l e of s t i c k s b : a b u n d l e of pieces o f w r o u g h t i r o n t o b e s h a p e d b y rolling o r h a m m e r i n g a t high temperature 2 f a g o t or f a g g o t vI (ca. 1 5 9 8 ) : t o m a k e a fagot o f : b i n d t o g e t h e r i n t o a b u n d l e (~ed s t i c k s ) f a g - o t · i n g o r f a g - g o t - i n g n (1885) 1 fagoting 1 : a n e m b r o i d e r y p r o d u c e d by pulling

f a . e i l . i - t a · t i o n \f;l-,si-I:l-'ta-sh;ln\ n (1619) 1 : t h e a c t o f f a c i l i t a t i n g : t h e s t a t e o f b e i n g f a c i l i t a t e d 2 a : t h e l o w e r i n g o f t h e t h r e s h o l d for reflex c o n d u c t i o n a l o n g a p a r t i c u l a r n e u r a l p a t h w a y esp- from r e p e a t e d use o f t h a t p a t h w a y b : t h e i n c r e a s i n g o f t h e e a s e o r i n t e n s i t y o f a r e s p o n s e by r e p e a t e d s t i m u l a t i o n f a - e i l . i - t a . t o - r y \f;l-'si-I;l-t:l-,tor-e, - , t o r - \ a d j ( 1 9 4 4 ) : i n d u c i n g o r i n volved i n f a c i l i t a t i o n esp. of a r e n e x a c t i o n f a - e i l . i . t y \f:l-'si-!;l-te\ n. pi - t i e s (153 I ) 1 : t h e q u a l i t y o f being easily p e r f o r m e d 2 : ease in p e r f o r m a n c e : APTITUDE 3 : r e a d i n e s s of c o m pliance 4 a ( I ) : s o m e t h i n g t h a t m a k e s a n action, o p e r a t i o n . o r c o u r s e o f c o n d u c t e a s i e r - usu_ used in pI. (facilities for s t u d y ) (2) : LAVATORY 2 - o f t e n u s e d in pI. b : s o m e t h i n g (as a h o s p i t a l ) t h a t is built, installed, o r established t o serve a p a r t i c u l a r p u r p o s e f a e - j n g \ ' I a - s i I J \ n ( 1 5 6 6 ) 1 a : a lining a t t h e e d g e esp. of a g a r m e n t b p I : t h e c o l l a r , cuffs. a n d t r i m m i n g s o f a u n i f o r m c o a t 2 : a n o r n a m e n t a l o r p r o t e c t i v e l a y e r 3 : m a t e r i a l for f a c i n g f a e · s i m - i · l e \fak-'si-m;l-H:\ n [ L f a c s i m i l e m a k e s i m i l a r ] (1691) 1 : a n e x a c t c o p y 2 : a s y s t e m of t r a n s m i t t i n g a n d r e p r o d u c i n g g r a p h i c m a t t e r (as p r i n t i n g o r s t i l l p i c t u r e s ) by m e a n s o f s i g n a l s s e n t o v e r telep h o n e lines s y n see REPRODUCTION f a c t \ ' f a k t \ n [ L f a c t u m . fro n e u t . o f factus, pp. o f facere] (15c) 1 : a t h i n g d o n e : as a o b s : FEAT b : CRIME ( a c c e s s o r y a f t e r the~) c archaic : ACTION 2 a r c h a i c : PERFORMANCE, DOING 3 : t h e q u a l i t y of b e i n g a c t u a l : ACTUALITY ( a q u e s t i o n o f ~ h i n g e s o n e v i d e n c e ) 4 a : s o m e t h i n g t h a t h a s a c t u a l e x i s t e n c e ( s p a c e e x p l o r a t i o n is n o w a ~) b : a n a c t u a l o c c u r r e n c e ( p r o v e t h e ~ o f d a m a g e ) 5 : a piece o f i n f o r m a t i o n p r e s e n t e d a s h a v i n g o b j e c t i v e r e a l i t y - i n f a c t : in t r u t h f a c t f i n d e r n ( I 9 2 6 ) : o n e t h a t t r i e s t o d e t e r m i n e t h e r e a l i t i e s of a c a s e , s i t u a t i o n . o r r e l a t i o n s h i p ; esp : a n i m p a r t i a l e x a m i n e r d e s i g n a t e d by a g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y t o a p p r a i s e t h e facts u n d e r l y i n g a p a r t i c u l a r m a t t e r (as a l a b o r d i s p u t e ) - f a c t - f i n d - i n g n o r a d j f a e . t i e - i . t y \ f a k - ' t i - s : H e \ n [ F o r G ; F facticite, fr. G Faktiziriit, fr. Fact u m fact, fr. L f a c t u m ] ( 1 9 4 5 ) : t h e q u a l i t y o r s t a t e o f b e i n g a fact f a c - t i o n \ ' f a k · s h : l n \ n [ M F & L; M F , fro L faction-, factio a c t o f m a k ing, faction - m o r e a t FASHION] ( I 5 0 9 ) 1 : a p a r t y o r g r o u p ( a s w i t h i n a g o v e r n m e n t ) t h a t is o f t e n c o n t e n t i o u s o r s e l f - s e e k i n g : CLIQUE 2 : p a r t y s p i r i t esp. when m a r k e d by d i s s e n s i o n - f a c · t i o n - a l \ - s h n a l , -sh:l-nOI\ a d j - f a c - t i o n - a l . i s m \-shna-,Ii-z;lm, -sh;l-nol-,iz-\ n - f a c tion.aMy \-e\ adv - f a c · t i o n \ ' f a k - s h ; l n \ n c o m b f o r m [ M E -faccioun, fr. M F & L; M F -faction. fr. L -faction-. -factio ( a s in satisfaction-. satisfactio satisfact i o n ) ] : m a k i n g : ·FICATION ( p e t r i f a c t i o n ) f a c · t i o u s \ ' f a k - s h ; l s \ a d j [ M F o r L; M F f a c t i e u x . fr. L factiosus. fr. factio] (1532) : o f o r r e l a t i n g t o faction: a s a : c a u s e d b y f a c t i o n (~ d i s p u t e s ) b : i n c l i n e d t o faction o r t h e f o r m a t i o n of f a c t i o n s c : SEDITIOUS- fac.tious-Iy adv - fac-tious·ness n f a c - t i . t i o u s \ f a k - ' t i - s h : l s \ a d j [ L facticius. fr. factus, p p . of facere t o m a k e , d o - m o r e a t DO] (16461 1 : p r o d u c e d by h u m a n s r a t h e r t h a n b y n a t u r a l forces 2 a : f o r m e d b y o r a d a p t e d t o a n a r t i f i c i a l o r c o n v e n t i o n a l s t a n d a r d b : p r o d u c e d b y special e f f o r t : SHAM ( c r e a t e d a ~ d e m a n d by s p r e a d i n g r u m o r s o f s h o r t a g e ) - f a c - t i - t i o u s - I y a d v fac·ti.tious-ness n f a e - t i - t i v e \ ' f a k - t : l - t i v \ a d j [ p r o b . fro L f a c t i t a r e t o d o h a b i t u a l l y , freq. o f facere] ( 1 8 4 6 ) : of, r e l a t i n g to, o r being a t r a n s i t i v e v e r b t h a t i n s o m e c o n s t r u c t i o n s r e q u i r e s a n o b j e c t i v e c o m p l e m e n t a s well a s a n o b j e c t f a c - t i - t i v e . l y adv - f a e · t i v e \ ' f a k - t i v \ a d j c o m b f o r m [ M F -factif, fro -faction] : m a k i n g : causing (putrefactive) f a c t o f l i f e ( ) 854) 1 : s o m e t h i n g t h a t e x i s t s a n d m u s t b e t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n 2 pi : t h e f u n d a m e n t a l physiological processes a n d b e h a v i o r i n v o l v e d in sex a n d r e p r o d u c t i o n f a e - t o i d \ ' f a k - , t o i d \ n ( ) 9 7 3 ) 1 : a n i n v e n t e d fact believed t o be t r u e b e c a u s e o f i t s a p p e a r a n c e in p r i n t 2 : a b r i e f a n d usu. trivial n e w s i t e m I f a e · t o r \ ' f a k - t ; l r \ n [ M E . fro M F facteur. fro L f a c t o r d o e r . fr. facere] ( I Sc) 1 : o n e w h o a c t s o r t r a n s a c t s b u s i n e s s for a n o t h e r : a s a : BROKER I b b : o n e t h a t l e n d s m o n e y t o p r o d u c e r s a n d d e a l e r s ( a s o n t h e s e c u r i t y o f a c c o u n t s receivable) 2 a ( J ) : o n e t h a t a c t i v e l y c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e s u l t : INGREDIENT ( p r i c e w a s n ' t a ~ i n t h e d e c i s i o n ) ( 2 ) : a s u b s t a n c e t h a t f u n c t i o n s in o r p r o m o t e s t h e f u n c t i o n o f a p a r t i c u l a r physiological process o r b o d i l y s y s t e m b : a g o o d o r service u s e d in t h e p r o c e s s o f p r o d u c t i o n 3 : GENE 4 a : a n y of t h e n u m b e r s o r s y m b o l s in m a t h e m a t i c s t h a t w h e n m u l t i p l i e d t o g e t h e r f o r m a p r o d u c t ; a l s o : a n u m b e r o r s y m b o l t h a t divides a n o t h e r n u m b e r o r s y m b o l b : a q u a n t i t y b y which a given q u a n t i t y is m u l t i p l i e d o r d i v i d e d i n o r d e r t o i n d i c a t e a d i f f e r e n c e in m e a s u r e m e n t ( c o s t s inc r e a s e d by a ~ o f 10) - f a e . t o r - s h i p \ - , s h i p \ n 2 f a c t o r vb f a e - t o r e d ; f a c . t o r - i n g \-t(;l- )riIJ\ vi ( I 62 J ) : t o w o r k a s a f a c t o r " " vt 1 : t o r e s o l v e i n t o f a c t o r s 2 a : t o i n c l u d e o r a d m i t a s a f a c t o r - u s e d w i t h in o r inlo (~inflation i n t o o u r c a l c u l a t i o n s ) b : t o e x c l u d e as a f a c t o r - u s e d w i t h o u t - f a c - t o r · a b l e \ - t ( a - ) r ; l - b ; l l \ a d j f a e . t o r . a g e \ · t ( ; l - ) r i j \ n (1613) 1 : t h e c h a r g e s m a d e by a f a c t o r for services 2 : t h e b u s i n e s s o f a f a c t o r f a c t o r a n a l y s i s n (193 I ) : t h e a n a l y t i c a l p r o c e s s o f t r a n s f o r m i n g s t a tistical d a t a ( a s m e a s u r e m e n t s ) i n t o l i n e a r c o m b i n a t i o n s o f usu. indep e n d e n t variables - f a c t o r a n a l y t i c a d j f a c t o r V I I I V a t \ n ( I 9 5 4 ) : a g l y c o p r o t e i n o f b l o o d p l a s m a t h a t is e s s e n t i a l for b l o o d c l o t t i n g a n d is a b s e n t o r i n a c t i v e i n h e m o p h i l i a called also antihemophilic factor f a c t o r g r o u p n ( 1 8 9 7 ) : QUOTIENT GROUP I f a c · t o - r i - a l \ f a k · ' t o r - e - ; l l , - ' t o r - \ a d j ( I 837) : o f . r e l a t i n g t o , o r b e i n g a f a c t o r o r a factorial 2 f a e t o r i a l n ( ) 869) 1 : t h e p r o d u c t o f a l l t h e p o s i t i v e i n t e g e r s f r o m I t o n - s y m b o l n ! 2 : t h e q u a n t i t y 01 a r b i t r a r i l y d e f i n e d a s e q u a l t o I f a c · t o r - i z a - t i o n \ , f a k · t ; l - r : l - ' z a - s h ; l n \ n ( 1 8 8 6 ) : t h e o p e r a t i o n o f resolving a q u a n t i t y i n t o f a c t o r s ; a l s o : a p r o d u c t o b t a i n e d b y f a c t o r i z a t i o n - f a c . t o r - i z e \ ' f a k - t ; l - , r f z \ vt f a e - t o - r y \ ' f a k - t ( a - ) r e \ n. p l - r i e s (1582) 1 : a s t a t i o n w h e r e r e s i d e n t f a c t o r s t r a d e 2 a : a b u i l d i n g o r s e t o f b u i l d i n g s w i t h facilities for m a n u f a c t u r i n g b : t h e s e a t o f s o m e k i n d of p r o d u c t i o n ( t h e vice factories o f t h e s l u m s ) - f a c · t o - r y - I i k e \-,lile\ a d j f a c t o r y s h i p n ( I 9 2 7 ) : a s h i p e q u i p p e d t o p r o c e s s a w h a l e o r fish c a t c h a t sea

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torn b : a skier w h o r u n s t h e c o u r s e b e f o r e t h e s t a r t o f a r a c e 2 .' PREDECESSOR. ANCESTOR . syn FORERUNNER. PRECURSOR. HARBINGER. HERALD m e a n o n e t h a t goes before o r a n n o u n c e s t h e c o m i n g o f a n o t h e r . FORERUNNER is a p p l i c a b l e to a n y t h i n g t h a t serves a s a sign o r p r e s a g e ( t h e b l o c k a d e was t h e forerunner o f w a r ) . PRECURSOR a p p l i e s t o a p e r s o n o r t h i n g p a v i n g t h e way for t h e success o r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o f a n o t h e r ( 1 8 t h - c e n t u r y p o e t s like B u m s w e r e precursors o f t h e R o m a n t i c s ) . HARBINGER a n d HERALD both a p p l y . c h i e f l y f i g u r a t i v e l y . t o o n e t h a t p r o c l a i m s o r a n n o u n c e s the c o m i n g o r a r r i v a l o f a n o t a b l e e v e n t ( t h e i r e a r l y v i c t o r y w a s t h e harbinger o f a w i n n i n g s e a s o n ) ( t h e h e r a l d o f a n e w a g e i n m e d i c i n e ) . f o r e . s a i d , " , s e d \ a d j (bef. 12c) a r c h a i c : AFORESAID . f o r e - s a i l \'fOr-,sal, 'foro. -S;jl\ n ( 1 5 c l 1 : t h e l o w e s t saIl s e t o n t h e foremast o f a s q u a r e - r i g g e d s h i p o r s c h o o n e r - see SAIL i l l u s t r a t i o n 2 . the sole o r p r i n c i p a l headsail ( a s o f a s l o o p , c u t t e r . o r s c h o o n e r ) f o r e - s e e \ f o r - ' s e . f o r - \ vt - s a w \ - ' s o \ ; - s e e n \ - ' s e n \ ; - s e e . j n g (bel. 12c) : to see ( a s a d e v e l o p m e n t ) b e f o r e h a n d - f o r e · s e e r \fOr-'se-;)r, for-, -'si(-;)r\ n s y n FORESEE, FOREKNOW. DIVINE, ANTICIPATE m e a n t o k n o w beforehand. FORESEE i m p l i e s n o t h i n g a b o u t h o w t h e k n o w l e d g e is d e r i v e d a n d m a y a p p l y to o r d i n a r y r e a s o n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e ( e c o n o m i s t s should have foreseen t h e r e c e s s i o n ) . FOREKNOW usu. i m p l i e s s u p e r n a t u ral assistance, as t h r o u g h r e v e l a t i o n ( i f o n l y we c o u l d f o r e k n o w o u r own destinies). DtVINE a d d s t o FORESEE t h e s u g g e s t i o n o f e x c e p t i o n a l wisdom o r d i s c e r n m e n t ( w a s a b l e t o d i v i n e E u r o p e ' s r a p i d r e c o v e r y from t h e w a r ) . ANTICIPATE i m p l i e s t a k i n g a c t i o n a b o u t o r r e s p o n d i n g emotionally t o s o m e t h i n g b e f o r e i t h a p p e n s ( t h e w a i t e r a n t i c i p a t e d o u r every need). f o r e . s e e · a b l e \ - ' s e - ; ) - b : l l \ a d j (1804) 1 : b e i n g s u c h a s m a y be r e a s o n ably a n t i c i p a t e d ( ...... p r o b l e m s ) 2 : lying w i t h i n t h e r a n g e for which forecasts a r e p o s s i b l e ( i n t h e ...... f u t u r e ) - f o r e . s e e - a b i l . i - t y \-,se-:l'bi-I;J-te\ n .. f o r e - s h a d . o w \ - ' s h a - ( , ) d o , -d;)(-w)\ vt ( [ 5 7 7 ) : t o r e p r e s e n t . m d l c a t e . o r typify beforeh~nd: PREFlG.URE- f o r e . s h a d · o w - e r \ - d ; j - w ; ) r \ n ' f o r e . s h a n k \ ' f o r - , s h a l j k . ' f o r - \ n ( 1 9 2 4 ) : t h e u p p e r p a r t o f t h e foreleg of cattle; a l s o : m e a t c u t f r o m t h i s p a r t . f o r e . s h e e t \ - , s h e t \ n ( 1 6 6 7 ) 1 : o n e of t h e s h e e t s o f a foresail 2 p i : the f o r w a r d p a r t o f a n o p e n b o a t f o r e . s h o c k \ - , s h a k \ n (1902) : a n y o f t h e usu. m i n o r t r e m o r s c o m monly p r e c e d i n g t h e p r i n c i p a l s h o c k o f a n e a r t h q u a k e f o r e . s h o r e \ - , s h o r , - , s h o r \ n (1764) 1 : a s t r i p o f l a n d m a r g i n i n g a body of w a t e r 2 : t h e p a r t o f a s e a s h o r e b e t w e e n h i g h - w a t e r a n d low~ water m a r k s f o r e . s h o r t - e n \ f o r - ' s h o r - t ' n . f o r - \ vt ( \ 6 0 6 ) 1 : t o s h o r t e n by p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y c o n t r a c t i n g in t h e d i r e c t i o n o f d e p t h s o t h a t a n i l l u s i o n o f projection o r e x t e n s i o n i n s p a c e is o b t a i n e d 2 : t o m a k e m o r e c o m p a c t : ABRIDGE, SHORTEN f o r e . s i d e \'fOr-,sid, ' f o r - \ n (14<;): t h e f r o n t s i d e o r p a r t : FRONT f o r e . s i g h t \ ' f o r - , s i t , ' f o r - \ n (14<;) 1 : a n a c t o r t h e p o w e r o f foreseeing : PRESCIENCE 2 : p r o v i d e n t c a r e : PRUDENCE ( h a d t h e ...... t o i n v e s t his m o n e y w i s e l y ) 3 : a n a c t o f l o o k i n g f o r w a r d ; a l s o : a view f o r w a r d f o r e . s i g h t - e d \ - , s i - t : l d \ a d j - f o r e . s i g h t . e d . l y a d v - fore.sight-ed~ n e s s n - f o r e . s i g h t · f u l \-,sit-f;)l\ a d j f o r e . s k i n \ - , s k i n \ n ( 1 5 3 5 ) : a fold o f s k i n t h a t c o v e r s t h e g l a n s o f t h e penis - c a l l e d a l s o prepuce f o r e · s p e a k \ f o r - ' s p e k , f o r - \ vt - s p o k e \ - ' s p o k \ ; - s p o . k e n \ - ' s p o - k : l n \ ; - s p e a k . i n g (14<;) 1 : FORETELL. PREDlcr 2 : t o a r r a n g e f o r in a d v a n c e I f o r - e s t \ ' f o r - ; l s t , ' r a r - \ n. o f t e n a t t r i b [ M E . fro O F , ff. L L farestis (silva) unenclosed ( w o o d l a n d ) , fro L foris o u t s i d e - m o r e a t FORUM] ( l 3 c ) 1 : a dense g r o w t h o f t r e e s a n d u n d e r b r u s h c o v e r i n g a l a r g e t r a c t 2 : a t r a c t of w o o d e d l a n d i n E n g l a n d f o r m e r l y o w n e d b y t h e s o v e r e i g n a n d used for g a m e 3 : s o m e t h i n g r e s e m b l i n g a forest esp. in p r o f u s i o n <a ~ of m i c r o p h o n e s ) f o r . e s t . a l \-;)s-tOI\ o r f o · r e s · t i a l \f;j-'res-te-;)I, fo-, -'res(h)-ch:ll\ a d j - f o r · e s t - e d \'for-;j-st;jd, ' r a r - \ a d j I f o r e s t vt (ca. 1828) : t o c o v e r w i t h t r e e s o r f o r e s t - f o r . e s . t a · t i o n \,for-;J-'sta-sh;jn, , r a r - \ n f o r e - s t a g e \ ' f o r - , s t a j , ' f o r - \ n ( 1 9 2 3 ) : APRON 2e f o r e . s t a l l \ f o r - ' s t o l , f o r - \ vt [ M E , fro f a r s t a n a c t o f waylaying. ff. O E faresteal/, fro fore- + s t e a l / p o s i t i o n , s t a l l ] (bef. 12c) 1 : t o p r e v e n t the normal t r a d i n g in by b u y i n g o r d i v e r t i n g g o o d s o r by p e r s u a d i n g persons to raise prices 2 a r c h a i c : INTERCEPT 3 o b s : OBSTRUcr. BESET 4 : to exclude, h i n d e r , o r p r e v e n t b y p r i o r o c c u p a t i o n o r m e a s u r e s 5 : to get a h e a d o f : ANTICIPATE s y n see PREVENT - f o r e · s t a l l · e r n fore.stall·ment \-'stol-m;)nt\ n f o r e . s t a y \ ' f o r - , s t a , ' f o r - \ n ( l 3 c ) : a s t a y f r o m t h e f o r e m a s t t o t h e foredeck o r b o w o f a s h i p f o r e . s t a y - s a i l \ - , s a l , -s;))\ n ( 1 7 4 2 ) : t h e t r i a n g u l a r a f t e r m o s t h e a d s a i l of a s c h o o n e r , k e t c h , o r yawl s e t o n t h e f o r e s t a y - see SAIL i l l u s t r a t i o n f o r - e s t - e r \'for-;J-st:lr, ' r a r - \ n ( M E forster, forester. fro 9 F fo~estier, ff. forest] (14<;) 1 : a p e r s o n t r a m e d in f o r e s t r y 2 : a n m h a b l t a n t of a forest 3 : a n y of v a r i o u s w o o d l a n d m o t h s (family A g a r i s t i d a e ) 4 cap : a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order f o r e s t f l o o r n ( 1 8 4 9 ) : t h e r i c h l y o r g a n i c l a y e r of s o i l a n d d e b r i s c h a r acteristic o f f o r e s t e d l a n d f o r e s t g r e e n n ( 1 8 1 0 ) : a d a r k yellowish o r m o d e r a t e olive green f o r · e s t . l a n d \ 'for-~t-,Iand, ' r a r - \ n ( 1 6 4 9 ) : l a n d c o v e r e d w i t h forest o r reserved f o r t h e g r o w t h o f f o r e s t s f 9 r e s t r a n g e r n ( 1 8 3 0 ) : a n officer c h a r g e d w i t h t h e p a t r o l l i n g a n d g u a r d i n g o f a f o r e s t ; e s p : o n e in c h a r g e o f t h e m a n a g e m e n t a n d p r o t e c tion o f a p o r t i o n o f a p u b l i c f o r e s t f o r - e s t . r y \ ' f o r - ; ) - s t r e . ' r a r - \ n (1823) 1 : FORESTLAND 2 a : t h e science of d e v e l o p i n g . c a r i n g for, o r c u l t i v a t i n g f o r e s t s b : t h e m a n a g e ment o f g r o w i n g t i m b e r f o r e s t t e n t c a t e r p i l l a r n ( 1 8 5 4 ) : a m o t h ( M a l a c o s o m a disstria o f t h e family L a s i o c a m p i d a e ) w h o s e o r a n g e - m a r k e d l a r v a is a t e n t c a t e r p i l l a r and a serious d e f o l i a t o r o f d e c i d u o u s t r e e s f o r e s w e a r . f o r e s w o r n varofFoRsWEAR.FORSWORN I f o r e . t a s t e \'fOr-,tast, ' f o r - \ n ( l 5 c ) 1 : a s m a l l a n t i c i p a t o r y s a m p l e 2 : an a d v a n c e i n d i c a t i o n o r w a r n i n g s y n s e e PROSPEcr : t o r e - t a s t e \ f o r - ' t a s t , for-". ' f o r - " ' f o r - , \ vt ( l 5 c ) : t o t a s t e b e f o r e h a n d : ANTICIPATE f o r e . t e l l \ f o r - ' t e l , f o r - \ vt - t o l d \ - ' t o l d \ ; - t e l l - i n g (14<;): t o tell beforeh a n d : PREDlcr - f o r e . t e l l - e r n s y n FORETELL, PREDlcr. FORECAST. PROPHESY. PROGNOSTICATE m e a n t o

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tell b e f o r e h a n d . FORETELL a p p l i e s t o the telling of t h e c o m i n g o f a f u t u r e e v e n t by a n y p r o c e d u r e o r a n y s o u r c e of i n f o r m a t i o n ( s e e r s foretold t h e c a l a m i t y ) . PREDrCT c o m m o n l y implies inference f r o m facts o r a c c e p t e d l a w s o f n a t u r e ( a s t r o n o m e r s predicted a n eclipse). FORECAST a d d s t h e i m p l i c a t i o n o f a n t i c i p a t i n g e v e n t u a l i t i e s a n d differs from PREDICT in being u s u a l l y c o n c e r n e d with p r o b a b i l i t i e s r a t h e r t h a n c e r t a i n t i e s (forecast s n o w ) . PROPHESY c o n n o t e s i n s p i r e d o r m y s t i c k n o w l e d g e o f t h e f u t u r e esp. a s t h e fulfilling o f d i v i n e t h r e a t s o r p r o m ises (prophesying a new messiah). PROGNOSTICATE is used less o f t e n t h a n t h e o t h e r \Yords; it m a y s u g g e s t l e a r n e d o r s k i l l e d i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , b u t m o r e o f t e n i t is s i m p l y a c o l o r f u l s u b s t i t u t e for PREDIcr o r PROPHESY (prognosticating t h e future). I f o r e - t h o u g h t \ ' f o r - , t h o t , ' f o r - \ n (14<;) 1 : a t h i n k i n g o r p l a n n i n g o u t in a d v a n c e : PREMEDITATION 2 : c o n s i d e r a t i o n for t h e f u t u r e 2 f o r e t h o u g h t ad} (15c) a r c h a i c : AFORETHOUGHT f o r e . t h o u g h t . f u l \ - f ; ) l \ a d j (1809) : full of o r h a v i n g f o r e t h o u g h t f o r e . t h o u g h t . f u l . l y \-f;)-Ie\ a d v - f o r e . t h o u g h t . f u l - n e s s n f o r e · t i m e \'fOr-,tim, ' f o r - \ n (ca. 1 5 4 0 ) : f o r m e r o r p a s t t i m e : the t i m e before t h e p r e s e n t I f o r e · t o · k e n \ ' f O r - , t o - k ; l n , ' f 6 r - \ n (bef. 1 2 c ) : a p r e m o n i t o r y s i g n 2 f o r e · t o . k e n \ f O r - ' t o - b n . f o r - \ vt f o r e · t o · k e n e d ; f o r e . t o . k e n . i n g \ - ' t o k - n i l j , - ' t o - k ; ) - \ ( 1 5 c ) : t o i n d i c a t e o r w a r n o f in a d v a n c e f o r e . t o p \ ' f o r - , t a p , 'foro; - t : l p \ n (1509) : t h e p l a t f o r m a t t h e h e a d of a ship's foremast f o r e . t o p . m a n \'fOr-,tap-m;)n. 'foro; -t:lP-\ n ( 1 8 1 6 ) : a s a i l o r o n d u t y o n t h e foremast a n d above f o r e - t o p . m a s t \ ' f O r - , t a p - m : l s t . 'f6r-; - t ; ) p - , m a s t \ n ( 1 6 2 6 ) : a m a s t n e x t a b o v e t h e foremast I f o r - e v · e r \f;)-'rev-;)r, fo-; S o u t h e r n often f;)-'e-v:l\ a d v (1629) 1 : for a limitless t i m e ( w a n t s t o live ......) 2 : a t all t i m e s : CONTINUALLY ( i s ~ making bad puns) 2 f o r e v e r n ( 1 8 5 8 ) : a s e e m i n g l y i n t e r m i n a b l e t i m e : excessively l o n g ( i t t o o k h e r ...... t o find t h e a n s w e r ) f o r . e v · e r · m o r e \-,re-v;)(r}-'mor. - ' m o r \ a d v ( 1 8 3 7 ) : FOREVER I f o r · e v · e r . n e s s \ - ' r e - v : l r - n ; ) s \ n ( 1 9 4 5 ) : ETERNITY f o r e · w a r n \ f o r - ' w o r n , f o r - \ vi ( 1 4 c ) : t o w a r n i n a d v a n c e f o r e . w i n g \ ' f o r - , w i l j . ' f 6 r - \ n (ca. 1 8 8 9 ) : e i t h e r o f t h e a n t e r i o r w i n g s o f a 4-winged insect f o r e · w o m · a n \ ' f o r - , w u - m ; ) n . ' f o r - \ n (1709) : a w o m a n w h o is a foreman f o r e · w o r d \ ' f O r - ( , ) w ; ) r d . ' f o r - \ n ( 1 8 4 2 ) : p r e f a t o r y c o m m e n t s ( a s for a b o o k ) esp. when w r i l t e n b y s o m e o n e o t h e r t h a n t h e a u t h o r f o r e - w o r n archaic var o f FORWORN I f o r · f e i t \ ' f o r - f ; ) t \ n [ M E f o r f a i l . ff. M F , ff. pp. o f forfaire t o c o m m i t a c r i m e , forfeit, ff. fors o u t s i d e (fr. L foris) + faire to d o . fr. L facere m o r e a t FORUM. DO] (14<;) 1 : s o m e t h i n g forfeited o r s u b j e c t t o being forfeited (as for a c r i m e , offense. o r neglect o f d u t y ) : PENALTY 2 : forf e i t u r e e s p . o f c i v i t r i g h t s 3 a : s o m e t h i n g d e p o s i t e d ( a s for m a k i n g a m i s t a k e in a g a m e ) a n d t h e n r e d e e m e d o n p a y m e n t o f a fine b p i : a ' g a m e in w h i c h f o r f e i t s a r e e x a c t e d 2 f o r f e i t vt (l4<;) 1 : to l o s e o r l o s e t h e r i g h t t o by s o m e e r r o r , offense, o r c r i m e 2 : t o s u b j e c t t o c o n f i s c a t i o n a s a forfeit - f o r - f e i t . a b l e \-f;l-t;l-b:ll\ a d j - f o r - f e i t · e r n J f o r f e i t a d j (14<;): forfeited o r s u b j e c t t o forfeiture f o r · f e i - t u r e \ ' f o r - f : l - , c h u r , -ch:lr. - , t ( y ) u r \ n ( l 4 c ) 1 : t h e a c t o f forfeiti n g : t h e l o s s of p r o p e r t y o r m o n e y b e c a u s e o f a b r e a c h o f a l e g a l o b l i g a t i o n 2 : s o m e t h i n g (as m o n e y o r p r o p e r t y ) t h a t is f o r f e i t e d : PENALTY f o r . f e n d \ f o r - 'fend. for- \ vt (14<;) 1 a archaic : FORBID b : to w a r d o f f : PREVENT 2 : PROTEcr. PRESERVE f o r - g a t h . e r \ f o r - ' g a - i l i : l r . f o r - \ vi (1513) 1 : t o c o m e t o g e t h e r : ASSEMBLE 2 : t o m e e t s o m e o n e usu. by c h a n c e I f o r g e \'fOrj, ' f o r j \ n [ M E , ff. O F . ff. L fabrica. fro fabr-. f a b e r s m i t h ] ( l 3 c ) 1 : a furnace o r a s h o p with its f u r n a c e w h e r e m e t a l is h e a t e d a n d w r o u g h t : SMITHY 2 : a w o r k s h o p where w r o u g h t i r o n is p r o d u c e d o r where i r o n is m a d e m a l l e a ble 2 f o r g e vb f o r g e d ; f o r g . i n g vt (14<;) 1 a : t o form (as m e t a l ) by h e a t i n g and hammering b : to f o r m ( m e t a l ) by a m e c h a n i c a l o r h y d r a u lic p r e s s w i t h o r w i t h o u t ' h e a t 2 : t o m a k e o r i m i t a t e falsely e s p . w i t h i n t e n t to d e f r a u d : COUNTER. FElT 3 : to form o r b r i n g i n t o being esp. b y a n e x p e n d i t u r e of e f f o r t ( w o r k i n g t o ...... p a r t y u n i t y ) - - vi forge 1 1 : t o w o r k a t a forge 2 : t o c o m m i t f o r g e r y - f o r g e . a b i l . i . t y \,fOr-j;)-'bi-I;)-te, , f o r - \ n - f o r g e . a b l e \'for-j;j-b;)!. ' f o r - \ a d j l f o r g e vi f o r g e d ; f o r g o i n g [ o r i g i n u n k n o w n ] (161 J ) 1 : to m o v e forw a r d slowly a n d s t e a d i l y ( t h e s h i p forged a h e a d t h r o u g h heavy s e a s ) 2 : t o m o v e w i t h a s u d d e n i n c r e a s e of s p e e d a n d p o w e r ( f o r g e d m t o t h e l e a d ) ( f o r g e d a h e a d in m a r k e t i n g t h e p r o d u c t ) f o r g . e r \ ' f o r - j : l r . ' f o r - \ n Pforge] (14<;) 1 : o n e t h a t forges m e t a l s 2 a : o n e t h a t falsifies; e s p : a c r e a t o r of false tales b : a p e r s o n guilty o f forgery f o r g . e r y \'fOrj-re, 'forj-; 'for-j;j., ' f o r - \ n. p i · e r · i e s (1583) 1 archaic : INVENTION 2 : s o m e t h i n g forged 3 : a n a c t o f forging; esp : t h e c r i m e o f falsely a n d f r a u d u l e n t l y m a k i n g o r a l t e r i n g a d o c u m e n t ( a s a check) f o r . g e t \ f : l r - ' g e t . f o r - \ vb - g o t \ - ' g a t \ ; - g o t - t e n \-'ga-tOn\ or - g o t ; - g e t t i n g [ M E . ff. O E forgietan. ff. for- + -gietan ( a k i n t o O N geta t o get)] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a : to l o s e t h e r e m e m b r a n c e o f : be u n a b l e t o t h i n k o f \ : l \ a b u t \ ' ' \ kitten. 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J j . z a . t i o n \(,)re-,ka-n'I.;l-'z3sh:ln\ n 0 9 S 3 ) : t h e p r o c e s s o f r e s t o r ing flow t o o r r e u n i t i n g a n i n t e r r u p t e d channel o f a b o d i l y t u b e ( a s a b l o o d vessel. o r v a s d e f e r e n s ) - r e - c a n - a Iize \.k;l·'na-,liz.. - ' k a - n ' I - , i z \ vI recarnier reoCant \ r i · ' k a n t \ v b [ L r e c a n l a r e . fr. reo + c a n l a r e t o s m g - m o r e a t CHANT] VI ( l S 3 S ) 1 : t o w i t h d r a w o r repudiate (a s t a t e m e n t o r belief) f o r m a l l y a n d p u b l i c l y : RENOUNCE 2 : REVOKE ..... vi: t o m a k e a n o p e n c o n f e s s i o n o f e r r o r s y n see ABJURE _ re-ean.ta-hon \,re·,kan-'ta·sh;ln\ n I r e ' c a P \ ' r e - , k a p \ n [ b y s h o r t e n i n g ] <Ca. 1 9 2 6 ) : RECAPITULATION I r e . c a p \ ' r e - , k a p , r i - ' \ vb r e . c a p p e d ; r e - c a p - p i n g 0 9 4 S ) : RECAPITU· LATE l r e . c a p \ ' r e - , k a p \ n [4recap] ( 1 9 4 0 ) : RETREAD I 4 r e . c a p \ ( , ) r e - ' k a p \ VI r e - c a p p e d ; r e - c a p . p i n g [re- + leap] ( 9 4 1 ) : RETREAD- r e - e a p - p a . b l e \ · ' k a - p ; l - b ; l l \ a d j r e . c a p · i - t a l . i - z a . t i o n \(,)re-,ka·p:H'I-;l-'z3-sh:m. - , k a p - e l - \ n ( 9 2 0 ) : a revision o f t h e c a p i t a l s t r u c t u r e o f a c o r p o r a t i o n r e . c a p - i - t a l - i z e \ ( , ) r e - ' k a , p ; H ' I - , i z . - ' k a p - t ' I - \ VI ( J 904) : t o c h a n g e t h e capital s t r u c t u r e o f r e . c a . p i t - u . l a t e \ , r e - k ; l · ' p i · c h ; l - , l a t \ vb - I a t - e d ; - I a t . i n g [ L L r e c a p i l u l a IUS. pp. o f r e c a p i l u l a r e t o r e s t a t e by h e a d s . s u m u p . fro L re- + c a p i t u lum division o f a b o o k - m o r e a t CHAPTER] VI O S 7 0 ) : t o r e p e a t t h e principal p o i n t s o r s t a g e s o f : SUMMARIZE ..... v i : SUM UP r e - c a - p i t · u - I a . t i o n \-,pi-ch:>-'Ia-sh:m\ n 0 4 c ) 1 : a c o n c i s e s u m m a r y 2 : t h e h y p o t h e t i c a l o c e u r r e n c e in a n i n d i v i d u a l o r g a n i s m ' s d e v e l o p ment o f s u c c e s s i v e s t a g e s r e s e m b l i n g t h e s e r i e s o f a n c e s t r a l t y p e s f r o m which i t h a s d e s c e n d e d s o t h a t t h e o n t o g e n y o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l is a recapitulation of t h e p h y l o g e n y o f i t s g r o u p 3 : t h e t h i r d s e c t i o n o f a s o nata form I r e . c a p - t u r e \ ( , ) r e - ' k a p · c h : l r \ n ( \ 7S2) 1 a : t h e a c t o f r e t a k i n g b : an i n s t a n c e o f b e i n g ret.aken 2 : t h e r e t a k i n g o f a p r i z e o r g o o d s under i n t e r n a t i o n a l l a w 3 : a g o v e r n m e n t s e i z u r e u n d e r law o f e a r n ings o r p r o f i t s b e y o n d a fixed a m o u n t I r e c a p t u r e VI ( \ 7 9 9 ) 1 a : t o c a p t u r e a g a i n b : t o e x p e r i e n c e a g a i n (by n o e f f o r t o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n c o u l d s h e ~ t h e e c s t a s y - E l l e n G l a s gow) 2 : t o t a k e ( a s a p o r t i o n o f e a r n i n g s o r p r o f i t s a b o v e a f i x e d a m o u n t } by l a w o r t h r o u g h n e g o t i a t i o n s u n d e r l a w r e . c a s t \ ( . ) r e - ' k a s l \ v I - c a s t ; - c a s t - i n g ( 1 6 0 3 ) : t o c a s t a g a i n (~a g u n ) ( ~ a p l a y ) ; a l s o : RI'.MODEL. REFASHION (~s his p o l i t i c a l i m a g e t o fit t h e times) - r e o C a s t \ ' r e - , k a s t . ( , ) r e - ' \ n r e c - e e \ ' r e · k e \ n. o fl e n a I / r i b [ b y s h o r t e n i n g & a l t e r . ] ( I 9 4 1 ) : RECON· NAISSANCE I r e · c e d e \ r i - ' s e d \ vi r e . c e d - e d ; r e - e e d - i n g [ M E . fro L recedere t o g o back. fro reo + c e d e r e t o g o ] ( J S c l 1 a : 10 m o v e b a c k o r a w a y : WITHDRAW b : t o s l a n t b a c k w a r d 2 : t o g r o w less o r s m a l l e r : DI· MINISH. DECREASE s y n RECEDE. REl'REAT. RETRACT. BACK m e a n t o m o v e b a c k w a r d . RECEDE implies a g r a d u a l w i t h d r a w i n g from a f o r w a r d o r h i g h fixed p o i n t in time o r s p a c e ( t h e flood w a t e r s g r a d u a l l y r e c e d e d ) . RETREAT i m p l i e s withdrawal from a p o i n t o r position reached ( r e l r e a l i n g soldiers). RETRACT i m p l i e s d r a w i n g b a c k f r o m a n e x t e n d e d p o s i t i o n ( a c a t retracting its c l a w s ) . BACK is u s e d w i t h up. d o w n , OUI. o r o f f t o refer t o any r e t r o g r a d e m o t i o n ( b a c k e d o f f o n t h e t h r o t t l e ) . I r e - e e d e \ ( , ) r e - ' s e d \ vr [reo + cede] ( ) 771) : t o c e d e b a c k t o a f o r m e r possessor I r e - c e i p t \ r i - ' s e t \ n [ M E receire. fro O N F . fr. M L recepla. p r o b . fro L. neul. pI. o f receplus. p p . of recipere t o recei vel ( I 4 c ) 1 : RECIPE 2 a o b s : RECEPTACl.E b a r c h a i c : a r e v e n u e office 3 : t h e a c t o r p r o c e s s o f receiving 4 : s o m e t h i n g received - u s n . u s e d in pI. 5 : a w r i t i n g a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h e receiving o f g o o d s o r m o n e y 2 r e c e i p t vt ( 1 7 8 7 ) 1 : t o give a r e c e i p t for o r · a c k n o w l e d g e t h e r e c e i p t of 2 : t o m a r k a s p a i d r e - c e i v - a b l e \ r i - ' s e - v ; l - b : l l \ a d j ( l 4 c ) 1 : c a p a b l e o f b e i n g received 2 : subjc:ct t o call f o r p a y m e n t ( n o t e s - ) r e · c e i v - a b l e s \ - b ; l l z \ n p i ( ) 8 6 3 ) : a m o u n t s of m o n e y receivable r e - c e i v e \ r i - ' s e v \ vb r e - c e i v e d ; r e . c e i v - i n g [ M E . fro O N F receivre. fro L recipere. fr, re- + c a p e r e t o t a k e ' - m o r e a t HEAVE] vI ( I 4 c ) 1 : t o come i n t o p o s s e s s i o n o f : ACQUIRE (~ a g i f t ) 2 a : t o a c t a s a receptacle o r c o n t a i n e r f o r ( t h e c i s t e r n ~ s w a t e r f r o m t h e r o o f ) b : t o a s · similate t h r o u g h t h e m i n d o r s e n s e s (~new i d e a s ) 3 a : t o p e r m i t t o e n t e r : ADMIT b : WELCOME. GREET c : t o r e a c t t o in a specified m a n ner 4 : t o a c c e p t a s a u t h o r i t a t i v e . t r u e . o r a c c u r a t e : BELIEVE 5 a : t o s u p p o r t t h e w e i g h t o r p r e s s u r e o f : BEAR b : t o t a k e ( a m a r k o r i'."pression) f r o m t h e w e i g h t o f s o m e t h i n g ( s o m e c l a y - s c l e a r i m p r e s sions) c : ACQUIRE. EXPERIENCE ( r e c e i v e d his e a r l y s c h o o l i n g a t h o m e ) d : t o suffer t h e h u r t o r i n j u r y of ( r e c e i v e d a b r o k e n n o s e ) ,..., vi 1 : t o be a recipie.nt 2 : 10 be a t h o m e t o v i s i t o r s (~s o n T u e s d a y s ) 3 : t o conver! i n c o m i n g r a d i o waves i n t o p e r c e p t i b l e s i g n a l s 4 : t o p r e p a r e to t a k e p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e b a l l f r o m a k i c k i n f o o t b a l l r e c e i v e d a d j ( I S c l : g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d : COMMON ( a h e a l t h y s k e p t i c i s m a b o u t - e x p l a n a t i o n s - B . 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L e w a l s k i ) R e c e i v e d P r o n u n c i a t i o n n ( 8 6 9 ) : t h e p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f Received Standard R e c e i v e d S t a n d a r d n (1913) : a t r a d i t i o n a l l y p r e s t i g i o u s form of English s p o k e n a t t h e E n g l i s h p u b l i c s c h o o l s . a t t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s o f O x f o r d a n d C a m b r i d g e . a n d b y m a n y e d u c a t e d B r i t i s h p e o p l e elseWhere r e · c e i v · e r \ r i - ' s e - v ; l r \ n < l 4 c ) : o n e t h a t receives: a s a : TREASURER b ( I ) : a p e r s o n a p p o i n t e d t o h o l d in t r u s t a n d a d m i n i s t e r p r o p e r t y u n d e r l i t i g a t i o n (2) : a p e r s o n a p p o i n t e d t o s e t t l e t h e a f f a i r s o f a b u s i n e s s mv~lving a p u b l i c i n t e r e s t o r t o m a n a g e a c o r p o r a t i o n d u r i n g r e o r g a n i zalton c : o n e t h a t receives s t o l e n g o o d s : FENCE d : a d e v i c e f o r c o n v e r t i n g s i g n a l s ( a s e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c waves) i n t o a u d i o o r visual form: a s ( I ) : a device in a t e l e p h o n e f o r c o n v e r t i n g e l e c t r i c i m p u l s e s o r varying c·urrent i n t o s o u n d ( 2 ) : a r a d i o receiver w i t h a t u n e r a n d a m -

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plifier o n o n e c h a s s i s e ( I ) : CATCIIER ( 2 ) : a m e m b e r of t h e offensive t e a m in f o o t b a l l eligible t o c a t c h a f o r w a r d p a s s r e c e i v e r g e n e r a l n. p i r e c e i v e r s g e n e r a l (J Scl : a p u b l i c officer in c h a q : e o f t h e . trea~u,ry ( a s o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s ) . r e · c e l v · e r . s h l p \ n - s e - v ; l r - . s h l p \ I I ( I S c ) 1 : t h e office o r functIOn o f a receiver 2 : t h e s t a t e of b e i n g in t h e h a n d s of a receivel r e c e i v i n g b l a n k e t n ( 1 9 2 6 ) : a small lightweight b l a n k e t used to w r a p a n i n f a n t (as after b a t h i n g ) r e c e i v i n g e n d n (1937) : t h e p o s i t i o n o f being a r e c i p i e n t o r e s p . a victim - usu. u s e d in t h e p h r a s e on Ihe receiving e n d r e c e i v i n g l i n e n ( ) 9 3 3 ) : a g r o u p of p e o p l e w h o s t a n d in a line a n d individually welcome guests (as a t a w e d d i n g reception) r e · c e n - c y \ ' r e · s ' n ( t ) - s e \ n ( 1 6 1 2 ) : t h e q u a l i t y o r s t a t e of being recent r e . c e n - s i o n \ r i · ' s e n ( t ) - s h ; l n \ n [ L recension-. recensio e n u m e r a t i o n . fr. recensere t o review, fro re- + c e n s e r e t o assess. t a x - m o r e a t CENSOR] <Ca. 1828) 1 : a c r i t i c a l revision of a t e x t 2 : a text e s t a b l i s h e d by c r i tical r e v i s i o n r e - c e n t \ ' r e - s ' n l \ a d j [ M E . fro M F o r L; M F . fro L recenl-. reeens; perh. a k i n t o G k k a i n o s new] ( I s c ) 1 a : h a v i n g lately c o m e i n t o e x i s t e n c e : NEW. FRESH b : o f o r r e l a t i n g t o a t i m e n o t l o n g p a s t 2 c a p : HOLO· CENE- re-cent.ness n r e - c e n t . l y a d v ( l S 3 3 ) : d u r i n g a recent p e r i o d o f t i m e : LATELY r e . c e p . t a . c l e \ r i - ' s e p - t i · k ; l l \ n [ M E . fro L r e c e p r a c u l u m . fro receptart? t o receive. freq. o f r e c i p e r e t o r e c e i v e ] ( l S c ) 1 : o n e t h a t r e c e i v e s a n d c o n t a i n s s o m e t h i n g : CONTAtNER 2 [ N L r e c e p l a c u l u m , fro L ] a : t h e e n d of t h e n o w e r s t a l k u p o n which t h e n o r a l o r g a n s a r e b o r n e b : a m o d i f i e d b r a n c h b e a r i n g s p o r a n g i a in a c r y p t o g a m o u s p l a n t 3 : a m o u n t e d f e m a l e e l e c t r i c a l f i l l i n g t h a t c o n t a i n s t h e live p a r t s ' o f t h e circuit r e . c e p - t i o n \ r i - ' s e p - s h ; l n \ n [ M E recepcion. fro M F o r L; M F receplion, fro L reception·. receplio. fro recipt?re] ( I S c ) 1 : t h e a c t o r a c t i o n o r a n i n s t a n c e o f receiving: as a : RECEIPT ( t h e ~ a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f f u n d s ) b : ADMISSION ( - i n t o t h e c h u r c h ) c : RESPONSE. REACTIO!" ( t h e p l a y m e t w i t h a mixed~) d : t h e receiving o f a r a d i o o r television b r o a d c a s t e : t h e c a t c h i n g of a f o r w a r d p a s s by a receiver 2 : a s o c i a l g a t h · e r i n g o f t e n for t h e p u r p o s e o f e x t e n d i n g a formal welcome r e . c e p . t i o n - i s t \ - s h ( ; l · ) n i s t \ n (1901) : a p e r s o n e m p l o y e d t o g r e e t t e l e p h o n e c a l l e r s . visitors. p a t i e n t s . o r clients r e · c e p - t i v e \ r i · ' s e p - t i v \ a d j ( l S c ) 1 : a b l e o r i n c l i n e d t o receive; e s p : o p e n a n d responsive t o ideas. impressions. o r s u g g e s t i o n s 2 a o f a s e n s o r y e n d o r g a n : fit t o receive a n d t r a n s m i t s t i m u l i b : SENSORYr e · c e p - t i v e - I y a d v - r e · c e p - t i v e · n e s s II - r e . c e p - t i v - i - t y \,re-,sep'ti-v;l·te. r i - \ n r e . c e p o t o r \ r i - ' s e p - t : l r \ I I (1898) : RECEIVER, as a : a cell o r g r o u p o f cells t h a t receives s t i m u l i : SF..NSEORGAN b : a c h e m i c a l g r o u p o r molec u l e ( a s a p r o t e i n ) o n t h e cell s u r f a c e o r in t h e cell i n t e r i o r t h a t h a s a n a f f i n i t y for a s p e c i f i c c h e m i c a l g r o u p . m o l e c u l e . o r v i r u s I r e - c e s s \ ' r e · , s e s . r i - ' \ n [ L reces.ws. fro recedere t o recede] ( 5 3 1 ) 1 : t h e a c t i o n o f r e c e d i n g : RECESSION 2 : a h i d d e n . s e c r e t . o r s e c l u d e d p l a c e o r p a r t 3 a : INDENTATlON.cLEFT(adeep~inthehill) b : AL· COVE ( a ~ l i n e d w i t h b o o k s ) 4 : a s u s p e n s i o n of b u s i