v. i. [ AS. āgrīsan to dread; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + grīsan, for gr&unr_;san (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr&unr_;is&unr_;n, G. grausen, to shudder. See Grisly. ] To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. Notice; information. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. Ex. i. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whence haply mention may arise
Of something not unseasonable to ask. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Rising. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v.
v. to subject to the action of bacteria.
same as barbarize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. same as bowdlerize.
‖a. [ F., a cherry. See Cherry. ] Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; commonly used in the
Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Comprise much matter in few words. Hocker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Friendship does two souls in one comprise. Roscommon.
n. [ OF. emprise, fr. emprendre to undertake; pref. em- (L. in) + F. prendre to take, L. prehendere, prendere; prae before + a verb akin to E. get. See Get, and cf. Enterprise, Impresa. ] [ Archaic ]
In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
The deeds of love and high emprise. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise;
But here thy sword can do thee little stead. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To undertake. [ Obs. ] Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise. ]
Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]
Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [ R. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t. to make familiar or acquainted; same as familiarize. [ chiefly Brit. ]
n.
adj. Of or pertaining to the free enterprise system having private ownership of the means of production and competition between enterprises. [ prenominal ] [ Narrower terms:
‖n. [ F., fr. friser to curl, frizzle. See Frizzle. ] A hairdresser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Grice, a pig. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prop. pl. of gree a step. ] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Every grise of fortune
Is smoothed by that below. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. griseus. See Gris. ] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly. Maunder. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars. ] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (psychology) to incorporate within oneself; same as interiorize. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
a. [ See Iris. ] Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Lower than the highest heights; -- used of buildings of one or only a few stories;
n. [ F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum. ] (Law)
v. t.
n. [ OF. mespris, F. mépris. See Misprize. ]
v. t. miniaturize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. t. See Misprize. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OF. mesprise mistake, F. méprise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of mesprendre to mistake; F. méprendre; pref. mes- amiss + prendre to take, L. prehendere. ] To mistake. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. same as motorize. [ Brit. ] [ PJC ]
v. t. Same as particularize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ]
a. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr.
n. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr.
n. See Pharisaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. Same as plagiarize. [ mostly Brit. ]
n. An enterprise. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & v. See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See 1st Prizer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. pourpris, fr. pourprendre to take away entirely; pour for + prendre to take. ] A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]