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adj. 1. feeding on bees; bee-eating. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. aurum gold + vorare to devour. ] Gold-devouring. [ R. ] H. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. bacca berry + vorare to devour. ] (Zool.) Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. favori favorite. ] (Card Playing) In French games, a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. calx lime + vorare to devour. ] Eroding, or eating into, limestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. from L. carnivorus. See Carnivorous. ] (Zoöl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Greediness of appetite for flesh. [ Sportive. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. carnivore. ] (Zoöl.) One of the Carnivora. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour. ] Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting. ] To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [ Local slang, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cepa an onion + varare to devour. ] Feeding upon onions. [ R. ] Sterling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cormorant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. culter, cultri, knife + vorare to devour. ] Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow, knives; -- applied to persons who have swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. devoratio. See Devour. ] The act of devouring. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF. disfaveur, F. défaveur. ] [ Written also disfavour. ] 1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people that deserved my disfavor. Is. x. 6 (1551). [ 1913 Webster ]

Sentiment of disfavor against its ally. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to be in disfavor at court. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An unkindness; a disobliging act. [ 1913 Webster ]

He might dispense favors and disfavors. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disfavored p. pr. & vb. n. Disfavoring. ] 1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To injure the form or looks of. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. défavorable. ] Unfavorable. [ Obs. ] Stow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Unpropitiously. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disfavors. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert. ] 1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. “from the bond of matrimony.” (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a mensa et thoro), “from bed and board”. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Separation; disunion of things closely united. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which separates. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bill of divorce. See under Bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divorced p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing. ] [ Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n. ] 1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To separate or disunite; to sunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

It [ a word ] was divorced from its old sense. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make away; to put away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing but death
Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being divorced. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a marriage legally terminated and having not remarried. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A person divorced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him write her a divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

The divorcement of our written from our spoken language. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce. Drummond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divorceable. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Endeavored p. pr. & vb. n. Endeavoring. ] [ OE. endevor; pref. en- + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See Devoir, Debt. ] [ Written also endeavour. ] To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects. Ld. Chatham. [ 1913 Webster ]

To endeavor one's self, to exert one's self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty. [ Obs. ] “A just man that endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To exert one's self; to work for a certain end. [ 1913 Webster ]

And such were praised who but endeavored well. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Usually with an infinitive; as, to endeavor to outstrip an antagonist. [ 1913 Webster ] He had . . . endeavored earnestly to do his duty. Prescott.

Syn. -- To attempt; try; strive; struggle; essay; aim; seek. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also endeavour. ] An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

To employ all my endeavor to obey you. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

To do one's endeavor, to do one's duty; to put forth strenuous efforts to attain an object; -- a phrase derived from the Middle English phrase “to do one's dever” (duty). “Mr. Prynne proceeded to show he had done endeavor to prepare his answer.” Fuller.

Syn. -- Essay; trial; effort; exertion. See Attempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes an effort or attempt. [ Written also endeavourer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of endeavoring; endeavor. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. equus horse + vorare to eat greedily. ] Feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous Tartars. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed. Bacon.

-- E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Favored p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring. ] [ Written also favour. ] [ Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n. ] 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. [ 1913 Webster ]

O happy youth! and favored of the skies. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab. 2 Sam. xx. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The painter ] has favored her squint admirably. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father. [ 1913 Webster ]

The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also favour. ] [ OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bhāvaya to further, foster, causative of bhū to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel. ] 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hath crawled into the favor of the king. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. [ 1913 Webster ]

But found no favor in his lady's eyes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke ii. 52. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beg one favor at thy gracious hand. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. [ 1913 Webster ]

I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. [ 1913 Webster ]

All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,
His chief delight and favor. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This boy is fair, of female favor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Law) Partiality; bias. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. pl. Love locks. [ Obs. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

Challenge to the favor or
Challenge for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge. --
In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. --
In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. --
To curry favor [ see the etymology of Favor, above ], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. --
With one's favor, or
By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission. [ 1913 Webster ]

But, with your favor, I will treat it here. Dryden.

Syn. -- Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Written also favourable. ] [ F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n. ] 1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lend favorable ears to our request. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient. [ 1913 Webster ]

A place very favorable for the making levies of men. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Beautiful; well-favored. [ Obs. ] Spenser.

-- Fa"vora*ble*ness, n. -- Fa"vor*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Countenanced; aided; regarded with kindness; as, a favored friend. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as, well-favored; hard-favored, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a favored or a favorable manner; favorably. [ Obs. ] Deut. xvii. 1. Arscham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Appearance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship; a well-wisher; one who assists or promotes success or prosperity. [ Written also favourer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And come to us as favorers, not as foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman who favors or gives countenance. [ Written also fovouress. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That favors. -- Fa"vor*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See Favor. ] 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

Committing to a wicked favorite
All public cares. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [ Obs. ] Farquhar. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. “His favorite argument.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. favoritisme. ] The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. [ 1913 Webster ]

A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]