 Ad, to, as adhere. (Ad assumes the various forms of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the root with which it is joined, as ascend, accede, a/fix, aggrandize, allot, annex, appeal, arrest, assume, attract.) Am,...  A Manual of Scientific Terms: Pronouncing, Etymological, and Explanatory ... - Page 471by James Stormonth - 1885 - 488 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Lindsay (fellow of Dulwich coll.) - 1842 - 96 pages
...atsolve," to loose from; " aistain," to keep from. Ad, to; as " adhere," to stick to. Ad, takes the form of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the first letter of the root; as, " ascend, accede, a/fix, aggrandize, allot, annex, appeal, arrest, assume,... | |
 | William Tanner Imeson - English language - 1846 - 164 pages
...signifies also the undergoing of the act ; as, unfetter' 6. Ad assumes the various forms of a, oc, a/, a* al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the root with which it is joined. 7. Con takes also the various forms of co, cog, col, com, cor; as, cooperate,... | |
 | Vocabulary - English language - 1847 - 50 pages
...a&solve, to loose from ; abstain, to hold from. AD signifies to or at; as, adhere, to stich to. AD assumes the various forms of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar,...as, at, according to the commencing letter of the root with which it is joined ; as, aspire, to aim at ; accede, to agree to ; a/fix, to fix to ; aggravate,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Spellers - 1851 - 170 pages
...release from. Anduction, carrying away. AD signifies to ; which, for the sake of euphony, assumes the forms of A, AC, AF, AG, AL, AN, AP, AR, AS, AT ; as, ADhere, to stick to. Accede, to come to, (to assent.) AGgress, to go to or against. ANnex, to... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Spellers - 1858 - 180 pages
...from or away, as avert, aisolve, abstain. Ad, to, as adhere. (Ad assumes the various forms ofa,ac,af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the root with which it is joined ; as ascend, accede, a/fix, aggrandize, oZlot, annex, appeal, arrest,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Spellers - 1858 - 180 pages
...or away, as avert, absolve, abstain. Ad, to, as adhere. (Ad assumes the various forms of a, ac, of, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the root with which it is joined ; as ascend, accede, a/fix, aggrandize, allot, annex., appeal, arrest,... | |
 | George Coutie - 1862 - 218 pages
...avert, to turn from; absolve, to loose from; abstract, to draw from. Ad (for euphony ad assumes the forms of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the initial letter of the root with which it 1.1 joined), to; as, adverb, affix, attract. Am, round about;... | |
 | James Roscoe Mongan - 1864 - 300 pages
...keep from ; I'.stract, to draw away. Ad, signifies to or at ; as, adhere, to stick to. (Ad assumes the various forms of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to tin: first letter of the root to which it is prefixed ; as, ascribe, accede, n/fect, aggravate, aflot,... | |
 | James Stormonth - 1872 - 290 pages
...without a government; anomalous, not similar. ad, assuming for the Bake of euphony the various forma of a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at, according to the commencing letter of the primitiveor root (L.).to; towards: adhere, to stick to; adduce, to lead to: ad bMOmata before s, as... | |
 | James Stormonth - 1877 - 136 pages
...bottom ; atheist, a man without God : anarchy, a society without a government ; anomalous, not similar. ad, assuming for the sake of euphony the various forms...letter of the primitive or root (L.), to; towards: adhere, to stick to; adduce, to lead to: ad becomes a before s, as in ascend, to climb to : ac before... | |
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