v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Adverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adverting. ] [ L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad + vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See Advertise. ] To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said. [ 1913 Webster ]

I may again advert to the distinction. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See Refer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } [ OF. advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See Advertent. ] The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert. ] Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. -- Ad*vert"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Advertised p. pr. & vb. n. Advertising ] [ F. avertir, formerly also spelt advertir, to warn, give notice to, L. advertere to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by the noun advertisement. See Advert. ] To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I will advertise thee what this people shall do. Num. xxiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce; proclaim; promulgate; publish. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. called to public attention. these advertised products [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. avertisement, formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving notice, fr. avertir. ] 1. The act of informing or notifying; notification. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An advertisement of danger. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Admonition; advice; warning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Therefore give me no counsel:
My griefs cry louder than advertisement. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper containing many advertisements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, advertises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a communication publicly promoting some product or service.
Syn. -- ad, advertisement, advert [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.
Syn. -- advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession, the advertising industry [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. same as advertise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; -- as, to do something as an afterthought. [ PJC ]

3. a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design. [ PJC ]

n. (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich. ] A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. alerte, earlier à l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to erect, raise, L. erigere. See Erect. ] 1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity. [ 1913 Webster ]

An alert young fellow. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. “We have had an alert.” Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the alert, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) a state of readiness to respond. alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG
Syn. -- alertness [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.
Syn. -- alert [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an alert manner; nimbly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting. ] [ L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn. ] 1. To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with on or upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [ Archaic ] Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To remark; comment; criticise; censure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who animadverts; a censurer; also [ Obs. ], a chastiser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. antevertere; ante + vertere to turn. ] 1. To prevent. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bend forward. [ R. ] Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See Aperient, and cf. Pert, a. ] Open; evident; undisguised. [ Archaic ] Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Openly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apertio. ] The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [ Archaic ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Openly; clearly. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Openness; frankness. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apertura, fr. aperire. See Aperient. ] 1. The act of opening. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

An aperture between the mountains. Gilpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

The back aperture of the nostrils. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100° aperture. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Appertained p. pr. & vb. n. Appertaining. ] [ OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain. ] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [ Obs. or R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Appurtenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging; appertaining. [ Now usually written appurtenant. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ascertained p. pr. & vb. n. Ascertaining. ] [ OF. acertener; a (L. ad) + certain. See Certain. ] 1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its effects. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

The very deferring [ of his execution ] shall increase and ascertain the condemnation. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . . persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained the rule and measure of taxation. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining whether a descent on England was practicable. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who ascertains. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Asserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Asserting. ] [ L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or bind together. See Series. ] 1. To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing is more shameful . . . than to assert anything to be done without a cause. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To maintain; to defend. [ Obs. or Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That . . . I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justify the ways of God to men. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will assert it from the scandal. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties. [ 1913 Webster ]

To assert one's self, to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest; pronounce; declare; vindicate. -- To Assert, Affirm, Maintain, Vindicate. To assert is to fasten to one's self, and hence to claim. It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We assert our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree institutions, as against opposition or denial. To affirm is to declare as true. We assert boldly; we affirm positively. To maintain is to uphold, and insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once asserted; as, to maintain one's cause, to maintain an argument, to maintain the ground we have taken. To vindicate is to use language and measures of the strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act. We maintain our assertions by adducing proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to vindicate our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. capable of being affirmed or asserted.
Syn. -- affirmable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. stated as a fact.
Syn. -- alleged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inflexible asserter of the rights of the church. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. 1. declaring.
Syn. -- declaratory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. assertio, fr. asserere. ] 1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a difference between assertion and demonstration. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. asserere. ] One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. [ 1913 Webster ]

The assertors of liberty said not a word. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to problematical and apodeictical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. assertorius, fr. asserere. ] Affirming; maintaining. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arguments . . . assertory, not probatory. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

An assertory, not a promissory, declaration. Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]

A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten, asturten. ] To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]