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. 1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To terrify; to affright. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising. ] [ F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice. ] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Notice; information. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. Arose p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen ]. [ AS. ārīsan; ā (equiv. to Goth. us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + rīsan to rise; cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See Rise. ] 1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

3. To proceed; to issue; to spring. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whence haply mention may arise
Of something not unseasonable to ask. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Rising. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as authorize.
Syn. -- authorize, pass, clear, permit officially. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. to subject to the action of bacteria.
Syn. -- bacterize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

same as barbarize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. same as bowdlerize.
Syn. -- bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖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 pl. Chevaux-de-frise. [ F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland, where it was first used. ] (Mil.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Comprised p. pr. & vb. n. Comprising. ] [ From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of comprendre, L. comprehendere. See Comprehend. ] To comprehend; to include. [ 1913 Webster ]

Comprise much matter in few words. Hocker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Friendship does two souls in one comprise. Roscommon.

Syn. -- To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ] 1. An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deeds of love and high emprise. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits. [ 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. ] 1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [ Obs. ] [ 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. 1. to resolve into factors, as of a polynomial; same as factorize. [ mostly Brit. ]
Syn. -- factorize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to make familiar or acquainted; same as familiarize. [ chiefly Brit. ]
Syn. -- familiarize, acquaint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an economic system having predominantly private ownership of the means of production, and relying chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices, and having a minimum of governmental interference in economic decisions; also, the political doctrine advocating such a system as the economic system of a country. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- market economy, laissez-faire economy. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. The conduct of business according to the principles of the free enterprise doctrine; the conduct of economic activity without governmental interference. [ PJC ]

adj. Of or pertaining to the free enterprise system having private ownership of the means of production and competition between enterprises. [ prenominal ] [ Narrower terms: capitalistic, capitalist ] socialistic
Syn. -- competitive, private-enterprise(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. frisette curl. ] a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖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. ]
Syn. -- internalize, internalise, interiorize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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; as, a low-rise apartment building. [ Narrower terms: three-story, three-storied, three-storey, three-storeyed ] high-rise [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum. ] (Law) (a) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete. Wharton. (b) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mainprised p. pr. & vb. n. Mainprising. ] (Law) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. mespris, F. mépris. See Misprize. ] 1. Contempt; scorn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Perh. for F. méprise mistake. Cf. Misprision. ] Misadventure; ill-success. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

adj. Stated or described in detail.
Syn. -- circumstantial, detailed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os. ] Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [ Obs. ] “Pharisean disciples.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. pārash to separate. ] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pharisaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Same as plagiarize. [ mostly Brit. ]
Syn. -- plagiarize, lift. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]