Acquaint
101Possessing — Possess Pos*sess (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Possessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Possessing}.] [L. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. {Position}) + sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To occupy in person; to hold …
102Preacquaint — Pre ac*quaint , v. t. To acquaint previously or beforehand. Fielding. [1913 Webster] …
103Quaint — Quaint, a. [OE. queint, queynte, coint, prudent, wise, cunning, pretty, odd, OF. cointe cultivated, amiable, agreeable, neat, fr. L. cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere (for gnoscere) to know. See {Know}, and cf. {Acquaint} …
104Resolve — Re*solve (r?*z?lv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resolved} ( z?lvd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resolving}.] [L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re re + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r[ e]soudare to resolve. See {Solve}, and… …
105Resolved — Resolve Re*solve (r?*z?lv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resolved} ( z?lvd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resolving}.] [L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re re + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r[ e]soudare to resolve. See… …
106Resolving — Resolve Re*solve (r?*z?lv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resolved} ( z?lvd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resolving}.] [L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re re + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r[ e]soudare to resolve. See… …
107Thereby — There*by , adv. 1. By that; by that means; in consequence of that. [1913 Webster] Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee. Job xxii. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. Annexed to that. Thereby hangs a tale. Shak.… …
108To advise one's self — Advise Ad*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.] 1. To give… …
109To be of acquaintance — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …
110To know how — Know Know (n[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Knew} (n[=u]); p. p. {Known} (n[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knowing}.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cn[ a]wan; akin to OHG. chn[ a]an (in comp.), Icel. kn[ a] to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr.… …