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AgentAgent A"gent, a. [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act;
akin to Gr. ? to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. [root]2.]
Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.
[Archaic] ``The body agent.' --Bacon. Agent
Agent A"gent, n.
1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.
--Dryden.
2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by
authority from him; one intrusted with the business of
another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
3. An active power or cause; that which has the power to
produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal
agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
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