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AttentatAttentate At*ten"tate, Attentat At*ten"tat, n. [L.
attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F.
attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.]
1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. (Law)
(a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an
inhibition is decreed.
(b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by
an inferior judge. AttentateAttentate At*ten"tate, Attentat At*ten"tat, n. [L.
attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F.
attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.]
1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. (Law)
(a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an
inhibition is decreed.
(b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by
an inferior judge. Contentation
Contentation Con`ten*ta"tion, n. [LL. contentatio.]
Content; satisfaction. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Discontentation
Discontentation Dis*con`ten*ta"tion, n.
Discontent. [Obs.] --Ascham.
IncontentationIncontentation In*con`ten*ta"tion, n. [See In- not, and
Content.]
Discontent. [Obs.] --Goodwin. Intentation
Intentation In`ten*ta"tion, n.
Intention. [Obs.]
OstentateOstentate Os"ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. OstentationOstentation Os`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F.
ostentation.]
1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display;
unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a
detractive sense. ``Much ostentation vain of fleshly
arm.' --Milton.
He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes
inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury.
2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting;
boasting. See Parade. OstentatiousOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiouslyOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiousnessOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. Ostentator
Ostentator Os"ten*ta`tor, n. [L.]
One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
PotentatePotentate Po"ten*tate, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to
exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See Potent, a.]
One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a
prince, sovereign, or monarch.
The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi.
15.
Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton. Pretentative
Pretentative Pre*ten"ta*tive, a. [Pref. pre- + tentative: cf.
L. praetentare to try beforehand.]
Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental. [R.] --Sir H.
Wotton.
Sustentate
Sustentate Sus"ten*tate, v. t.
To sustain. [R.] --C. Reade.
SustentationSustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance,
maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens.
fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See
Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained;
preservation from falling; support; sustenance;
maintenance.
2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for
support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the
sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland. Sustentation fundSustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance,
maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens.
fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See
Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained;
preservation from falling; support; sustenance;
maintenance.
2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for
support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the
sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland. SustentativeSustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,
sustentative citations or quotations.
Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the
body which affect its material composition and thus
determine its mass. Sustentative functionsSustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,
sustentative citations or quotations.
Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the
body which affect its material composition and thus
determine its mass. TentationTentation Ten*ta"tion, n. [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See
Temptation.]
1. Trial; temptation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
2. (Mech.) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated
trials or experiments. --Knight. TentativeTentative Ten*ta"tive, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif.
See Tempt.]
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying;
experimental. ``A slow, tentative manner.' --Carlyle. --
Ten*ta"tive*ly, adv. Tentative
Tentative Ten*ta"tive, n. [Cf. F. tentative.]
An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley.
TentativelyTentative Ten*ta"tive, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif.
See Tempt.]
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying;
experimental. ``A slow, tentative manner.' --Carlyle. --
Ten*ta"tive*ly, adv.
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