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Traditional English :: acclivity
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acclivitous.html - n. (pl. -ies) an upward slope. acclivitous adj. [L acclivitas f. acclivis (as AC-, clivis f. clivus slope)] |
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Traditional English :: acclimate
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acclivitous.html - v.tr.
US acclimatize. [F acclimater f. Е to + climat CLIMATE] |
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Traditional English :: acclimation
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acclivitous.html - n.
acclimatization. [irreg. f. ACCLIMATE] |
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Traditional English :: acclimatize
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acclivitous.html - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. accustom to a new climate or to new conditions. 2 intr. become acclimatized. acclimatization n. [F acclimater: see ACCLIMATE] |
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Traditional English :: acclivity
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acclivitous.html - n. (pl. -ies) an upward slope. acclivitous adj. [L acclivitas f. acclivis (as AC-, clivis f. clivus slope)] |
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Traditional English :: acclaim
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acclivitous.html - v. & n. --v.tr.
1 welcome or applaud enthusiastically; praise publicly.
2 (foll. by compl.) hail as ( acclaimed him king; was acclaimed the winner). --n. 1 applause; welcome; public praise.
2 a shout of acclaim. acclaimer n. [ME f. L acclamare (as AC-, clamare shout: spelling assim. to claim)] |
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