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`Christmas.
`they'd requestit. m used to warn whatwill happenif
`ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: variantofdialect ee/-fap,
`somethingis notcarried out: you go along with this
`he passage ofyoungeels upariver, also'a ears,
`el-o-cu-tion/,ela‘kyddsiien/ > n.the skill of
`or else you're goingtojail. m used as a warning or a
`clear and expressive speech,esp. of distinct
`of youngeels,’ from eet + Fare in its original Sense‘g
`threat: she’d better shapeup,or else.
`3
`journey.
`Pronunciation andarticulation. ma particularstyle
`~ ORIGIN Old Englishelles, of Germanic origin;
`of speaking,
`related to Middle Dutchels and Swedish eljest.
`elves /elvz/ plural form Of ELF.
`
`— DERIVATIVES el-o-cu-tion-ary /neré/ adj.,
`else-where/,els'(h)wer/» adv. in, at, or to some
`E-lyr-ia /i'li(@)réo/ an industrialcity in Northern
`el-o-cu-tion-ist /-ist/ n.
`otherplace or otherplaces:he is seeking employment
`Ohio, west of Cleveland; pop. 54,979(est. 2008),
`elsewhere.
`— ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting oratorical or
`ly-sée Pal-ace/,elé'z4/ a buildingin Paris tp,
`> pron. someotherplace: all Hawaiian plants
`literary style): from Latin elocutio(n-), from eloqui
`. ma theofficial residence of the French preside
`Speak out’ (see ELOQUENCE).
`originally camefrom elsewhere.
`since 1870.It was built in 1718 and was occupieg
`~ ORIGIN Old English elles hwér (see ELSE, WHERE).
`e-lo-de-a ji'lédéo/ > n. an aquatic plantof a genus
`‘by Madame de Pompadour, Napoleon I, and
`thatincludes the ornamental waterweeds. @ Genus
`El-si-nore /‘elsa,nér/ a port on the northeastern coast
`NapoleonIIL.
`Elodea, family Hydrocharitaceae.
`of the island of Zealand in Denmark; pop. 61,053
`E-ly-sian /i‘lizHan, i'lé-/ » adj. of, relating to, or
`~ ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greekhelddés‘marshy,’
`(2009). It is thesite ofthe 16th-century Kronborg
`characteristic of heaven orparadise: Elysian visions
`Castle, whichis the setting for Shakespeare’s
`E-lo-him /e'léhim, selo*hém, el6'him/ > n. anamefor
`—PHRASESthe Elysian Fields another name for
`Hamlet. Danish name HELSINGOR.
`God used frequently in the Hebrew Bible.
`ELysium.
`ORIGIN from Hebrew ‘élohim (plural).
`ELSS>abbr. extravehicularlife support system.
`E-ly-si-um /i'lizHéom,i'lizéom,i'lé-/ Greek Mytho!
`E-lo-hist /e'lohist, ‘eld,hist/ the postulated authoror
`El-ster /‘elstar/ > n. [usu. as modifier] Geology a
`the place atthe endsofthe earth to which certain ”
`authorsof parts of the Hexateuch in which Godis
`Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe,
`fayored heroes were conveyedbythegodsafter
`
`regularly named Elohim. Compare with Yanwist.
`correspondingto the Anglian of Britain (and
`death. m (as noun anElysium)a placeorstate of
`— ORIGIN from Hebrew
`‘éléhim (see Evonim) +-isT.
`possibly the Mindelof the Alps). m the system of
`perfect happiness.
`deposits laid downatthis time,
`e-lon-gate /i'lénc,gat, U'IANG-/ > v. [with obj.] make
`-ORIGIN via Latin from Greek Elusion(pedion)
`— DERIVATIVESEl-ste-ri-an /el'sti(a)réan/ adj. & n.
`(something) longer, esp: unusually so in relation to
`‘(plain) of the blessed.’
`ORIGIN 1930s: the nameofa tributary of the Elbe
`its width. m [no obj.] chiefly Biology graw longer. }
`River.in Germany.
`‘
`el-y-tron /‘clo,tran/ > n. (pl. elytra /-tra/) Entomclogy
`> adj. chiefly Biology longin relation to width; elongated:
`eachofthe two wingcasesofa beetle.
`.
`elongate, fishlike creatures.
`el-u-ant./‘elyddent/ > n. Chemistry a fluid used to elute
`—DERIVATIVESel-y-trous/-tras/ adj.
`a substance.
`4
`:
`~ ORIGINlate Middle English (in the sense ‘move |
`ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a sheath or
`away, place at a distance’): from late Latin elongat-
`ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin eluent- ‘washing out,
`covering, specifically that of the spinal cord): from
`placed at a distance,’ from the verb elongare, from
`from the verb eluere (see evute).
`:
`Greek elutron ‘sheath.’
`Latin e- (variantof ex-) ‘away’ + longe‘far off;
`longus‘long,
`:
`:
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`el-wate /‘elyddit,-,At/ » n. Chemistry a solution ~
`El-ze-vir/‘elzo,vi(a)r/ a family of Dutch printers.
`obtainedby elution.
`1
`Fifteen members wereactive 1581-1712;
`- ORIGIN 1930s: from Latin eluere ‘wash out’+ -ATE'.
`e-lan-gat-ed /i'l6nG,gatid,i'1iNG-/ » adj. unusually
`longin relation to its width: the creature had two
`Bonaventure (1583-1652) andAbraham
`e-lu-ci-date/i'100si,dat/ p v. [with obj.] make
`(1592-1652) managedthefirm inits prime.
`sets ofarms and an elongatedface.
`ae
`(something) clear; explain: work such as theirs will
`EM>abbr. m electromagnetic. m Engineer of Mines.
`e-lon-ga-tion JiONG'gdsHon,¢,16NG-, i,14NG-,
`help to elucidate this matter| [with cause] in what
`m enlisted man (men).
`€14NG-/ » n. the lengthening of something. ma part :
`follows I shall try to elucidate whatI believe the
`of a line formed by lengthening; a continuation. +
`‘problemsto be| (no obj.| theywould not elucidate
`em /em/ > n. Printing a unit for measuring the width
`further.
`.
`i
`w the amountof extensionof an object under stress,
`of printed matter, equal to the heightofthe type
`usually expressed as a percentage of the original
`— DERIVATIVES e-lu-ci-da-tive j-,dativ/ adj...
`;
`size being used. ma unit of measurementequalto
`length. m Astronomy the angular separation’ofa planet
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`twelvepoints.
`e-lu-ci-da-tor/-datar/
`n., e-lu-ci-da-to-ry /-do,tré/
`from thesunorofa Satellite froma planet,as seen
`adj.
`- ORIGINlate 18th cent.: the letter M represented as
`by anobserver.
`— ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Latin elucidat-
`a word;sinceit is approximately this width.
`— ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin
`“madeclear,from the verb elucidare, from
`“em /am/ > pron. short for tHe, esp. in informaluse:
`elongatio(n-), from elongare‘placeat a distance’ (see
`e- (variantof ex-) ‘out’ + Iucidus ‘lucid’
`let ‘em know who’s boss.
`ELONGATE).
`:
`e-lu-ci-da-tion/i,]00si'dasHen/> n. explanation that
`—ORIGIN Middle English: originally a form of hem,
`e-lope/i'l6p/ > v. [no obj.] run awaysecretly in order.
`dative andaccusative third personplural pronounin
`makes something clear; clarification: work thatled
`to get married, esp. without parental consent: jater
`to the elucidationofthe structureof proteins.
`Middle English; now regardedas an abbreviation of
`he eloped with oneof the maids.
`THEM.
`e-lude/i'100d/ > v. (with obj.] evade or escape from (a
`—DERIVATIVES e-lope-ment n., e-lop-ern,-—
`danger, enemy,or pursuer), typically ina skillful ©
`—ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the general sense
`em.-> prefix variant spelling of eN-', EN-’ assimilated
`or cunning way: he managedto elude his pursuers by
`‘abscond, run away’): from Anglo-Norman French
`before b, p (as inemblazon, emplacement).
`escaping into an alley. m (of an ideaorfact) fail to
`aloper, perhapsrelated to Lear.
`fal
`e@-ma-ci-at-ed /i'mashé,atid/ > adj. abnormally thin
`be grasped or remembered by (someone): the logic
`or weak,esp, becauseofillness or a lack offood:she
`of this eluded mostpeople. m (of an achievement, or
`el-o-quence/‘elokwons/ > n. fluent or persuasive
`speaking or writing: a preacherofgreat power and
`was so emaciated she could hardly stand.
`somethingdesired or pursued) fail to be attained by
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`eloquence.
`4
`‘
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`(someone): sleepstill eluded her. m avoid compliance
`e-ma.ci-a-tion /imasHé'asHen/ » n. the stateof
`- ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old Frenchfrom
`with or subjection to (a law, demand,or penalty).
`being abnormallythin or weak:thin to the point of
`emaciation.
`~
`Latin eloquentia, from eloqui ‘speak out,’ from
`~ DERIVATIVESe-lu-sion /i'160ZHan/ n,
`e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + loqui‘speak.’
`— ORIGIN mid 16th cent.(in the sense ‘delude,
`€-mail /‘émal/ (also email) > n. messages
`el-o-quent/‘elakwent/ » adj. fluent or persuasive
`baffle’): from Latin eludere, from e- (variant of ex-)
`distributed by electronic means from one computer
`‘out, away from’+ ludere‘to play.’
`a
`in speaking or writing: an eloquent speech. m clearly
`user to one or morerecipientsvia a network:
`expressing or indicating something: thetouches of
`reading e-mail has becomethefirst task ofthe
`el-w-ent /elyodent/ > n. variant spelling of ELUANT..
`fatherliness are eloquentof the real man.
`a
`morning| [as miodifier] e-mail messages: m the system
`E-lul /‘elal, e'1601/ > n. (in the Jewish calendar) the,
`- DERIVATIVESel-o-quent-ly adv.
`1
`of sending messagesby suchelectronic means: @
`twelfth monthofthe civil andsixth of the religious
`— ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from —
`year, usually coinciding withparts of August and
`contract communicated by e-mail. = a message sent
`Latin eloquent- ‘speakingout,from the verb eloqui
`September.
`‘
`ve
`bye-mail: I got three e-mailsfrom my mother today.
`(see ELOQUENCE).
`- ORIGIN from Hebrew ’élal.
`:
`> v. (with obj.] send an e-mail to (someone): you can
`e-mail me at my normaladdress. m send (a message
`El Pas-o/el'pas6/ a city in western Texas, on the
`el-Uq-sur/el '00k,s06r/ (also al-Uqsur/Al/) Arabic _
`namefor Luxor.''
`Rio Grande, opposite Ciudad Juarez in Mexico; pop.
`by e-mail: employees can e-mailthe results back.
`~ DERIVATIVESe-mail-ern.
`613,190(est..2008).
`»
`e-lu-sive /i'l00siv/ » adj. difficult to find, catch,
`—ORIGIN 1980s: abbreviation of ELECTRONIC MAIL.
`el-Qa-hi-ra /,el ka’héra/ variantspelling of
`or achieve: success will become ever moreelusive.
`LILANGENI.
`em-a-lan.gen:i /,emaline’gené/ plural formof
`m difficult to rememberorrecall: the elusive thought
`he had had moments before.
`AL-QAHIRA.
`‘i
`,
`I-va-dor/el 'salva,dér,,salvadér/ a country in
`— DERIVATIVESe-lu-sive-ly adv., e-lu-sive-ness n.
`i eta America, on the Pacific coast; pop.
`em-a-nate/‘ema,nat/ > v. [no obj] (emanate from)
`ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin elus-‘eluded’
`(of somethingabstract butperceptible) issue 0
`7,185,200 (est. 2009); capital, San Salvador;official
`(from the verb eludere) + -1ve.
`language, Spanish.
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`e-lute /i'l00t/ p v. |with obj.] Chemistry remove (an
`itory was conquered by the Spanish
`from thefireplace | shefelt an undeniable chai duced
`emanatingfrom him. m originate from;be Pro
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`
`
`adsorbed substance) by washing with a solvent, esp.
`Teeaadgained its independencein 1821.
`in chromatography.
`. Between 1979 and 1992 El Salvador was
`by: the proposals emanatedfroma COce but
`— DERIVATIVES e-lu-tion /i'l60sHan/ n.
`:
`& [with obj.] give out or emit (something absage.
`devastated bya civil war that was marked by
`
`
`perceptible): he emanated a powerful brood!
`—ORIGIN 19205: from Latin elut-‘washed out,’ from
`- DERIVATIVES em-a-na-tive /--nativ/ adj.»
`the verb eluere, suggested by Germaneluieren.
`4
`the activities of right-wing death squadsend
`
`
`resistance byleft-wing guerrillas. A UN-brokere
`em-a-na-tor /-nator/ n.
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`‘fowed
`edu-tri-ate /i'lootrét/ » v.[with obj.) Chemistry
`ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin emanat
`
`
`peace accord was agreed upon in 1992.
`of ex)
`separate (lighter and heavierparticles ina mixture)
`out,’ from the verb emanare,from e- (varian
`adv. 4 [with indefinite pronoun or advjin .
`by suspensionin an upward flow ofliquid or gas.
`@ purifyby straining.
`.
`feck
`caseeeesties: anythingelse you need to Any?|
`‘out’ + manare‘to flow’
`ct
`- DERIVATIVES e-lu-tri-a-tion /ild0tré'asHan/ n,
`Ijust brought, basics—I wasn't sure what else you
`em-a-na-tion /ema'nasHen/ > n. an abstTaet
`- ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin elutriat- ‘washed
`but perceptible thing that issues or Oriemcions
`want| they willoffer low prices butlittle ete te
`out,’ from the verb elutriare, from e- (variantof ex-)
`‘out’+ lutriare‘to wash”
`°
`from a source: she saw theinsults as Con or
`2 [with indefinite pronoun or adv.) different; tnstea :isn’t
`there anyoneelse you could ask? |it ’s fate, destiny, or
`ofhis owntorturedpersonality. = the oe ofradon
`processofissuing from a source:theris
`r OR ELSE below. el-van/‘elvan/ » n. Geology hard intrusive igneous|-
`
`whateverelseyou like tocall it.
`gas emanation. m a tenuous substanc
`rock foundin Cornwall, England,typically quartz
`7 aaeaseor else used to introduce the second of
`porphyry.
`ofradiation given off by something: Jations.
`two alternatives: she felt rempted either to shout
`- ORIGIN early 18th cent.: perhaps via Cornish from
`emanations surroundthe mill’sfounda ed bY
`athim orelseto let his tantrumsslide by. win
`Welsh elfen ‘element. "|
`@ Chemistry, archaic a radioactive gas fon mystical
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`clients of the company.
`waterfindsits own level. @ (find one’s way) reach
`one’s destination by one’s own efforts, without
`—
`ass pated /‘fimbré,atid/(also fimbri
`final so-lu-tion » n. the Nazi policy of
`fia)havinga fringe or border ofested
`knowingin advance howto get there: hefound his
`exterminating European Jews.Introduced by
`wayto thefront door. = (find one’s way) come to
`Heinrich Himmler and administered by Adolf
`fingerlike projections.
`be ina certain situation: each and every boyfound
`jfied tincture.
`zeal)having a narrow border,typically of a
`Eichmann, the policy resulted in the murderof
`his way into a suitable occupation. @ (of a letter)
`6 million Jews in concentration camps between 1941
`specific
`h
`reach (someone). @ archaic reach the understanding
`and 1945.
`join late 15th cent. (sense 2): from
`Lati
`or conscience of (someone): whateverfinds me,
`— ORIGIN translation of German Endlésung.
`ONpriatls (from fimbria ‘fringe’) + eatin
`bears witnessfor itself that it has proceededfroma
`fi-nance/‘finatis, fa'nans/ p> n. the management
`Holy Spirit.
`.
`fin & 0.4 flattened appendage onvari
`of large amounts of money,esp. by governments
`fin | ' Hfthe body of many aquatic vertebrates and
`» n.adiscovery of something valuable, typically _
`something of archaeological interest: he made his _
`orlargecompanies. m monetary support for an
`one invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans
`enterprise: housingfinance. = (finances) the
`most spectacularfinds in the Valley ofthe Kings | this
`red fOr propelling, Steering, and balancing. m= an
`resort is a realfind. m a person whois discovered to
`monetaryresources andaffairs of a country,
`underwater swimmer’s flipper. m a small flattened
`be usefulorinteresting in some way: Paul had been
`organization,or person:thefinances of the school
`projecting surface or attachmentonanaircraft,
`were causing serious concern.
`arealfind—hecould design the whole hotel complex.
`rocket, OF automobile, providing aerodynamic ,
`w Hunting the finding of a fox.
`> v.[with obj. provide funding for (a person or
`uability or serving asa design element. ma
`~ PHRASESall foundBrit. dated (of an employce’s
`enterprise): the city and countyoriginallyfinanced
`flattened projection on a device, such as a radiator,
`the project.
`5
`wages) with board andlodging provided free: your
`;
`ged for increasing heattransfer.
`ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from
`wages would befive shillingsallfound. find fault see
`pv. (fins, finning, finned)(no obj.) swim underwater
`FauLt, find favor be liked or prove acceptable:the
`finer ‘make an end,settle a debt,fromfin ‘end’ (see
`by means offlippers:/ finnedmadly for the surface
`ballets did notfindfavor with the public. find one’s
`Fine?). The original sense was‘paymentofa debt,
`_DERIVATIVES fin-less adj., finned adj. [in combination]
`feet stand up and becomeableto walk. = establish
`rimitive ray-finnedfishes.
`compensation, or ransom’; later‘taxation, revenue”
`Current senses date from the 18th cent., and reflect
`oneselfin a particularfield: [ think he really started
`_oriciN Old English finn,fin, of Germanicorigin;
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`sense developmentin French.
`tofind hisfeet with this album. find God experience
`related to Dutch vin and probably ultimately to
`a religious conversion or awakening.find in favor
`Latin pinna ‘feather, wing?
`fi-nance com-pa-ny(alsoBrit. finance house) > n.
`of see FIND For below. findit in one's heart to do
`a company concerned primarily with providing
`fin. > abbr. m finance. @ financial. m finish.
`something allow orforce oneself to do something:I
`money,as for short-term loans.
`ask you to findit in your hearttoforgive me.
`fina-gle/fe'nagel/»v, [with obj.] informal obtain
`fi-nan-cial /fo'nancual,fi-/ » adj. oforrelating to
`—PHRASAL VERBSfind against Law (of a court) make
`(something) by deviousor dishonest means: Ted
`finance: an independentfinancialadviser.
`attended all the football gameshe couldfinagletickets
`a decision against or judge to be guilty. find for cor
`—DERIVATIVES fi-nan-cial-ly adv.
`find in favorof) Law (of a court) makea decision
`for. = [no obj.] act ina deviousor dishonest manner:
`in favorofor judge to be innocent: ajuryfoundfor
`theywrangled andfinagledover thefine points.
`fienan:cial-i-za-tion /fa,nancHale'zastien,f1-/
`_DERIVATIVESfi-na-gler /fe'nag(a)lor/ n.
`the plaintiff. find someone out detect a person’s
`> n. the process by whichfinancial institutions,
`offensive or immoralactions: she would always
`_oRIGIN 19208(originally U.S.): from dialect
`markets, etc., increase in size and influence: the .
`find him outifhetriedto lie. find something out
`financialization of the US economy.
`fainaigue ‘cheat’; perhaps from Old Frenchfornier
`‘deny.’
`(or find out about something) discovera fact: he
`fi-nan-cials /fe'nansiielz/ > plural n. shares in
`hadn't timeto find out what was bothering her.
`final /‘finl/ » adj. coming at the endof a series: the
`financial companies. m financial data about a
`~ DERIVATIVES find-a-ble/‘findabal/adj.
`final version ofthe report waspresented. m reached
`company:take a look at theirfinancials.
`~ORIGIN Old English findan, of Germanicorigin;
`or designed to be reached as the outcome ofa
`related to Dutch vinden and Germanfinden.
`Fi-nan-cial Times in-dex another term for FTse
`INDEX.
`process or a series of events: the final cost will easily
`find-er /‘findar/ » n. a person whofinds someone
`run into sixfigures. m allowing no further doubtor -
`or something. m (in full finder-scope) a small
`|
`fi-nan-cial year » n. British term forFISCAL YEAR.
`dispute: the decision ofthejudging panelisfinal.
`pn. 1 the last game in a sports tournamentor
`telescope attachedto a large one to locate an object
`fin-an-cier/finan'si(e)r, fe'nan,si(a)t/ » n. a person
`for observation. m the viewfinderof a camera.
`other competition, which decides the winner
`concerned with the managementof large amounts
`~ PHRASESfinders keepers (losers weepers)informal
`ofthe tournament.m (finals) a series of games
`of moneyon behalfof governments or otherlarge
`used, often humorously,to assert that whoever
`constituting the final stage of acompetition: the
`organizations.
`finds something by chanceis entitled to keepit.
`World Cupfinals.
`ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French,fromfinance
`find-er’s fee p n.a fee paid by a business to a
`2 (final) an examination at the end of aterm,
`‘(see FINANCE).
`academicyear, or particularclass. m (finals) Brit. a
`person ororganization for bringingto its attention
`fin-back /‘finbak/ (also finback whale) > n. a large
`financial investors, potential new employees,or
`series ofexaminationsat the endof a degree course:
`she was doing herhistoryfinals.
`rorqual with a small dorsalfin, a dark gray back, and
`buyersorsellers whose relationship with the
`white underparts. Also called FIN WHALE, COMMON
`business will materially benefit it.
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