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`c : the replacement in accounting of an existing asset with one
`of greater cost or superior value 2 : the sum of money as»
`sessed. required. or used for a betterment (~s for street con-
`slrucuon);‘.rpzci/ : an expenditure that adds greater worth (as
`extended life or increased capacity) to a fixed asset
`betatertmost \~.mdst\ odj 1 now chiefly dial : sin (my lady
`might wear some of her ~ gowns —Emily Eden) : SUPERIOR
`(the ~ person who shows her superiority by wearing kid
`gloves —Flora Thompson) 2 now chiefly dial : GREATER (the
`~ part of the Lime)
`better nature or better self n : the more virtuous. amiable, or
`kindly instincts of a person
`better ’ole \Ibed-9:(r)fil\ Ii ['01: alter. of limit] 2 the more
`tolerable of two undesirable things
`Ibettcr—to-da \:s=t:1\ pd] [intended as comparative of well-fo-
`do] : in prosperous economic circumstances : better off (many
`of the heifer-fads urban Frenchmen acquire homes in the
`country ‘S.K.Padover)
`Ibetter-lo—do \“\ n. pl hettor—to—do : one who is better-to-do
`(the betfento-do on whom the burden of the expense of the
`liberal program had fallen —C.L.J0n¢s)
`belting pres art 0] art
`batting mac into n : PARl-MUTUEL
`bet-tong \'be,tdq, ~un\ also bet-tunega \-nga\ n -s [native
`name in Australia] : any of several kangaroos of the genus
`Brtrongio
`bebton-gta \be'tllngia\ n, cap [NL, fr. E bettong+ NL -ld] : a
`common Australian genus of small leaping rat kangaroos
`humor or bet-fer \'hed.a(r), -et9-\ n -s : one that bets
`[7187 Am. metallurgist] : an electrolytic process for refining
`hetts’gzrocess \‘bets(dz)-\ n, usu cap 19 [after Anson G. Brits
`lead.
`the electrolyte being a solution of
`lead fluosilicafe
`PbSiFs and fluosilicic acid
`betofy \'bedE, 'betE, -i\ rt -3 ma cup [back-formation fr. brawn
`betty] : a dessert made of alternate layers of fruit and buttered
`crumbs, sugar. and spices baked in a large baking dish or in
`individual dishes (cranberry N); specl/ : nnown smv
`petty lamp \“-\ n, usn cap 8 (prob. lr. the name Betty] : a
`lamp cunststmg of a shallow lidded metal
`vessel with a small spout for a coarse
`wick. fueled by tnllow, grease, or oil, usu.
`hung by a hook and chain, and used esp.
`in the American colonic:
`bet-u-la \'bccbalv\ n, cup [NL, fr. L
`bctula, betulla birch. fr. Gsulish berufla:
`akin to'er bathe. betthe box (tree), W '
`bedw birch, and to the (prob. Celtic)
`source of L bitumen mineral pitch; fr. the
`use of the birch tree as a source of tar —
`more at CUD]
`: a genus of north»tem-
`perate
`and arctic
`trees
`and 'shrubs
`Betty lamp
`(family Betulaceac)
`comprising
`the
`birches and having hsrd close-grained
`in
`wood.
`alternate toothed leaves. monoecious
`flowers
`catkins. the fruiting bracts 3-lobed or entire, thin, and decid-
`uous, and the fruit 3 small samaira
`bet-u-la-ce-ae \,bech='lEsE,E\ n pl, cizp [NL. fr. Betuln, type
`genus +‘—aczue] : a family of trees and shrubs (order Fazalu)
`having simple leaves. monoecious or rarely dioecious flowers,
`and one-seeded nutlikc fruits and comprising the bitches and
`certain related plants (as alders, hombeams, and hauls) —
`bet-u-la-ceous \:as:lri‘shas\ ad]
`betula on n : amen on. 1
`but-uehn \'bech=l¢n\ It -5 [15V betuf— (fr. NL Betultz, genus
`Dam: of Betqu olbn) + -ln] : armcmov.
`betau-luJ-ic apid‘ \Ibccha:linik\ n [ISV bztufl'n 4- ~16]
`: a
`crystalline triterpenoid acid Cstts(DH)COOH found in
`Various plants (as flowering dogwood) and obtained from
`bctulinol by oxidation
`bet;
`in-ol \—ld,nol, -ol\ n -s [betulln + -ol] : a crystalline
`trlt rpennid alcohol CMH‘I(OH)1 occurring es . as the white
`'
`of of the outer bark of the European birch (Hernia afbu)
`-1i-tes \.bech=‘lid-(.)Ez\ n. cop [NL, fr. Herald + L ~ilts
`cm a
`Etc]; a genus of extinct Cretaceous trees resembling the genus
`for an
`be-f'lldrhaned \bé, bE+\ adj [be- + turban + -zd] : Wearing a
`be-twat-tled \bé—‘twdd-‘ld. be—\ ad] [135- + mottled. past part.
`of twattlz] rtloI ADDLED, conroseu
`the-tween \bé-‘twin, be. -\ prep [ME befwale, prep. & sdv.,
`fr. OE betwianum, fr. be- + ~tht7num (def. pl. of an old disa
`tributch numeral akin to Goth twelhnai two each); akin to DB
`twe‘gcn. two, it? two — more at TWO] 1 a : involving the recip-
`rocal action of : involving as participants . ointly engaging
`(the job was completed ~ the two of them) (two years of quiet
`talks~ the threemTlme) b :shared by (there are many inter-
`relationships. and many mutual interests, ~ linguistics. philos-
`o
`the total to each of (the fortune was divided N t c four
`oghy, and psychology -J.E.Csrroll) c : by giving a
`ortion
`grandchildren) (the food was shard ~threc families) 2 E z in
`the time interval that separates (the two days ~ Monday and
`Thursday) (N bites of food,
`they talked to their teacher)
`is : in. the space that separates : scrwrxr (an alleyway ~ two
`[all buildings) (a vacuum ~ two electrodes) : in the midst of
`: surrounded ‘by (a lion rampant~eight crosses) c : ll'l inter-
`mediate relation to in respect to quantity, quality. or degree
`(weighing somewhere ~ a pound and a pound and a halt) (a
`grade ~lpassing and failing) 3 a i from one to the other of
`(air servtce ~ the two cities)
`it
`: mmmo, CONNECHNQKI
`passageway ~‘two rooms)
`is : in common to : in the loint
`possession. action, or agency of (an hgreemcnt~sratcs) (there
`is no continuity of mood ~ the three books —F.A.Swlnncr»
`ton) (mutual understanding ~ the brothers) I :seranarmo,
`utanoulsl-nrlo : setting apart (the lines ~ different new media
`—F.L.Molt) (a distinction must be drawn ~ the. i .tbree func-
`tions of authority —Abram Kardmcr) 4 : after a comparison
`0 : in point of comparison of (there is not much to choose ~
`the two coats) 5 : in confidence restricted to (a secret ~ our~
`selves) (there‘s nothing private ~ you and me jWalter de la
`Mare) 6 : taking together the total effect of (a series of things)
`(~ making beds. washing dishes. sewing, cleaning. and raising
`her children. she was kept busy)
`_
`I
`Ihetween \“\ adv [ME betwene] 1 a -. in an intermediate posta
`lion in relation to two other objects (two desks with a waste-
`hasket N) b : filling the space limited by two ohicctsjtwo
`buildings with a parking area N) 2 : in the interval : in in-
`tervals (two short movies with a newsreel ~) (dancingall the
`dances with very little rest~) a : through a space limited_by
`two objects (since he could not go around the two strolling
`men. he went N)
`r
`Jbetween \“\ n
`: the time. space, state. or way between
`
`betweenbrain \s
`\ n -s [Ibetwecn] :Dlencernaww
`‘between decks \s-,,,, ..a-.\ mz'v [lortwecn] : in the space on
`a ship between decks : BELDW‘DECKS : below the main deck
`Zbetween decks \a‘a.a\ n pl but sing in constr 1 : the space
`belowdecks : the space below the main deck 2 I a deck below
`the main deck; sped] : a raised deck in the hold of a cargo
`ship
`betweenmald \s'r.n\ n -s rzbetwornl Hri‘t : a maidszrvslrir
`
`
`
`
`
`be-to-lreu \bé'tfikan. be—\ vr hetokened; hetolrened: bo-
`a a particle n [Ibeta] : an electron or positron emitted by
`tokemng \-k(a)nin\ betolrens [ME betocnlen, betokencn, fr.
`"“
`leus 01 an atom during radioactive decay
`
`bra + tocnlen, rakenen to token more at-rokEN] 1 a abs : to
`"31:; It 1 : BEl'A PARTIEE a or beta radiation : u stream
`be a symbol of : signify visibly: EPREENX‘ (in the cloud a bow
`-
`i
`articles
`.
`~irlg peace from God alohn Milton)
`1:
`: to show esp. by
`I] h _
`“iabiilayi’hm or beta wave n [‘betn] : a brain] wave current
`signs or tokens : give evidence of (thin, tall, and of that asht
`i
`- "fiaving a frequency of more than to pulsations per second
`gray color which ~r constant sleeplcssness —Osbert sitwell)
`(an elderly man. of i
`.
`. strong. square features, ~l'rlg a steady
`-
`cls
`.
`soul —Nathaniel Hawthornz)
`2 : FORESHOW, gncsms (no
`::!::5gélul\::rba+\ yr [bz- + tassel] : to adorn with or as it
`slghing in the woods to ~ a big weather change— John Muir)
`syn SEE INDICATE
`“$135515” ppm] : a nonverbal group intelligence test used
`1'9 0,. us. Army during World War l
`be-ton:i~ca \bo'tilnoka\ n, cop [NL. fr. L betcnlcn. vettontcn
`mu...“ \Ibfid.o.,[r§
`it — also 'bE»\ n -s lrsv them +
`betony] in some up: farmer classificdtlcns : a small genus of
`""
`i ; an accelerator in which electrons are'propelled by the
`Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) often included in Smchys
`lad“: ve action of a rapidly var tug magnetic field
`I
`having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx
`
`belch-ar.y.ggh \'becb:re,g‘al, ~gA n ~s [nattva name in Aus—UDGERIGAR
`bet-o-ny \‘bet’nE\ n -r:s [ME bemne, fri 0F heroine, fr. L
`betant‘ca, vettonicn. fr. Vettunes, an ancient people inhabiting
`:t\ ad] [prob tr. F bite. 1i
`blockhead. beast (in
`the Iberian peninsula] l : any of several woundwbrts formerly
`fair: In bite to pass in a card game
`fr._ 0F best: beast ~
`included in the genus Betanicn: esp : PURPLE bin-oily z : any
`mm a; gufl] In certain card games
`ubyect to a penalty for
`of several plants of the genus Tellcrfum; esp : AMERJCAN
`lailure to tullill one's contract; me . Down. anti-m I
`GERMANDER
`betook past a] net-AK:
`to lullill his contract; also : the penalty for such tai urc
`Ibels \“\ n -s : failure by the bidder (as In auction'lplnochlc)
`/ NG/—S 1 obs : voucnsars. GRANT, ACCORD.
`lie-toss \bo. be +\ vt [be~ + tors] : to toss violently : AGITATE
`LLOW. PERM"
`be-to-yasi \bi‘toyan, -toi(y)on\ n -s urn cap [Betoya, a So.
`American Indian people, the language of the Betoy: (fr. Sp
`l\ or betel pepper n -s [Pg betel. belleufr.
`Tamil yewlai]
`a climbing pepper (Pi-per belle) whose dried
`betayd, buoy, betnye, of Amcrlnd origin) + E ~an] 1 : a
`language family of Chibchau stock in eastern Colombia
`leaves are wrapped around or mnred with ii whole betel out
`2 :TUCANO lb
`or scrapings from it
`together With lime made from burnt
`corzl and chewed as a stimulant masticatory esp. by south-
`tie-trample \be. be- +\ vt [b:- + trample] : to mark or dirty
`by trampling
`eastern Asians
`_
`be-tray \bés'tria‘, bE~-\ vb ~ED/-lNG/—S [ME betruyrn. fr. be- +
`halal nut 71
`z the astringent-seed ot the betel palm used as a
`Vumflugc and myotic and in the East for chewing — called
`trayrn to betray. fr. 0F trnt‘r, fr. L trader: to betray, deliver a
`rem nut
`more afTRAlTDR] vt 1 :MisLEAD: as a : to lead astray (as into
`error. sin. or danger)
`(a peaceful man Ned by anger into
`biliai “palm n : an Asiatic pinnate—leaved palm (Arron cafllecu)
`violence) (their heroes are still Victims Ned by circumstances
`having a slender ringed trunk and an orange-colored pungent
`astringent drupe with an outer fibrous husk — see arm.
`into criminal follies that lead to disaster: —Mall:olm Cowley)
`w-r; compare amt.
`b : to lead astray and abandon (a girl or woman) :scuncr (a
`girl Ned in her teens by a much alder man) 2:10 deliver into
`halal phenol n : canine-rot. _
`i .
`hate nolrs also hate nor: \.bz(n='w_fir, bat nw-. -et~, -wd(r\
`the hands of an enemy by' treachery or fraud in violation of
`trust ~ a citadel by opening its gates in the night to enemy
`,._ pl hetes noires aha hates nous \-hr(z),-az.-d(r\ [F
`forces
`3 : to prove l'atthlcss or treacherous to :tail or desert
`blle nalrl. lit.. black beast] : a person or thing usu strongly
`"in persist ntl
`detested,
`fe red or avoided : suoncan
`esp, in time of need (~ his own people by going over to the
`bulb \'b§th, >51.
`” ‘s\ n -s [Heb ban. cori-
`enemy) (use the poor as a stepping-stone to power, and then to
`Ifruct form of buyilh. lit.. house] 1 : the second letter of the
`~ them —Encmuiter)
`‘1 : REVEAL: us a :reveal uninten-
`tionally (as something more prudently concealed) : DISCLDSE
`Hebtcw alphabet — symbol a; see ALPHAub-r table 2
`the
`letter of the Phoenician or of any of various other Semitic
`(even his best writings N a limited imagination and a sour
`alphabets corresponding to Hebrcw_betb
`View of life) (~ on almost morbid sense of guilt —N. Y. Times)
`be.lhab-h-ra \be' abara\ n -s [origin unknown] : any of
`
`several British Guiana timber trees of the genus Tnbzbm'a
`face) (only a tension 0 mouth muscles Ned his uneasi
`:55)
`
`b : to Show or indicate gas something not obvious on the sur-
`(his best columns ~ i
`i
`. the hilosophtcnl bent of his mind —
`- yielding dense hard wood
`_
`John Mhson Brown) c : to isclosc in violation of confidence
`both din or be! din \-'d .
`dEn\
`rt
`[Heb bit}! din.
`lit.
`(~ government secrets) ~ vi
`: to prove talsc (when lovely
`house of judgment] 1 : a Jewish court in ancient times com
`woman Stoops to fully and finds too late that men ~ —Olivcr
`posed nl three or four judges 2 :a iudiclal body composed
`Goldsmith) syn see DECElVE, REVEAL
`of a rabbi and two or more assistants having )urlsdlcflon in
`matters of Jewish law
`lie-frayed] \-i(a)l\ n -s : the act of betraying or fact of being
`betrayed (his ~ of that trust by his unthinking egotisni ~Murk
`both-El \'b:tli:l\ It -s [Heb bdlh‘if house of God
`HOUSE OF
`WORSHIP: as a
`a chapel for nooconlormisn b . a place of
`Schorer) (the hesitation was a N of his uncertainty)
`for seamen
`si es
`
`beanim \b5, b3 +\ v! [be- + trim] : f0 adorn on both or all
`lfprocess \Ibefhol—\ n, um cup 3 [after John Bethe",
`Wilt cenli Am. invonfor] :a method of preserving wood with
`be-troth \bs'trath, be, dun-ugh am: pm Hi did; or -oth\ yt
`-ED/-lNG/—S [ME berreutlicn, betrouthen,
`lr. be~ + treutlie,
`,
`a a:
`creosote under pressure
`‘
`trauthe truth, lroth— more at hum-i] 1 archaic - to promise to
`‘ 1.; xi bavthas-dn \bé'thczda, be-\ rt -5 [fr Estherdd. Biblical pool
`believed to have curative powers (In
`74). fr. Gk Eithesda]
`'
`take in marriage : plight one‘s truth to 2 a : to promise in
`a hallowed place : criAvEL: exp ‘ BFl’HEL a
`marriage : AFFIANCE (a daughter ~ed to a rising young lawyer)
`(two children of noble blood ~51 almost from birth)
`I) obs
`In barmi-ttrash
`\,bith,bllmi drbsh.
`bith-hd'mi,drl1sh,
`s-\ or bet barnldrash \-E is-\ rt [Ych bEIh hummi-
`: PLEDGE (a fool
`that ~s himself to unquietness ~—Shaki)
`3 z to give or pledge in religious faith and affiliation
`I null. lit., house of study] :8 hall or school where Jews csp.
`be~trnth-al \-th=l.-m:l\ n »s [betrath + ~01] : the act of be-
`;
`in cistern Europe study the Bible.
`the Talmud, and later
`)5 Hebrew literature
`trothing or fact of being betrothed : a mutual promise or con-
`tract for a future msrriagc — called also espousal
`bulb ha-sn-pher or her ha-SB-lel’ \,s hil'
`far\ n [Heb bah
`be-trotltad \-tht,-md Samzflmu -théd or -mdd\ n -s : one
`mxipher house of the book]
`Jewish elementary school
`betrothed; esp : the person to whom one is betrothed
`, bath hn.te.tll.lah or in?! ha-fe
`lah \'s.h!f:'fila -tafi'l'd\ n
`be-troru-mcnt \~thm:nt, -§h~\ n -s : BETRO‘I'HAL
`men as». hat/Ephlllih house of prayer] : a Jewish house of
`> worship :svmooaur
`be-trousered \bd, be +\ ad] [152- + trousers + -ed] : wearing
`trousers
`chi-[hulk \bd, bi +\ vb belhought; bamougbt; befmnkin
`“thinks [ME bethi'rlkeri, bathenkzrt, bethanchen.
`fr.» OE
`lie-trunk \bé-‘muk. be'—\ vt -cD/»lt~to/-s [be- + trunk (to
`~ bethenemi. fri be- + thencnn to think — more at TmNK] v!
`truncate)] :
`to remove the lower part of the course of (a
`stream) esp. by submergcnce of a valley or by recusion of the
`1 A urclml
`u call to min
`REMEMBER (~ how those of old
`land alon a share —— compare smear)
`. drive to their word —Ed
`rt Arnold) b . a cause (one-
`betrusf vt be- + trust] obs :Tttusr
`kln bran something to mind (he bethought him of his rc—
`bets pres 3d sing a} BET. pl 0/ ES?
`- ’IDVll’Slbllny as head of the house fiMary Webb) 2 ob: a : to
`consider with a view to dwisian or ch'on :
`think over
`bet~sey bug or bet-5y bug \'betsE—\ also befsy beetle n,
`sometimes cap lst B [by folk etymology] : Bess-but)
`<~ what clemency .
`they would duire ~Francis Bland)
`bet-slami-sar-a-ku \.betsEm:'suraka\ n, pl betsunisaralra or
`Vito cause (oneself) t consider something with a view to de-
`cision or action (may find the grace ,
`. . to ~ themselves and
`betsimisarakas : a native of the east coast of Madagascar of
`predominantly Malay blood and type — compare MALAOASY
`recover —]ohn Milton) 3 t to give (onurlf) up to reflection
`Evote (oneself) to thought (Rip belhoughl himself a moment
`bet-ta \‘bed~=\ 71 [NL] 1 cap : a genus of small brilliantly '
`colored long-finned freshwater anabantid fishes of south-
`—Washington Irving) 4 abs :
`to contrive as a result of
`eastern Asia related to the climbing perch 2 -s sometime:
`"fish! :_Dcvys: (we ~ a means to break it off —Shak.)
`cap : any fish of the genus Betta; up : one (B. :pIzndznr)
`m .
`to bring (oneself) to a conclusion
`RBDLVE (has be—
`often ke ( in the tropical aquarium — called also Siamese
`:wrhl himself of joining profit and pleasure together —
`fighting ish
`chard Steele) ~ vi‘
`: to engage in thought : CONSIDER (~
`netted past of an
`9‘” thou dismiss us ~Lord Byron) syn see newsman.
`Ibet-ter \'bed-a(r).
`-e[:—\ ad], compomtlvr o] GOOD [ME
`.bm-le-hem \'bethla.hein.
`‘
`'bcthlEam. deham.
`rapid
`berm, fr. OE hetero; akin to OHG bezzt'ro better, ON betrt.
`nflhlym. + domain or +
`am\ it As uru cup [fri
`the
`Goth batiza.‘ comparative (with the suffix represented by OE
`-ra) ol
`the root found in OE bot remedy, compensation.
`. ammo: St. Mary or Bethlehem. London, _England]
`botinn to get better, OHG bozzEn. ON barrio to get better,
`‘5! h-le-hem_-tte \-.mit\ n -s cc
`[Bethlchzrm Palestine + E
`l : a native or inhabitant of Ecthlchem
`Goth gabatndn to receive as a benefit. Skt bhddro fortunate.
`
`
`m eliam sage rt, urn cap B : a European herb (Pulmonarto
`ood — more at -eu] 1 t more than half;
`: much more than
`alf (waiting the ~ part of an hour) 2 . improved in health
`{Tammi with white or reddish violet flowers shaped like
`(the patient is much N after a good night's rest) 3 : of high
`quality (as in breeding. style, or workmanship)
`s N class of
`, B‘élehem‘s-stnr \,
`.-.\ n. plbethlebem’s-slars uni cop
`eople) (a ~ line of yard goods) (a nypc of car — bet-ter-
`bum Eraser-scrum t
`y adv — bebter-ness n 45
`_-ruot \‘bcth+,—\ rt -s [nlten of birthraot] 1 : BIRTH'RODT
`ibelfer \“\ ddv. comparative pl wen. [ME bettre, fr. bettre,
`Rhiannon Z
`sdi.] 1 : in a superior or more excellent manner (he writes N
`- u. “mil \bd, be +\ V! [be- + thumb]: to wear or soil with or
`than I do) 2 a : to a higher or greater degree (he knows the
`with thumbs
`story ~ than you do) b : MORE (it is ~ than 10 miles to the
`Mmmr \bd, bi + \ vr [be- + thump] : to beat or pelt soundly
`lake) (the book was published ~ than 50 yearslago)
`.roug y
`.
`abetter \"\ n -5 [ME bettrzufr. bettre, ndiJ 1 a : something
`M melt \m, bi +\ yr [be- + thwock] : to beat. thrash, or
`better (J expected N) (l payer looked for N at his bonds —
`>hffg'l~lld \‘bethaldd. -,Iid\ ad] [NL Bthylldae] : or or re,
`hm"! I
`tho family Bethylidac
`Shak.) h : one who has a claim to precedence : a superior esp.
`in merit or rank (the common man has been put and kept in
`w ill
`dae \bo‘lhil=.de\ n pl. cap [NL, fr, Brihylur, type
`his place by his ~s —C.G.Benjamtn) (I like novels to be about
`,ma‘fl! (fr. Gk bElhylas, a kind of bird) + -ldue] : a family of
`my N5, in body, wit, energy. breeding, or bank balance —W.H.
`u“ Wasps the females of which oviposit on other insects that
`Auden) 2 : superior position : ADVANTAGE, vrcronv —- usu.
`h'ddsflng and paralyze
`used with a] (have the N of an argument) (get the N of a
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`3. bé'ti
`bE-\ vb bended \-trddd\ oLro archaic lie-Lid
`rival) — for the better : so as to produce improvement
`- bflided aLsa archaic befid befldin . bendes [ME
`(making alterations for the better in the design of a house)
`p ". fr. bea + tldcn to happen
`more at TIDE] vi 1 : to
`"gen to : HEFALL — now used chiefly in the expression we
`lbetter \“\ vb -ED/-l'NG/-S [ME bzrfrcn, fr. bettrg, adj.] yr
`1 i make better : mrnovc: as a : AMELIORATE (strive toward
`“Ing (Woe ~ the man who recognize: no law) (woe ~ our
`Nlrtg the condition of the slum dwellers) b : to advance or
`cw?) 2 :roncsouc. rnmaes (such omens N no good)
`Mme, :scraci. mere" (hope .
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`, must abide with all of us,
`make sounder the condition or circumstances of (us time goes
`W Jr ~ —.
`iam Wordsworth)
`2 obs: to be the tate or
`by and we ~ our acquaintance —A.T.Quitler.Couch) (closer
`rootreading would have ~rd the book —M,B.Emenean) (~
`“\s used with of or an (if he were dead. what would ~ on
`Mk.) 3 : nrz'roxzn, ransom: syn See HAPPEN
`his lot) 2 :to surpass in excellence: EXCEED, EXCEL (ran
`the mile in four minutes flat, Ning his own previous record by
`ME. fr
`+ time] obs : BFI’IMES
`r + ]_ l :in good several seconds) (industrial production this year considerably
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`tesu'ewed also bestrewnardrchalc best-rowed also bestrowni
`lostrewing or archaic bestowing; bestrews or arch“;
`leshows [ME bestmwen, bertrrwrn, fri OE bertraowian it
`i2- + strziiwian, rtrewlnn to strew — more at smzwl 1 ’- it;
`:over with objects lying scattered about : STREw (with 55m
`lowers my grave ~~Robert Herrick T1674) (a sea ct blood
`oed with wrecks —s.1-.Colendge) 2 ; to lie or be scatlered
`iver (as an area) (the isolated tarnibcuaes of today which n,
`iberally~ Ordnance Survey maps —J.H.G.Lebon)
`lvstrfde \bo, bE+\ vt bestrode also bestrid; besfrliidon
`tlso bestrid or bestrode; bestriding; bestricles [ME be-
`rriden. fr. 0E bertridan. fr, be + stridon to stride —— mum
`it mine] 1 a z to rid: astride (I saw fair boys bESi‘rdeng
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`teeds —R.W.Emerson) : MOUN’l’ (bertrode his precious bike
`ind
`went roaring out —Ellzabetli Goudge)
`p z
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`istride (two small boys besirlding a fallen log)
`o : o “c 0,.
`tifher side of : STRADDLE (one mthcr formal consultation
`thout a dead balsam that besirade the property line —A,}3
`Aayse) :span (a bridge bertridlng the torrential river) 2 a; m'
`tand astride (us a fallen man) : stand over
`b : to alumina.e
`bsolutely :have unquestioned control over : tower over (~4-
`l archaic : to stridu across
`iie new Democratic Congress is .
`. .in the past —w.s.Wbite)
`tsts 17”: 3d ring a] best, pl of burr
`lsl‘. seller If 1 a : a book or other publication whose sales
`.re among the highest of its class b : an article of merchan-
`luthor of a best-selling book or of cr publication: also : the
`lise whose sales are among the highest of its class 2 ; m.
`naker ot a bestselling phonograph record (the band has been
`L but refler in the record shops for weeks)
`lst-sell-sr-dom (')bcs(z)'sela(r)dam\ n -s :
`the category
`it a best seller : t c condition of being ii best seller (wrote
`ibscurcly .
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`. betoie he came into ~ —Sotwntoy Rev.)
`tst-selling \'::st\ adj : ranking among best sellers
`i-stud \bé. hE+\ vt [be- + stud] : to set (a surface) with or
`is if with studs
`i-su-go \bé'sli(.)g5\ n -s [Sp] : a European red porgy
`Pogmr pngrus)
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`tot \‘bet, usu —cd-+V\ n -s [origin unknown] 1 s (1) :some.
`hing that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two
`iarties on the outcome of a contest or any contingent issue
`WADER (it ~ on the game) (lay it ~ on a racehorse) (2) : a
`um put into a poker put requiring other players to stay or
`lrop; esp: the first such sum put in after a deal or draw—
`:ompare lam-E. 1cm. a. muss b_: the act_of giving or
`)romising such a pledge 2 : something on which one lays a
`let :a thing to wager on (the gray horse is the best ~ to win
`he race) 3 : a choice decided on with consideration of
`rob-
`.bilities (your best w is to avoid short cuts if you do not now
`let \“\ vb bet or batted: bet am batted: betting; bets
`be route) (he is a poor ~ for the job)
`it 1 : to stake (money) on the outcome of an issue or the
`)erformsnce of a contestant (betting $2 on the race) (betting
`not) on the election) 2 a t to maintain wtth or as it with
`l bet (I will N that he will be elected)
`I)
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`to make : bel
`vith orngainst (a person) (I ~ him on the game) a : to lay
`‘. bet on (he ~ the track favorite to place)~ vl : to lay a bet
`let now dial past of pan
`tcf var a] BETH
`it ubbr between
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`ie.ta \'bid~a sit: ulsa 'bE—\ n -s [Gk bEftX, of Sem origin;
`kin to Heb bati- 7 more at am] 1 : the second letter at
`he Greek alphabet a symbol B or 5; sec ALPHABEI lab]:
`5 : BEA rmncuc. lilaTA my
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`teta or p— \“\ adj 1 : of or rzlabug to one comb or more
`loson related chemical substances (5— ohimbinep— used
`omewhat arbitrarily to specity ordina
`relationship c_r_ to
`pecity a particular physical torni, esp, an allotrcpic modifica-
`ton (us in fleiran). or an isomeric or sometimes polymeric or
`tcrcoisomeric form (as in Ban-glucose); abbr. sometimes b-
`i : second in position in the structure otan organic molecule
`rom a particular group or atom or having a_structure chnra
`.cterized by such a position (the ~ positions of
`furan)
`B—hydrbxy acids) (fl-naphthol) 3 : producing a zone pf
`locolorization when grown on blood media — used of certzln
`lemolytic streptococci or of the hemolysis they cause 4 : ssca
`lrtd in order of brightness — used of a star in a constellation
`te-fa \'bEdea, ~€l2\
`n, cap [NL fr. L, beet — more a! EEET]
`a small genus or glabrpus succulent herbs (taniily Chenn-
`lodiaceae) having greenish flowers and aggregate fruits —
`:2 “En. CHARD, SEA BEEF
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`itabucterium \:a s .an\ n [NL fr, sBeta r+ bacterium]
`L ca
`: a genus or
`genus of heterofermeutauve lnctobacilll
`l prbetabacteria : a member of the genus Eetdbacierlmn
`a heterolermentative lactobacillus
`_
`ltd brass n [zbeta] : a coppcr~zinc alloy With a copper cun-
`ent of approximately 50 to 55 percent
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`~
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`d
`if: cell It [lbeln] : any of certain secretory cells distinguish:
`iasupl‘lll
`b : an insulin-secreting cell of the islets o
`)y their basophilic staining characters: as a : a Pituitary;
`.angerhans
`J
`ltts cellulose n [lbetn] : mounds: 2c
`L
`l-ta-cism \‘ Ed-=,siz:m also 'bE—\ rl »_s [N]. betactsmus._lri
`veto (fr. Gk 172m) + LL {Limits (as in intacu‘mits iofzclsmfl
`loss of distinction between the sounds of b and v in a language
`it dialect
`NL
`05511:] syn o LEucoNos'roc
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`le-ta-cncaculs \‘bEdAo,kilk=s\_[NL, fr. L bzm beet +
`lemcaccus \“\ n. pl betacoc-cl \-lt ki, 41“. rfikifly 41‘s.“
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`NL, fr. L beta beet + NL cactus
`. fheterofermentabve
`tre tococcus
`,
`Asap-fife \'bcd-=,fit\ it -s [F, fr. thqfa, Madagascar, I“
`ocality + F ~i'lc] : a mineral consisting of an oxide of .nlobllirgé
`rystnls near eta o.
`adagascar
`V
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`itnnium. andEul’afniuin‘ occurring as greenish black isome n
`if: gauge n [Ibeto] : a device for measuring the thickness
`it a material by its absorption of beta rays
`,
`n
`will globulin n Plum] : any of several globulin; of hull“;
`nr animal plasma or serum that have electro
`oretic main in I
`intermediate between those of the alpha glo ulihs and 53mm
`.lobulins — so: LlPOFROTElN
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`l s,
`ltd hemolysis n [zbzto] : a sharply defined clear color end
`one of hemolysis surrounding colonies of certain strerco
`in blood agar plates
`on,
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`via—hypopbbmlne \'--+\ n [lbzto] : a polylueimde hPm'iobe
`hat is secreted together with oxytociii by the posterior m,
`-f
`the pituitary,
`that is also obtained synthetically.
`i-
`ncreases blood pressure in mammals and exerts an 13;“
`iuretic ettect, and 'tbat is used esp.
`in treating the
`nsi idus
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`utel’dne \'bad.a.eii\ n -s rrsv beta— (tr. NI. Barf!) + 4:5;
`lroh. orig formed as G betai‘n] 1 a : a crystalline SW3,“
`asting quaternary ammonium salt that occurs in but I n
`not other plant substances and in some marine onimalsfla) —
`hat is regarded as an inner salt or as a dlDOlar‘wn (C'rmffl
`l‘CHgCOO' derived from glycine by methylation or HY) _
`
`holine by oxidation; also : the hydrated form (OHXCl
`lid;
`{CHICOOH h or holding hydrochloride : the all 0f!“
`:ltcrenchrrzcopn of the hydrated form used as;
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`autoimmunizoiion
`this in combination with glowing carbon — compare PREIGNI-
`TlON 2 : SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
`.
`au-to-immunization \"+\ n s [ISV aut~
`immunization]
`: production by an individual of antibodies against con-
`stituents of his own tissues that is a possible cause of a number
`of serious and apparently incurable diseases
`.
`au-to-infection \“+\ n -s [ISV auf- + injection] : reinfection
`through self-contamination) with larvae produced by
`parasitic worms already in the body — compare HYPERINFEC-
`autoing pres part 0/ AUTO
`the condition of being
`au-to-inoculability \“+\ n -cs :
`autoinoculable
`au-to-inoculabie \“+::aeee\ adj [aut— + inoculable] : capable
`of being transmitted by inoculation from one part of the body
`to another (certain kinds of warts are ~)
`au-to-inoculation \”+\ n —s
`[ISV aut< + inoculation]
`1 : inoculation of an individual with vaccine prepared from
`material from his own body 2 : spread of infection from one
`part to other parts of the same body
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`in roxicated]
`au-to~intoxicated \“+
`:e\
`adj
`[aut- +
`: affected by autointoxication
`au.to.intoxication \“+\ n -s [ISV out: + intoxication;
`originally formed in F] 1:3 state of beingpmsoned by absorp-
`tion of toxic substances produced within the body either by
`body cells or by microorganisms 2 : the act of arousing one-
`self psychologically to a state resembling drunkenness
`au-to-ist \‘od~awést,
`'od~,6é«\ n -s [Zauto + ~isf]
`: Auro-
`MOsiLisr, MOTORIST
`au-to-key cipher \‘n at ‘AUTO-+.fl‘\ n [our + key] : a
`cipher in which each letter serves as key for the next letter or
`for one at a constant interval
`au-tO-kinesis \:s('):+\ also autocinesis \“+\ n, pl auto-
`kineses also autocineses [NL, fr. aut— + kinesis] : spontane-
`ous movement; esp : apparent spontaneous movement of an
`
`actually stationary object ’
`_
`au-to-kinetic \“+::: \ adj [aut- + kinetic] : of, relating to,
`or marked by autokinesis
`autokinetic system n : a system of fire~alarm telegraphy so
`arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted no other
`alarm will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been
`disposed of
`auto lift 71 Puma] : a hydraulic machine by which automobiles
`are hoisted above the floor to give access to the underparts
`au-to-lith \'5=+,llth\ n -s [aut- + Jim] : a fragment of a
`reviously crystallized portion of rock enclosed in material
`tom the same magma which solidified later
`.
`lau-to-lithograph \::e+\ n —S [aul- + lithograph] : a print
`made by autolithography
`2autolil‘mograph \“\ vt : to make (a print) by autolithography
`allele-lithographic \:ee+\ adj : relating to or produced by
`autolithography
`au-to-lithography \::(,):+\ n [ISV aut- + lithography]
`: lithography in which an artist makes his original drawrng
`direct on the printing surface — called also artist lilhagraphy
`au-lo-loader \'=e+,“\ n -s [aut- + loader] : an autoloading
`firearm
`au-to-loading \:::+ :e;\ adj [uut- + loading] : SEMIAUTOMATIC
`— used of firearms
`au-tol-o-gous \(‘)o:talagas\ adj [nub + —ologous
`(as in
`homologousfl : derived from the same individual (an N graft
`is taken from one part of the body and transplanted into an-
`other) -— compare HOMOLOGOUS
`au-to~luminescence \iae at ‘AUTO-+\ n «s [aur— + luminer
`cence] : luminescence of a substance (as a radioactive ma—
`terial) due to energy originating within itself
`au-to-luminescent \“+\ adj
`[aut- + luminescent]
`: of,
`relating to, or marked by autoluminescence
`au-tol-y-sate \o'tals,sat, -_sét\ n —s [ISV autolys- (fr. NL
`autolysis) + are] : a product of autolysis
`au~tol~yvsin \o‘talasan, ,od-o'lis-\ n -S [ISV autolys- (fr. NL
`flufOIySl'S) + 4'11] 2 any substance that produces autolysis (as
`certain proteolytic enzymes)
`au-toLy-sis \o'talasés\ 71 [NL, fr, aut- + -lysis] : self-di-
`gestion (as in fruit after picking, meat, or a diseased part of
`the body or one in which circulation has stopped) occurring
`in plant and animal
`tissues particularly after
`they have
`ceased to be a normal part of the organism to which they belong
`au-to-lytcic \iod-‘l,id-ik\ adj [fr. NL autolysis, after such
`pairs as ML analysis: E analytic] :