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`on or upon): to entrench on the domain or rights of an- Esnuegu (a nd0’goo), n. a city in SE Nigeria. 172,000. —Sym. 1. locale, environs. Enviro i
`other. Also, intrench.
`[1545-55; eN-’ + TRENCH]
`eric!
`arbi:
`+
`noo”
`i
`o07-
`j,
`BIANCE, SETTING, SURROUNDINGSa]]
`4
`onemee: ablSee (1885-90. Evttrualan ),5) up the atmosphere, or background a
`—Syn. 1. settle, ensconce, set, implant, embed.
`entrench/ing tool’. See intrenching tool.. [1765-75] —e-nu/mer-ably, adv.
`one or something is seen. ENVIRONN:,
`ther to actual
`physical surround
`NG
`s
`tural ackarounadfotos ae env
`en-trenchement
`(en trench/mont), n.
`1.
`the act of @enuemereate
`(i noo/me rat/,
`i nyd0’-), vt, -at-ed,
`
`entrenching. 2. an entrenchedposition. 3. Usually, en-
`-ateing. 1. to mention separately as if in counting; name
`grinding
`poverty. MiuiEu, enco
`ent
`trenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protec-
`one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the es eitine! ee to intangiblecoe Og
`tion against enemyfire. [1580-90; ENTRENCH + -MENT] many flaws in your hypothesis. 2. to ascertain the num- ment: an exhilarating milieu of artoc
`a
`30/;
`a
`5G
`;
`.
`0; < L énumeratus (ptp. of enume-
`i
`i
`fern
`entre nous
`(an/tra noo’; Fr. AN tro noo’), between
`ber of; count.
`[1640-5
`tr
`novation. AMBIANCE applies to the
`m
`
`ourselves; Perel: (1680-90; < F]
`rare), equiv.
`to @-
`-E + numer(us) NUMBER + -Gtus
`surroundings, their mood or tone: atmo
`
`ss,
`sf
`-ATE'] —@enuemereactive (i ndo/mea ra/tiv,
`-mer a-,
`d el
`Ss
`<
`fs
`qi
`en-tre-pét
`(an/tra po/; Fr. An tra po’), n., pl. -péts
`j nyoo/-), adj. —eenu/mer-a/tor, n.
`somethingof Depeaterie #backg
`(-poz’; Fr. -po’). 1. a warehouse. 2. a commercial cen- —Syn. 1. recapitulate, recount.
`RGUNnINGa alludes specificallyte the
`
`ter where goodsare received for distribution, transship- e-nuemerea-tion (i noo’ma ra/’shan,
`the environment: awoke in strange surroy
`i nyoo’-), n,
`1.
`
`;
`ment, or repackaging. Also, en/tre-pot/.
`[1715-25; < F,
`.
`’
`*
`.
`i
`;
`4
`.
`an act of enumerating. 2. a catalog orlist.
`in with her surroundings.
`(1545-55; <
`
`equiv. to entre INTER- + pot < I positum,n. use of neut.
`L énumeration-
`(s. of enumeratio). See ENUMERATE,
`ptp. ofponere to put, place (modeled on dépét pEPoT)]
`-10N]
`“fanned,oftenongrandcates Work
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`
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`en-tre-presneur (an/tre pra nar’, -ndor’; Fr. in tra-
`:
`ae
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`v.t.
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`the spectator,the participation of {1
`pRo nor’), n., pl. -neurs (-nurz/, -ndrz’; Fr. -naer’), v. e-nunecieate (i nun/sé At’), v.,
`-ateed, -ateing.
`—n. 1. a person who organizes and manages any enter-
`ronmen/talart/ist.
`1. to ue or pronounce (words, poutenioes, etc.), esp. in
`i
`-
`ign’
`an articulate or a particular manner:
`He enunciates his
`prise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative
`
`
`words distinctly. 2. to state or declare definitely, as a Renee desleyia
`
`1.‘onmsthe org,
`
`and risk. 2. an employer of productive labor; contractor.
`theory. 3. to announce or proclaim: to enunciate one’s
`—v.t. 3.
`to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
`landscape ‘anal
`chitecture, engineering,
`intentions. —v.i. 4. to pronounce words, esp. in an ar-
`—v.i. 4. to act as an entrepreneur.
`[1875-80; < F:lit.,
`
`ticulate or a
`particular manner.
`[1615-25; < L énun-
`planning, regional planning,etc., usually
`jn,
`2. the study or practice of this.
`ing
`one who undertakes (some task), equiv. to entrepren(dre)
`tiatus (ptp.
`of énuntiare), equiv.
`to é- E- + ninti(us)
`to undertake (< L inter- InTER- + prendere to take, var.
`
`messenger, message + -dtus -aTE'] —e-nun/ciea-ble, @N:Vieronemenctal-ist
`r
`(en vi/ran men/tlj
`ij. —e-nun/ci-a-bil/i-ty,
`n. —enun/ci-a’tive,
`of prehendere) + -eur -EUR. See ENTERPRISE] —en/tre>
`”- 1. an expert on environmentalproblem
`
`80n who advocates or works to protect
`adj. —en/tre-pre-neur/i-al-ly,
`e-nun/ci-a-to/ry,
`adj. —e-nun/ci-a/tive-ly,
`adv.
`pre-neur/i-al,
`adv.
`
`
`
`
`—en/tre-pre-neur/i-al-ism, 7._e.nun/ciea’tor. n.en/tre-preeneur/ism, ’ animals, plants, and other naturalreso)
`lon or.its effects. 9. 8 person Whole
`maergprewneur’ship,” i.
`e-nun-clastion (i nun/sé a/shon),
`n.
`1.
`an act or
`
`(en/tar sol’, an’tre-, en’-; Fr. an tra sol’), manner of enunciating. 2. utterance or pronunciation. eTRee Be om
`en-tre-sol
`
`environmental factors, as surrow: ad
`n., pl. -sols (-solz: ; Fr.
`-s6l’). Archit.
`3. a formal announcement or statement: the enunciation
`a low floor be-
`experience (opposed to hereditarian\=
`rue
`tween two higherfloors, the lower one usually being a
`of a doctrine.
`[1545-55; < L éniintiation- (s. of eniin-
`
`an).
`[191
`ground floor; mezzanine.
`[1765-75; < F: lit. between-
` 4jGti). See ENUNCIATE, ~ION]
`RONMENTAL + -Ist] —en-vi/
`
`
`
`
`floor, equiv. eSaeSayto entre- INTER- + sol floor < L solum = . 5 i vi rormen/tabig
`
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`
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`inure. Environmen/tal Protec’tion A’gen
`ground]
`eneure (en yoor’, -dor’), v.t, v.i., -ured, -ureing.
`the In
`en-tro-py (en/tro pé), n.
`1. Thermodynam. a. (on a ON-UTe*SIS (en/yo re/sis), n. Med. lack of control of environmen/tal resist/ance,
`
`environmental conditions on the numeri
`macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic varia- Urination, esp. during sleep; bed-wetting; urinaryincon-
`bles, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a Gnencs:
`(1790-1800; < NL < Gk en- EN-? + oure- (var.
`population.
`[1925-30]
`measure of the energy that is not available for work
`* Wild.adi to urinate) “+ sig <sis] “—en-u-retle (en/yo- envi/ronmen/tal sci’ence,
`the
`at
`j
`during a thermodynamic process. A closed system Telik), adj.
`ne
`s
`concerned with the
`physical,
`ical,
`conditions ofthe Gavivchnene hen
`evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.b. (in sta- @NV., envelope.
`
`tistical mechanics)a ueotal obthe randomness ofene en-velsop (v. en velop; n. en vel/ap, en’ve lop, an’-),
`isms.
`[1965-70]
`Bucrostopic constituents
`of
`a thermodynamic system.
`,, -oped, -op-ing. n. —v.t. 1. to wrap up in or as in a
`vie
`v7
`-vi
`covering: The long cloak she was wearing enveloped her ea ne scape arate ane
`Symbol: S_
`2.(in data transmission and information the-
`
`2 surrounding
`ory) a measureofthe loss of information in a transmit-
`completely. 2. to serve as a wrapping or covering for, as GUtskirts: suburbs
`ted signal or message. 3. (in cosmology) a hypothetical
`4 membrane of an organ or a sheath. 3. to surround en-
`fags onvironiiént. -Staniarenen spaea
`[1655-65; < F (pl pr. ME environ 0)
`tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum tirely. 4. Mil. to attack (an enemy’s flank). —n. 5. en-
`
`homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temper-
`velope.
`[1350-1400; ME envolupen < OF envoluper,
`ranennatnd: San ENVIRON]
`ature (heat death). 4. a doctrine of inevitable social
`equiy. to en- EN- + voloper to envelop, of obscure orig.:
`°
`,
`i
`
`cf. OPr (en)volopar, It inviluppareto envelop, It viluppo @Neviseage(enviz/ij), v.t, -aged, -ag-ing
`decline and degeneration.
`[< G Entropie (1865); see
`
`template; visualize: He envisages an era ¢
`EN-*,
`-TROPY] —en-tro-pic (en trd’pik, -trop’ik), adj.
`tuft, bundle, confusion, referred to ML faluppa chaff,
`tific discoveries. 2. Archaic. to look in th
`—en-tro/pircalely, adv.
`wisp of straw, perh. influenced by the descendants of L__
`(1810-20; < F envisager. See EN-', vis
`en-trust (en trust/), v.t.
`1. to charge or invest with a
`volvere to roll] —en-vel/op-er, n.
`
`trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or —Syn. 1. enfold, cover, hide, conceal. 3. encompass, Seeere, Tu
`A
`+
`Pee:
`—Syn. 1. picture, imagine, conceive,em
`duty involving trust: We entrusted him with our lives,
`enclose.
`
`2. to commit (something) in trust to; confide, as for care, en-ve-lope (en’va lop’, in’-), n. 1. a flat paper con- @MeViesion
`to picturem
`(en vizh/an), v.t.
`
`Somefuture eventor events: to envision a bi
`use, or performance: to entrust a secret, money, powers,
`tainer, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a
`[1920-25; EN-* + viston]
`or work to another. Also, intrust.
`[1595-1605; EN-' +
`gummedflap or other meansofclosure. 2. something
`
`
`TRUST] —en-trust/ment, n.
`that enyelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding enevoy!
`(en/voi, &n’-), n.
`1. a diplon
`
`any accredited messenger or representa
`en-try (en/tré), n., pl. -tries. 1. an act of entering; en- Over. 3. Biol. a surrounding or enclosing structure, as
`
`trance. 2. a place of ingress or entrance, esp. an en-
`4 Corolla or an outer membrane. 4. Geom. a curve or
`called en/voy extraor/dinary, minister
`trance hall or vestibule. 3. permission or right to enter,
`Surface tangent to each memberofa set of curves or sur-__
`tiary. a diplomatic agent of the second rank,
`
`access. 4. the act of entering or recording something in
`faces. 5.
`Radio. (of a modulated carrier wave) a curve
`tus after an ambassador.
`[1635-45; < Fenvo
`a book, register, list, etc. 5. the statement, item, etc., so Connecting the peaks of a graph of the instantaneous
`use of ptp. of envoyer to send < VL *invia’
`
`entered or recorded. 6. a person or thing entered in a
`Valueof the electric or magnetic component of the car-
`orig. to be on a journey, v. deriv. of L in¥
`contest or competition. 7. See vocabulary entry. 8,
`Tier wave as a function of time. 6. the fabric structure way, en route]
`:
`:
`
`Law. act of taking possession of lands or tenements by
`gnelesing:hegasbag:ee vane eeeae —Syn. 1, 2. delegate, emissary, deputy.
`entering or setting foot on them. 9. the giving of an ac-
`:
`.
`:
`en-voy? (en/voi, an’-),
`n. a short stanza
`count of a ship’s cargo at a custom house, to obtain per- ecuAUDa18D) nwelek:
`[1700-10; < F envelope,
`poem a carat shale caper forms, a8
`
`mission to land the goods. 10. Accounting. the record of
`@€¥1V.
`Of envelopper
`to ENVELOP]
`serving as a dedication,or a similar pos
`
`any transaction found in a bookkeeper’s journal.
`11. en/velope chemise’,
`teddy.
`composition. Also, en/voi.
`[1350-1400; .
`
`Bookkeeping. a. See double entry. b. See single entry. enevel-opement
`(en vel’ap mont), n. 1. an act of en- OF, deriv. of envoyer to send; see ENVOY
`Bridge.aWinningcardit one’sheadorihehandofareg Yeloping. 2. the state of being enveloped. 3. a wrap- en-vy (en/v@), n.,pl. -vies, v,, -vied,
`-v¥ill
`
`:
`ping or covering. 4. Mil. an attack on an enemy’sflank.
`feeling of discontent or covetousness will
`Patakiests etoane,vendothe other, Etats evan sme
`shorsdvaniayes suessonal
`i
`i
`ill
`will.
`of fem. of intratus, ptp. of intrare to ENTER), equiv. to @MeveN-OM (en ven/om), v.t.
`1.
`to impregnate with
`ject of envious feeling: Her iniellige
`
`intr-
`ente
`ale
`arnt
`venom; make poisonous.
`2.
`envy of her classmates. 3. Obs.
`ill wi
`to embitter.
`[1250-1300;
`Ser 5. Seat note Jaan jotting.
`MEenvenimen < OF envenimer. See EN-', VENOM]
`gardeth Snyy,De envious o Heenue
`te
`9%
`;
`eset
`Sar
`she
`has achieved
`in her
`profession. —™
`ae
`et
`asik
`
`affected with envy.
`(1250-1300; (n.) ME
`en/try blank/, a printed form to befilled out, as by an En-ver Pasha (en ver’ pa sha/), 1881-1922, Turkish
`entrant in a contest.
`soldier and statesman.
`
`invidia, equiv. to invid(us) envious (der. =
`
`
`en-try-leveel
`(en/tré lev/al), adj. 1. of, pertaining to, @MVieasble (en/ve a bal), adj. worthy of envy; very
`
`envy; see INVIDIOUS) + -ia
`-y*; (v.)
`‘dial
`vier < ML invidiare, deriv. of L inviel
`orfilling a low-level job in which an employee may gain
`desirable: an enviable position.
`[1595-1605; ENvy +
`7
`is
`kills: Thi:
`”
`d
`-ABLE] —en/viea-bleeness, n. —en/vi-a-bly, adv.
`ly, adv.
`—Syn. 1. enviousness. Envy and ta
`Tiniiedchose ea *Gollegesraduates paves —Syn. advantageous, fortunate, lucky.
`close in meaning. Envy denssi by
`affordable by people buying or entering the market for
`e@nevieer
`(en’ve ar), n.
`a person whofeels envy.
`[1500-
`
`envy when a friend inherits a fortune
`=
`F
`:
`J
`thefirst time: These less expensive entry-level homes sell
`10; ENVY {|
`-ER?]
`something awarded to or achiev
`quite well. 3. relatively simple in design, limited in ca-
`SHE hand, se a-feeling of resentmeé
`enevieous (en/vé as), adj. 1. full of, feeling, or express-
`
`pability, and low in cost: entry-level home computers and
`has gained something that one more "f
`ing envy: envious of a person’s success; an envious attack.
`jealousy when a coworker rece!
`;
`A ee
`aaesce
`.
`5
`to feel
`'
`1
`2. Archaic.
`a. emulous. b. enviable.
`[1250-1300; ME <
`i
`word processors.
`fosfeelaies alanrefers to anguish caused
`a passage for affording AF; OF envieus < L invididsus 1nvipious] —en/vieous:
`en-try-way (en/’tré wa’), n.
`
`faithfulness. 4. resent. ENvy, BEGRUDO™ H
`entrance.
`[1740-50, Amer.; ENTRY + Way]
`ly, adv. —en/vi-ous-ness, n.
`one's attitude toward the possessions °'
`en-twine (en twin’), v.t, v.i., -twined, -twin-ing.
`to —SY. 1. resentful, jealous, covetous.
`
`others. To ENvyis to feel resentful annie
`twine with, about, around, or together. Also, intwine. @Nevieron (en vi/ran, -vi/orn), v.t.
`to form a circle or
`(1590-1600; eN-' + TwinE'] —en-twine’ment, n.
`ring round; surround; envelop: a house environed by
`someone else possesses, or has @
`
`to be environed by bad influences, wishes oneself to possess, or to have
`.
`i
`:
`pleasant
`grounds;
`the wealthy, a woman’s beauty,an non i
`rice Hes6borsoy ee = or about.
`[1300-50; Sir envirounen < OF environner, deriy. of en-
`
`
`» viron around (en EN-' + vironacircle; vir(er) to turn,: LEN: T WIS tion. To BEGRUDGEis to be unwillingfit
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`have the possessions, honors, oF eae
`ernu-cle-ate
`i ade ati ae adj.
`i are VEER + -on n. suffix)]
`it, -at/, i nyoo/-), v., -at-ed, -at-ing,
`adj. —v.t. 1.
`Biol.
`7
`.
`.
`.
`serves:
`to begrudge a man a re!
`ss W:
`to deprive of the nucleus. 2. to remove (a kernel, tumor, SAVCONdss syspronment.@/.environmental, 3. envi- Cover is to ing jealously to posse
`
`-we'
`eyeball, etc.) from its enveloping cover. 3. Archaic.
`to
`a =
`possesses: I covet your silverware.
`2
`
`-wove oF
`bring out; disclose; explain. —adj. 4. haying no nucleus. @M-vieronement
`(en vi/ren ment, -vifern-), n.
`1. the en-weave (en wév’),
`v.t.,
`(1540-50; < L énucleatus (ptp. of énucleare to remove
`aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influ-
`or -wove or -weaved, -weav-ing.
`i?
`the pit from (fruit)), equiv. to e- e- + nucle(us) NUCLEUS
`eNces; surroundings; milieu.
`2. Ecol.
`the air, water,
`ais
`a
`t
`
`+ -atus -ate'] —e-nu/cle-a/tion, n.
`minerals, organisms, and all other external factors sur- @n-wheel
`(en hwel/,
`-wel/), ¥-/
`e-nuf
`(i nuf”),
`adj,
`pron,
`adv.
`interj,
`Eye
`Dialect
`rounding andaffecting a given organism at any time. 3.
`[1595-1605; rN'- + wHEEL]
`ee
`gh
`OGJss) Pron,
`p
`the social and cultural forces that shape thelife of a per- enewind (en wind’),
`v.t.,
`-wound,
`ye
`Aye
`Utalect.
`
`ough:
`son or a population.
`4. Computers.
`the hardware or
`or coil about; encircle. Also,
`inwind:
`
`-
`software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a WIND?]
`i
`7
`CONCISE ETYMOLOGY KEY:
`computer system: In a time-sharing environment, tran-
`DS
`Jose
`<,
`descended or borrowed from; >,
`to ene
`whence; b., blendof, blended;
`sactions are Processed as they occur. 5. an indooror out- en-womb (en woom/), v.t.
`c., cognate with; cf., compare; deriv.,
`/
`derivative; equiv., equivalent; imit., imitative; obl., oblique; r., re-
`door setting that is characterized by the presence of en- womb.
`[1580-90; EN-! + womB]
`
`PiscineaRema:SP, sealing,epelled:. TeeFepeng, Fespetieas vironmental art that is itself designed tobesite-specific. enewrap (en rap’), v.t, -wrappeds7 ur
`
`earlier than. See thefull
`key inside the front cover. |”
`(1595-1605; ENVIRON + -MENT] —en-vi/ronemen/tal, wrap or envelop in something. 2.
`adj. —en-vi/ron-men/tal-ly, adv.
`velop, as in slumber, longing, et¢:
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`
` letuaedo (60 twa/thd), n.
` Ue an (yd t0’/pé on), adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or
`
`a city in central Puerto Rico.
`U Thant
`11,113.
`statesman:
`resembling Utopia. 2. (usually l.c.) founded upon or in-
`1962-71.
`volving idealized perfection.
`3. (usually lc.) given to
`U-turn (yoo/tarn’), n. 1. a U-shaped turn made by a
`impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection.
`vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its
`king
`(yoo’ther), n. Arthurian Romance.
`Uther
`—n. 4. an inhabitant of Utopia. 5. (usually l.c.) an im-
`Britain and father of Arthur. Also called U/ther
`original course. 2. a reversal of policy, tactics, or the
`ractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist.
`drag/on.
`like, resembling such a maneuver. —v.i. 3. to execute a
`1545-55; < NL Utopianus. See Uropta, -ANn]
`U-turn: to U-turn into oncoming traffic.
`[1925-30]
`UTI, urinary tract infection.
`—Syn. 3. visionary, idealistic; impracticable.
`U.T.W.A., United Textile Workers of America. Also,
`UTWA
`Usti-ca (yoo/ti ko), n. 1. an ancient city on the N coast
`uctorpicansism (yoo t0’pé 9 niz/om), n.
`(sometimes
`of Africa, NW of Carthage. 2. a city in central New
`cap.)
`the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracti-
`UUM, underwater-to-underwater missile.
`York, on the Mohawk River. 75,632.
`cable schemes of political or social reform.
`[1655-65;
`UTOPIAN + -ISM] —wurto/picanist, n.
`UV, ultraviolet. Also, U.V.
`uctile (yoo/til, -til), adj. useful.
`(1475-85; < OF < L
`itilis, equiv. to Zt(t) to use + -ilis -1LE]
`Usvalede (yoo val/da), n. a city in SW Texas. 14,178.
`uto/pian so/cialism,
`(sometimes cap.) an economic
`system based on the premise that if capital voluntarily
`utile duleci
`(o0/ti le ddol’ke; Eng. yoot’] & dul/si,
`U-val-ue (yo0’val/yoo), n.
`a measure of the flow of
`surrendered its ownership of the means of production to
`-s6), Latin,
`the useful with the pleasurable.
`heat through an insulating or building material:
`the
`the state or the workers, unemployment and poverty
`lower the U-value, the better the insulating ability. Cf.
`U-til-iscare (yoo til’/i kar’), n.
`a usually state-funded
`would be abolished. Cf. socialism.
`[1920-25]
`R-value.
`[1945-50; U, symbol for internal energy]
`program that helps elderly persons of low income to pay
`Uto/pia Plaeni/tia (ple né/sho), Astron. a plain in
`their utility bills, esp. heating bills in winter.
`(uTILI(ry)
`uevarroveite (60 var’e vit’, yo0-), n. Mineral. a vari-
`the northern hemisphere of Mars that was the landing
`+ carE, as in Medicare]
`ety of garnet colored emerald-green by the presence of
`site of the Viking II space probe on September 3, 1976.
`chromium.
`[1825-35; < G, named after Count S. S. Uva-
`uctileiedor
`(yoo tilfi dor’), n. Canadian.- an above-
`rov (1785-1855), president of St. Petersburg Academy;
`Uctopism (yo0/te piz/em, yoo td/piz-), n. (sometimes
`ground, insulated network of pipes and cables, used to
`see -ITE']
`cap.) utopianism.
`[uToP(IA) + -IsM] —u/torpist, n.
`convey water andelectricity in communities situated in
`—u/to-pis/tic, adj.
`areas of permafrost.
`[uTiLi(ry) + -dor, as in thermidor]
`UV Ceti star. See flare star.
`[after the designation
`for such a star in the constellation Cetus]
`[1830-40; <
`U-traequist
`(yoo’tra kwist), n. Calixtine.
`utileistareiean (yoo til/i tar7é on), adj. 1. pertaining
`NL Utraquista, equiv. to L utraque (abl. sing. fem. of
`Uevera (yd0/vée a), n. Anat.
`the vascular tunic of the
`to or consisting in utility. 2. having regard to utility or
`uterque each of two, equiv. to uter either + -que and) +
`usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.
`3.
`eye, comprising
`the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
`NL-ista -1st] —U/tra-quism,n.
`of, pertaining to, or adhering to the doctrine ofutilitar-
`(1515-25; <
`ML dvea, var. of L iiva fruit of the vine,
`ianism. —n. 4. an adherentof utilitarianism.
`[1775-85;
`grape] —u/ve-al, u/ve-ous, adj.
`Usctrecht
`(yoo/’trekt; Du. y/trekut), n. 1. a province in
`UTILIT(Y) + -ARIAN]
`central Netherlands. 907,729; 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).
`Uve-dale (yood/1, yoov7dal), n. Nicholas. See Udall.
`—Syn. 2. practical, useful, functional, sensible.
`2. a city in and the capital of this province: treaties end-
`ueverictis (yo0’vé itis), n. Pathol.
`inflammation of the
`161.
`the
`uctileietareisansism (yoo til/i tar’é e niz/em), n.
`uvea.
`[1840-50; < NL; see UVEA,
`-ITIS] —Uuveitedic
`ing uty Warof the Spanish Succession signed here 1714.
`ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that
`(yd0/vé it/ik), adj.
`conduct should be directed toward promoting the great-
`uctriecle (yoo/tri kel), n.
`1. a small sac or baglike
`[1935-40]
`UV filter, Photog. See ultraviolet filter.
`body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed. 2. Bot. a thin
`est happiness of the greatest numberofpersons.
`[1820-
`30; UTILITARIAN + -ISM]
`bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel. 3. Anat. the larger
`uevuela (ydd/vya lo), n., pl. -las, -lae (-16/). Anat.
`the
`of two sacs in the membranouslabyrinth of the internal
`small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the
`the
`utility (yoo til7i ta), n., pl. -ties, adj. —n. 1.
`ear. Cf. saccule (def. 1).
`(1725-35; < L utriculus, dim.
`middle of the soft palate. See diag. under mouth.
`[1350-
`state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemi-
`of uter bag; see -CLE*]
`1400; ME < ML wuvula, equiv. to L wu(a) grape + -ula
`cal has noutility as an agricultural fertilizer. 2. some-
`-ULE]
`thing useful; a useful thing. 3. a public service, as a
`1. pertaining to or
`ucetriceuslar
`(yoo trik/yo ler), adj.
`of the nature of a utricle; baglike. 2. having a utricle or
`telephoneorelectric-light system, a streetcar or railroad
`1. of or pertaining to the
`(yoo’vye ler), adj.
`uevuelar
`2. Phonet. articulated with the back of the
`uvula.
`line, or the like. Cf. public utility (def. 1).
`4. Often,
`-AR
`oer (1750-60, Amer.; < L utricul(us) uTRICLE +
`utilities. a useful or advantageousfactor or feature: the
`tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r-
`sound of Parisian French. —n, 3. Phonet. a uvular
`relativeutilities of a religious or a secular education. 5.
`uctriceuslate (yoo trik/ya lit, -lat/), adj. Archaic. hav-
`Econ. the capacity of a commodity or a service to satisfy
`sound.
`[1700-10; < NL dvularis. See uvu.a,
`-AR‘]
`-ATE
`—u/vuelarely, adv.
`some human want. 6. the principle and end ofutilitar-
`ing apee utricular; baglike.
`(1855-60; urrRIcUL(AR) +
`ian ethics; well-being or happiness; that which is condu-
`uevurlec-tosmy
`(yo0/vye lek/te mé), n., pl.
`-mies.
`cive to the happiness and well-being of the
`greatest
`uctriceucli-tis (yoo trik/ye li/tis), n. Pathol.
`inflamma-
`Surg. excision of the uvula.
`[UVUL(A) + -ECTOMY]
`tion of the utricle. [< NL; see uTRIcLe, -1TIs]
`number. 7. Computers. See utility program.
`8. utili-
`uevuelietis (yoo/vye li/tis), n. Pathol.
`inflammation of
`ties, stocks or bonds of public utilities. 9. a grade of
`U-trilelo (yoo tril’o, a6 tril’d; Fr. y tré yé/), n. Maus
`the uvula.
`(1840-50; uvuL(a) + -1TIs]
`beef immediately below commercial. —adj. 10. (of do-
`rice (mé res’; Fr. mé rés/), 1883-1955,
`French painter
`(son of Suzanne Valadon).
`U/W, underwill.
`mestic animals) raised or kept as a potentially profitable
`product rather than for show oras pets: utility breeds;
`a city on cen-
`Uctsucnoemieya (60 ts00/né mé/yi), n.
`/S/w, underwriter. Also, u/w
`utility livestock. 11. having or made for a number of
`tral Honshu, in central Japan. 377,748.
`ux., Chiefly Law. uxor (used chiefly in the legal abbre-
`
`viation et ux.).
`useful or practical purpases rather than a single, special-
`ut suepra (Lat. dot sd0/pra; Eng. ut sd0/pra). Seeats.
`ized one: a utility knife. 12. designed chiefly for use or
`(def. 2).
`service rather than beauty, high quality, or the like: a
`Uxemal
`(60s mil’), n.
`an ancient ruined city in SE
`utility vehicle; utility furniture.
`[1350-1400; MEutilite
`Mexico, in Yucatan: a center of later Mayan civilization.
`Utetar Praedesh (c0t/or pro dash’, -desh’), a state
`< OF utelite < L utilitas, equiv. to atil(is) useful (see
`in N India:
`a
`former. province of British India.
`ux-or (uk/sér, -sdr, ug’zér, -z0r), n. Latin. wife (used
`UTILE) + -itas -ITy]
`97,380,000; 113,409 sq. mi. (293,730 sq. km). Cap.: Luck-
`chiefly in the legal phrase et uxor).
`now. Formerly, United Provinces. Former official
`util’”ity man’, 1. a worker expected to serve in any
`name, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
`capacity when called on. 2. an actor of miscellaneous
`uxeOrrieal
`(uk sér’é al, -sdr’-, ug zér’-, -zdr’-), adj. ° of
`or pertaining to a wife;
`typical of or befitting a wife.
`ut-ter!
`(ut/ar), vt.
`1.
`to give audible expression to;
`(1790-1800; < L uxori(us) pertaining to a wife + -AL]
`small parts: 3. Baseball. a player who is not a regular
`speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words
`and whose valuelies in an ability to play several posi-
`—uxe0/ricalely, adv.
`tions.
`[1850-55]
`were uttered in my hearing.
`2.
`to give forth (cries,
`ux-orriecide (uk sér’a sid’, -sdr’-, ug z6r’-, -zdr/-), n.
`notes, etc.) with the voice:'to utter a sigh. 3. Phonet. to
`util/ity pole’, one of a series of large, upright poles
`1. the act of murdering one’s wife. 2. a man who mur-
`produce (speech sounds, speechlike sounds, syllables,
`used to support telephone wires, electric cables, or the
`ders his wife.
`[1855-60; < L axor wife + -1- + -cIDE]
`words,etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal
`like. Also called telephone pole.
`—ux-o/ri-cid/al, adj.
`language. 4. to express (oneself or itself), esp. in words.
`5. to give forth (a sound) otherwise than with
`the voice:
`util’ity pro’gram, Computers.
`system software used
`uxeorriclor-cal
`(uk sér/e 16’kel, -sdr’-, ug zér/-, -zdr/-),
`The engine uttered a shriek. 6. to express by written or
`to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copy-
`adj. matrilocal.
`[< L ixor wife + -1- + LOCAL]
`ing data from onefile to another, for application pro-
`printed words. 7. to make publicly known; publish:
`to
`gramsor other system software. Also, utility.
`[1960-65]
`utter a libel. 8. to put into circulation, as coins, notes,
`UX-OrrieOUS (uk sdr’%é os, -sdr/-, ug zor’-, -zdr/-), adj.
`doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submis-
`and esp. counterfeit money
`or forged checks.
`9.
`to
`util’ity room/, a room,esp. in a house, reserved for
`sive toward one’s wife.
`[1590-1600; < L uxorius, equiv.
`the furnace, washing machine, and other appliances.
`to uxor wife + -ius -1ous] —ux-0/rieoussly, adv.. —uxe
`sxpal emit. 10. Obs. to publish, as a book. 11. Obs. to
`sell. —v.i. 12. to employ the faculty of speech; use the
`O/risouseness, n.
`utilize (yoot/] iz/), v.t., -lized, -lizeing.
`to put to use;
`voice to talk, make sounds, etc.: His piety prevented him
`turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a
`from uttering on religion. 13. to sustain utterance; un-
`Uzebeg (d0z/beg, uz/-, 50z beg’), n., pl. -begs,
`mill. Also, esp. Brit., u/ti-lise’.
`[1800-10; < F utiliser,
`dergo speaking: Those ideas are so dishonest they will
`collectively) -beg. Uzbek.
`equiv. to utile useful (see UTILE) + -iser -IZE] —Uu/tie
`not utter.
`[1350-1400; ME outren (see out, -ER®); c. G
`(esp.
`Uzebek (50z/bek, uz’-, 60z bek/), n., pl. -beks,
`liz/a-ble, adj. —u/ti-li-za/tion, n. —u/ti-liz’er, n.
`dussern to declare] —ut/terea-ble, adj. —ut/ter-er, n.
`collectively) -bek.
`1. a member of a town-dwelling
`— Syn. See use.
`—ut/ter-less, adj.
`Turkic people of Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
`2.
`the
`ut in-fra (sot in’fra; Eng. ut in’fre), Latin. as (stated
`Turkic language of the Uzbeks. Also, Usbeg, Usbek,
`total; absolute: her
`1. complete;
`uteter? (ut/or), adj.
`or shown) below: used in a book, text, etc.
`Uzbeg.
`to grief.
`2. unconditional; un-
`utter abandonment
`
`qualified: an utter denial.
`[bef. 900; ME; OEuttra, itera
`ucti pos-si-de-tis (yoo’ti pos/i dé/tis), Internat. Law.
`outer. See out, -ER*] —ut/ter-ness, rn.
`the principle that vests in either of the belligerents at
`ARAL ,
`—Syn. 1. See absolute.
`KAZAKHSTAN
`the end of a warall territory actually occupied and con-
`
`trolled by them. [<Luti possidétis lit., as you possess,
`SEAa
`ut-tersance!’(ut/er ons), n. 1. an act of uttering; vocal
`as you hold]
`KIRGHL.
`expression. 2. manner of epeaking) power of Speakine:
`His very utterance was spellbinding. 3. something ut-
`utmost (ut/most/ or, esp. Brit., -mest), adj. 1. of the
`,.
`“Tashkent
`tered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal’s call, or
`greatest or highest degree, quantity;or the like; greatest:
`uct
`wvTADZHIK
`of the utmost importance, 2. being at the farthest point
`the like. 4. Ling. any speech sequence consisting of one
`“Uzbekistan.
`or more words and preceded and
`followed bysilence: it
`or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island. —n.
`may be coextensive with a sentence. 5. Obs. a public
`3. Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: the
`, vay
`wT
`‘
`y
`See
`NREISTAN
`sale of goods.
`[1400-50; late ME; see UTTER’, -ANCE]
`utmost that can be said; The hotel provides the utmost in
`comfort. 4. the most or best of one’s abilities, powers,
`ut-ter-ance? (ut/or ons), n. Archaic.
`the utmost ex-
`ete.: He did his utmostto finish on time. 5. the extreme
`tremity, esp. death.
`[1350-1400; ME < OF outrance,
`limit or extent: His patience was taxed to the uimost.
`oultrance, equiv. to oultr(er) to pass beyond (< L ulira
`[bef. 900; ME utmest, OE utemest. See out, -mosT]
`beyond) + -ance -ANCE]
`—Syn. 1. maximum,highest, foremost, chief, major.
`ut/ter bar’. Sce outer bar.
`Uzebekeiestan (50z bek/e stan/, -stin/’, uz-), n. a re-
`public in S central Asia. 19,906,000; 172,741 sq. mi.
`ut/ter bar’rister. See outer barrister.
`Utenaspish-tim (s6t/ne pish/tim), n.
`(in the Poem of
`(447,400 sq. km). Cap.: Tashkent. Formerly, Uz/bek So/-
`Gilgamesh)
`the favorite of the gods, who survived the
`viet So/cialist Repub/tlic.
`great flood and became immortal.
`uttering (ut/or ing), n. Law.
`the crime of knowingly
`.tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit
`Uezi
`(60/28), n., pl. Uezis. a compact 9mm submachine
`coin to another with intent to defraud.
`[1350-1400; ME;
`U-to-Az-tec-an (y00’to az/tek on), n, 1. an American
`gun ofIsraeli design.
`(1955-60; after Uzi(el Gal), Israeli
`Indian language family, widespread from Idaho to Cen-
`see UTTER’, -ING’]
`army officer who designed it]
`tral America and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pa-
`in an utter manner; com-
`ut-tersly (ut/or 16), adv.
`cific: this family includes Hopi, Ute, Shoshone, Coman-
`Uzezieah (e zi