Empassion (v. t.) To move with passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion.
Empassionate (a.) Strongly affected.
Empawn (v. t.) To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.
Empeach (v. t.) To hinder. See Impeach.
Empearl (v. t.) To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl.
Empeople (v. t.) To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people.
Emperess (n.) See Empress.
Emperice (n.) An empress.
Emperil (v. t.) To put in peril. See Imperil.
Emperished (a.) Perished; decayed.
Emperor (n.) The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.
Emperorship (n.) The rank or office of an emperor.
Empery (n.) Empire; sovereignty; dominion.
Emphases (pl. ) of Emphasis
Emphasis (n.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience.
Emphasis (n.) A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
Emphasized (imp. & p. p.) of Emphasize
Emphasizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emphasize
Emphasize (v. t.) To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
Emphatic (a.) Alt. of Emphatical
Emphatical (a.) Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.
Emphatical (a.) Striking the sense; attracting special attention; impressive; forcible.
Emphatically (adv.) With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preeminently.
Emphatically (adv.) Not really, but apparently.
Emphaticalness (n.) The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
Emphractic (a.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
Emphrensy (v. t.) To madden.
Emphysema (n.) A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.
Emphysematous (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.
Emphyteusis (n.) A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small rent.
Emphyteutic (a.) Of or pertaining to an emphyteusis; as, emphyteutic lands.
Emphyteuticary (n.) One who holds lands by emphyteusis.
Empierce (v. t.) To pierce; to impierce.
Empight (a.) Fixed; settled; fastened.
Empire (n.) Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
Empire (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
Empiric (n.) One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
Empiric (n.) One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan.
Empiric (a.) Alt. of Empirical
Empirical (a.) Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.
Empirical (a.) Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; -- said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies.
Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
Empiricism (n.) The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
Empiricism (n.) Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
Empiricism (n.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
Empiricist (n.) An empiric.
Empiristic (a.) Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to nativistic.
Emplaster (n.) See Plaster.
Emplaster (n.) To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance.
Emplastic (a.) Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.
Emplastic (n.) A medicine causing constipation.
Emplastration (n.) The act or process of grafting by inoculation; budding.
Emplastration (n.) The application of a plaster or salve.
Emplead (v. t.) To accuse; to indict. See Implead.
Emplection (n.) See Emplecton.
Emplecton (n.) A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
Emplore (v. t.) See Implore.
Employed (imp. & p. p.) of Employ
Employing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Employ
Employ (v. t.) To inclose; to infold.
Employ (v. t.) To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies.
Employ (v. t.) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
Employ (v. t.) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.
Employ (n.) That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.
Employable (a.) Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use.
Employe (n.) One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of an employer.
Employee (n.) One employed by another.
Employer (n.) One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.
Employment (n.) The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
Employment (n.) That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government.
Emplumed (a.) Plumed.
Emplunge (v. t.) To plunge; to implunge.
Empoison (v. t.) To poison; to impoison.
Empoison (n.) Poison.
Empoisoner (n.) Poisoner.
Empoisonment (n.) The act of poisoning.
Emporetic (a.) Alt. of Emporetical
Emporetical (a.) Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise.
Emporiums (pl. ) of Emporium
Emporia (pl. ) of Emporium
Emporium (n.) A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
Emporium (n.) The brain.
Empoverish (v. t.) See Impoverish.
Empowered (imp. & p. p.) of Empower
Empowering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empower
Empower (v. t.) To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
Empower (v. t.) To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to.
Empress (n.) The consort of an emperor.
Empress (n.) A female sovereign.
Empress (n.) A sovereign mistress.
Emprint (v. t.) See Imprint.
Emprise (n.) An enterprise; endeavor; adventure.
Emprise (n.) The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits.
Emprise (v. t.) To undertake.
Emprising (v. t.) Full of daring; adventurous.
Emprison (v. t.) See Imprison.
Emprosthotonos (n.) A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles.
Empte (v. t.) To empty.
Emptier (n.) One who, or that which, empties.