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CRITICAL

Pronouncing Dictionary,

AND EXPOSITOR OF THE

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE :

IN WHICH NOT ONLY THE MEANING

OF EVERY WORD IS EXPLAINED, AND THE SOUND OF EVERY
SYLLABLE DISTINCTLY SHOWN, BUT, WHERE
WORDS ARE SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT

PRONUNCIATIONS,

The reasons for each are duly considered, and the
best pronunciation is selected.

BY JOHN WALKER

Author of Elements of Elocution, Rhyming Dictionary, &c

BOSTON:

N. H. WHITAKER.

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Printed by J H. A. Frost, Boston

CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY.

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SCHEME OF THE VOWELS.

Fåte, får, fåll, fát—mè, mêt---pine, pin---nò, môve, nor, not---tube, tub, bäll—öfl—påån

ABB

---thin, this.

ABJ

an article set before nouns of the singu-||Abdicate, ab'dè-kåte. v. a. to give up right, to resign

A, an article set before nouns of the singu

[the belly lower part of

a word beginning with a vowel, it is written Abdication, áb-de-ka'shun. s. the act of ab An, as an ox. A is sometimes a noun, as dicating great A. A is placed before a participle,|| or participial noun; as, a hunting, a begging. A has a signification denoting proportion; as, the landlord has a hundred a year Abacus, ab'a-kus. s. a counting table; the uppermost member of a column

Abdicative, ab'dé-ka-tiv. a. that causes or
implies an abdication
Abdomen, ab-do'-men. s. the
Abdo:ninal, ab-dôm'mé-nál."
Abdominous, ab-dôm mề-nus.

the abdomen

a, relating to

Abduce, áb-duse'. v. a. to withdraw one
part from another

Abaft, a-baft'. ad. from the fore part of the
ship, towards the stern
[forsake
Abandon, a-bân'dun. v. a. to give up; to desert,
Abandoned, a-ban'din. part. given up; cor-Abed, â-bed'. ad. in bed
rupted in the highest degree
Abandonment, a-ban'dun-ment. s. the act of
abandoning

Abductor, åb-dük'tor. s. the muscles which
draw back the several members

Abarticulation, ab-ar-tik-d-la'shun. s. that species of articulation that has manifest motion

Abase, a-base'. v. a. to depress, to bring low
Abasement, â-base'ment. s. the state of being
brought low; depression

A bash, a-bash'. v. a. to make ashamed
Abate, a-bate'. v. a. to lessen, to diminish
Abate, a-bate'. v. n. to grow less
Abatement, â-båte'ment. s. the act of abating;
the sum or quantity taken away by abating
Abater, a-ba'tur. s. cause by which an abate-
ment is procured

Abh, ab. s. the yarn on a weaver's warp
Abbacy, ab'ba-se. s. the possessions or privi-
leges of an abbot

Abbess, ab'bess. s. the superior of a nunne-
ry
[religious persons
Abbey, or Abby, ab'bè. s. a monastery of
Abbot, ab'but. s. the chief of a convent of men
Abbreviate, ab-bre'vé-åte. v. a. to shorten
Abbreviation, ab-brẻ-vè-a'shun. s. the act of
shortening
[abridges
Abbreviator, áb-brẻ-vé-d'tur. s. one who
Abbreviature, åb-bré'vé-à-tshùre. s. a mark
wed for shortening

Aberrance, ab-êr'rânse. s. a deviation from
the right way, an error
[right way
Aberrant, ab-ér'rânt. a. wandering from the
Aberration, ab-er-ra'shun. s. the act of de-
viating from the common track
Aberring, ab-er'ring. part. going astray
Aberuncate, âb-e-run'kåte. v. a. to pull up
by the roots

Abet, â-bêt'. v. a. to support, encourage, help
Abetmemt, a-bêt'ment. s. the act of abet-
ting

Abetter, or Abettor, á-bêt'tur. . he that
abets; the supporter or encourager of an-
other
[to loathe
Abhor, áb-hor'. v. a. to hate with acrimony;
Abhorrence, áb-hor'rênse.
s. the aet of ah-
Abhorrency, ab-hůr'rên-se.
horring
Abhorrent, ab-hor'rênt. a. struck with al

horrence; contrary to, inconsistent with Abhorrer, ab-hor'rur. s. a hater, detester Abide, â-bide'. v. ». to dwell in a place, not to remove; to bear or support the consequences

Abider, â-bl'dur. s. the person that abides
or dwells in a place

Abiding, å-bl'ding. s. continuance
Abject, áh'jekt. a. mean, worthless, oun
temptible

Abortment, à-bort'ment, s. an untimely

birth

Abject, ab'jekt. s. a man without hope Abject, ab-jekt'. v. a. to throw away Abjectedness, ab-jêk'têd-ness. s. the state of Above, a-bův'. prep. higher in place, power an abject [servility or excellence, beyond Abjection, ab-jek'shin. s. meanness of mind,|| Above, a-buv'. ad. overhead Abjectly, ab'jekt-lè. ad. in an abject manner, Above-all, a-buv-dll'. in the first place meanly [ness Above-board, â-bův'bord. in open sight Abjectness, ab'jekt-ness. s. servility, mean-Above-cited, a-bův'sl-td. cited before Ability, a-bil'e-té. s, power, capacity, quali-Above-ground, a-buv'-ground. alive

fication

Abjure, ab-jure'. v. a. to swear not to do something; to recant a position upon oath Abjuration, ab-jd-ra'shun. s. the act of abjuring; the oath taken for that end Ablactate, ab-lak'tate. v. a. to wean from

Above-mentioned, a-búv'men-shund
Above-cited

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Abound, a-bound' v. n. to be in great plenty About, a-bout'. prep. round, encircling, near to, concerning, with regard to About, â-boat'. ad. circularly Abrade, á-bråde'. v. a. to rub off. Abrasion, â-bra'zhún. s. a rubbing off Ablaqueation, ab-lå-kwè-a'shun. s. the prac-Abreast, a-brest'. ad. side by side

the breast

[grafting Ablactation, ab-lák-ta'shun. s. a method of

tice of opening the ground about the roots

of trees

Ablation, ab-la'shun. s. the act of taking away
Ablative, ab'la-tiv. a. that which takes away;

the sixth case of Latin nouns
Able, a'bl. a. having sufficient power
Able-bodied, a-bl-bod'did. a. strong of body
Ablegate, ab'le-gåte. v. a. to send abroad
upon some employment

Ablegation, ab-le-ga'shun. s. a sending abroad
Ableness, 'bl-ness. s. ability of body, force
Ablepsy, ab'lep-sè. . want of sight
Abluent, ab'lu-ent. a. that which has the
power of cleaning

Ablution, ab-lu'shun. s. the act of cleansing
Abnegate, ab'ne-gate. v. a. to deny

Abridge, a-bridj'. v. a. to make shorter in
words, diminish, deprive of

| Abridged-of, a-bridjd'ov. part. deprived of
Abridger, â-brid'jur. s. a writer of compen-
diums or abridgments
[general
Abridgment, à-bridj'ment. s. a diminution in
Abroach, â-brotsh'. ad. in a state of being dif-
fused or propagated

Abroad, a-brawd'. ad. out of the house
Abrogate, ab'rò-gåte. v. a. to repeal
Abrogation, áb-rd-ga'shun. s. the act of ab.
rogating, the repeal of a law
Abrupt, ab-ript'. a. broken, sudden
Abruption, ab-rup'shůn. s. violent and sudden
separation

Abruptly, ab-ript'le. ad. hastily, suddenly

Abnegation, ab-ne-ga'shun. s. denial, re- Abruptness, ab-rupt'nês. s. in an abrupt man

nunciation

Aboard, a-bord'. ad. in a ship

ner, haste, suddenness

Abscess, ab'ses. s. a morbid cavity in the body

Abode, â-bode'. s. habitation, dwelling, stay Abscind, ab-sind'. v. a. to cut off
Abodement, á-bode'ment. s. a secret
pation of something future
Abolish, a-bol'lish. v. a. to annul, destroy
Abolishable, a-bol'lish-a-bl. a. that may be
abolished

antici-Abscission, ab-sizh'in. e. a cutting off

Abolisher, a-ból'lish-år. s. he that abolishes
Abolishment, a-ból'lish-ment.
s. the act of
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Abscond, ab-skond'. v. a. to hide one's self
Absconder, áb-skon'dur. s. the person that
absconds

Absence, ab'sense. s. being absent
Absent, ab'sent. a. not present, inattentive
Absent, ab-sênt'. v. a. to withdraw
Absentee, ab-sen-té'. s. a person absent
Absolve, åb-zólv'. v. a. to clear, to acquit of
a crime or an engagement
Absolute, ab'sd-lite. a. complete, uncondi-
tional, not limited

Absolutely, ab'so-lute-le. ad. completely
Absoluteness, ab'sd-lute-nés. s. completeness,
freedom from dependence
Absolution, ab's-lu'shun. s. acquittal
Absolutory, ab-sol'ü-tur-rẻ. a. that which abe
solves

Absonant, ab'so-nant. a. contrary to reason
Absonous, ab'so-nus. a. absurd
Absorb, åb-sorb'. v. a. to suck up
Absorbent, ab-sor'bênt. s. a medicine that
sucks up humours

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