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v. t. [ L. aggeratus, p. p. of aggerare. See Agger. ] To heap up. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aggeratio. ] A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Pg. ] See Legislature, Portugal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exaggerated p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [ L. exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ] 1. To heap up; to accumulate. [ Obs. ] “Earth exaggerated upon them [ oaks and firs ].” Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. [ 1913 Webster ]

A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

pos>a. That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exagération. ] 1. The act of heaping or piling up. [ Obs. ] “Exaggeration of sand.” Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. [ 1913 Webster ]

No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. “Exaggerative language.” Geddes. “Exaggerative pictures.” W. J. Linton.

-- Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly, adv. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. ] One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

F. Scott, American Novelist (1896-1940).

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Molly McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald. He was a second cousin, twice removed of Francis Scott Key, the writer of the "Star Spangled Banner", a fact of which he was very proud and for whom he was named.

His father was a failed businessman and his mother was the doting, smothering kind. He had one younger sister. He was extremely ashamed of his mother for her lack of beauty and emasculating of his father. Both parents were thrilled with Scott because he was handsome, popular and later, a famous writer. The family lived off the income of the mother who was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. All of his life Scott aspired to be one of the rich people he socialized with in St. Paul and later at Princeton University, where he was more successful as a participant in performing and writing musical productions in the Triangle Club than as an academic.

In 1917 Scott enlisted in the Army when it was apparent that his Junior year at Princeton might be his last, owing to poor grades. He hoped to make a name for himself in World War I doing something brave and heroic. His head was always full of notions of becoming famous, popular and sought-after in high social circles, and the darling of the "top girl" among the elite. Unfortunately for Scott, the war ended before he had a chance to prove his bravery. It was a pivotal point in his life and work, however, as it was while he was in the Army that he met Zelda Sayre.

Zelda Sayre was the belle of Montgomery, Alabama, not yet eighteen and already famous in town for her bucking of authority, drinking, dancing all night and beauty. Scott had met his match. He was stationed in Montgomery when he met her at a dance. They had a rocky courtship that continued until Scott mustered out of the Army and got a job in advertising in New York City. He hated the job and when Zelda broke off their engagement citing his dim future in business, he was desolate. He quit his job and went back home to St. Paul where he stayed with his parents and rewrote a novel about his college days that had earlier been rejected.

The novel, This Side of Paradise, became THE biggest novel of 1920. Fitzgerald was an instant success known all around the nation and celebrated as the Voice of His Generation. He married Zelda one week after its publication. They then embarked a life of drinking, wild nights, hobnobbing with the rich and famous and becoming the life of every party. This continued on for a few years both in the United States and Paris where they sought refuge from their excesses, but only created more. In Paris, Fitzgerald wrote what was to become his finest work and because of which his place in literary history is secured. The Great Gatsby was like all of Fitzgerald's work, based on his own life. Like the title character, Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald wanted to reinvent himself and become the person he always wanted to be in his imagination; rich, brave, successful in life and as important in his mind if not more, to have the girl of his dreams by his side, appreciating him.

Fitzgerald was always sure of one thing -- his own talent. He had been a writer since he was a child and always received special attention for it. Writing was something he could do that none of his classmates could. He reveled in his notoriety and even when his pain of alcoholism and disappointments in life became almost unbearable his talent and belief in it never faltered.

Zelda and Scott had one daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, "Scottie." Their marriage became a hell for both of them as they descended into alcoholism and Zelda's mental illness, which surfaced when she was in her late twenties. Through all of the travails, Scott stayed a dedicated writer, mostly turning out short stories for the Saturday Evening Post and Esquire which paid him top dollar. It was through these stories that Fitzgerald was able to support himself, and pay for Zelda's extended periods in mental hospitals. He also sent Scottie to private schools. His alcoholism frequently caused his own need for drying-out cures in sanitariums, also.

F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940 in Hollywood in the company of his mistress, gossip columnist Sheilah Graham. He had finally become sober for one year, but it was too late. He had ruined his health. When he died his five novels had been out of print for years and he was considered a relic of the Twenties "Jazz Age", a term he had coined. He had been in Hollywood the last few years of his life trying to be a movie writer for hire in order to continue to support himself, Zelda, who was permanently in a mental hospital, and his daughter, who was in college. It was not until the Fifties that Fitzgerald's literary legacy finally was appreciated. He is now considered to be one of the greatest writers of the Twentieth Century.

Sources:
Fool for Love: F. Scott Fitzgerald, A biographical portrait by Scott Donaldson, Congdon & Weed, New York, NY, 1983.

F. Scott Fitgerald in Minnesota: His Homes and Haunts by John J. Koblas, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN, 1978. [ Gail Glaser ]

v. t. [ L. frigerare, fr. frigus cold. ] To make cool. [ Obs. ] Blount.

‖n. [ Heb. g&unr_;rah, lit., a bean. ] (Jewish Antiq.) A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceæ) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.

{ } n. [ See Geranium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor. [ Written also geraniin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Geranium. ] (Chem.) A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically it is 3, 7-Dimethyl-2, 6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose odor. MI11 [ PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. géranium. See Crane, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly cultivated “geraniums”, mostly natives of South Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gérant. ] The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any plant of the genus Gerardia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. morigeratus, p. p. of morigerari to comply with. See Morigerous. ] Obedient. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. morigeratio. ] Obsequiousness; obedience. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively. Holland. “A refrigerant to passion.” Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. réfrigérant. See Refrigerate. ] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Refrigerated p. pr. & vb. n. Refrigerating. ] [ L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See Frigid. ] To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. réfrigération, L. refrigeratio. ] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. réfrigératif. ] Cooling; allaying heat. -- n. A refrigerant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically: (a) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice. (b) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Refrigerator car (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. refrigeratorius. ] Mitigating heat; cooling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ CF. F. réfrigératoire. ] That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically: (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed. (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine. [ 1913 Webster ]