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a. [ L. abrogatus, p. p. ] Abrogated; abolished. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrogating. ] [ L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See Rogation. ] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put an end to; to do away with. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf. F. abrogation. ] The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who repeals by authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Accelerate + -graph. ] (Mil.) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`kros extreme, high + -gen. ] (Bot.) A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Age of Acrogens (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 pertaining to acrogens, flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.
Syn. -- acrogenous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Arrogate. ] (Rom. Law) To adopt (a person who is his own master). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr. adrogare. See Arrogate. ] (Rom. Law) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See Arrogation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. aérognosie. ] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in aëography: an aërologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to aërography; aërological. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + -graphy: cf. F. aérographie. ] A description of the air or atmosphere; aërology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + gun. ] A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft. Now usually referred to an anitaircraft cannon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. 1. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to androgens; having physiological effects like that of an androgen. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ } a. [ L. androgynus, Gr. &unr_;; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh` woman: cf. F. androgyne. ] 1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An hermaphrodite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anemometer + -graph. ] An anemograph. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Anther + -genous. ] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant. ] The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hate not you for her proud arrogance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See Haughtiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Arrogance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See Arrogate. ] 1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See Magisterial. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Arrogance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Arrogated p. pr. & vb. n. Arrogating ] [ L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation. ] To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings. [ 1913 Webster ]

He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation. ] 1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Civ. Law) Adoption of a person of full age. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; stomach. ] (Zool.) A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -graphy. ] The description of joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + Gr. &unr_; birth. ] The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + Gr. &unr_; knowledge. ] The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Astrogeny. -- As`*tro*gon"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Astro'cf + -graphy. ] The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram. ] (Meteor.) A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. ba`ros weight + -graph. ] (Meteor.) An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ba`ros weight + me`tron measure + -graph. ] A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + hydroguret. ] (Chem.) A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Boron + glyceride. ] (Chem.) A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. Cf. Brob. ] A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to broggle. [ Scot. & Prov. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. Brog, n. ] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof. ] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded with nails. See under Clout, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. Lloyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Cf. Breeches. ] Breeches. [ Obs. ] Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]