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n. [ After + math. See Math. ] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. superl. [ OE. eftemest, AS. æftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te, -me, -st. ] 1. Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [ U. S. ] Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Best. [ R. ] “The bettermost classes.” Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Buttermen A man who makes or sells butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love and life not conterminable. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. conterminalis. ] Conterminous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conterminare to border upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border. ] Having the same bounds; conterminous. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conterminus. Cf. Conterminous. ] Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous. [ 1913 Webster ]

This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Costard. ] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [ Written also costardmonger. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Conterminous. ] Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Countermen A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermanding. ] [ F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate. ] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prohibit; to forbid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodies. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. [ 1913 Webster ]

For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have you no countermand for Claudio yet,
But he must die to-morrow? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being countermanded; revocable. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Countermarched p. pr. & vb. n. Countermarching. ] (Mil.) To march back, or to march in reversed order. [ 1913 Webster ]

The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A marching back; retrocession. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such countermarches and retractions as we do not willingly impute to wisdom. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine. ] 1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. contreminer. ] [ imp. & p. p. Countermined; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermining. ] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Tis hard for man to countermine with God. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. } A movement in opposition to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur. ] (Fort.) A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [ R. ] Cf. Contramure. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Countermured p. pr. & vb. n. Countermuring. ] [ Cf. F. contremurer. ] To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [ R. ] Kyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, “foe” is the counterterm of “friend”. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Deter. ] The act of deterring; also, that which deters. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being determinable; determinableness. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. determinabilis finite. See Determine, v. t. ] Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon, or brought to a conclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the words. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capability of being determined; determinability. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Determinateness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. determinans, p. pr. of determinare: cf. F. déterminant. ] Serving to determine or limit; determinative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws; thus, the determinant of the nine numbers
a, b, c, a′, b′, c′, a′′, b′′, c′′,
is a b′ c′′ - a b′′ c′ + a′ b′′ c ] - a′ b c′′ + a′′ b′ c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which it is formed in a square between two vertical lines. The theory of determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Logic) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Abp. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See Determine. ] 1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conclusive; decisive; positive. [ 1913 Webster ]

The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Determined or resolved upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

My determinate voyage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

More determinate to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence. --
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. --
Determinate quantities,
Determinate equations (Math.), those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The sly, slow hours shall not determinate
The dateless limit of thy dear exile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably. [ 1913 Webster ]

The principles of religion are already either determinately true or false, before you think of them. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resolutely; unchangeably. [ 1913 Webster ]

Being determinately . . . bent to marry. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being determinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. détermination. ] 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. [ 1913 Webster ]

A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. [ 1913 Webster ]

He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Logic) (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. déterminatif. ] Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incidents . . . determinative of their course. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Determinative tables (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which serves to determine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who determines. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Determined p. pr. & vb. n. Determining. ] [ F. déterminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term. ] 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ God ] hath determined the times before appointed. Acts xvii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now, where is he that will not stay so long
Till his friend sickness hath determined me? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. [ 1913 Webster ]

The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. J. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Estates may determine on future contingencies. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on. “Determine on some course.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall pay as the judges determine. Ex. xxi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Decided; resolute. “Adetermined foe.” Sparks. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a determined manner; with determination. [ 1913 Webster ]