Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 23
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 (n. pl. ) of Emphasis
Emphasis (n.) (Rhet.) 強調，重視，重點 [C] [U] [（+on/ upon）]；【語】加強語氣 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.
The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. -- E. Porter.
Emphasis (n.) A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. --Sir W. Hamilton.
Emphasis (n.) A special attention given to, or extra importance attached to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on the monuments along the Nile.
Emphasis (n.) Something to which great importance is attached; as, the need for increased spending on education was the emphasis of his speech.
Emphasis (n.) Special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn: {emphasis}, {accent}].
Emphasis (n.) Intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: {vehemence}, {emphasis}].
Emphasis (n.) Special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g..
Emphasis (n.) The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {stress}, {emphasis}, {accent}].
Emphasized (imp. & p. p.) of Emphasize
Emphasizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emphasize
Emphasize (v. t.) 強調，著重 [+that] [+wh-]；加強……的語氣 To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
Emphasize (v.) To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}].
Emphasize (v.) Give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}].
Emphasize (v.) [ T ] (UK usually emphasise) (B2) 強調；重視 To show that something is very important or worth giving attention to.
// [ + question word ] I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.
// [ + that ] He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
// You can use italics or capitals to emphasize a word in a piece of writing.
Emphasize (v.) [ T ] (UK usually emphasise) 使突出；使明顯 To make something more obvious.
// Tight jeans will only emphasize any extra weight that you are carrying.
Emphatic (a.) Alt. of Emphatical
Emphatical (a.) 強調的，著重的；加強語氣的 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. "Emphatical colors." -- Boyle. "Emphatical evils." -- Bp. Reynolds.
Emphatical (a.) Forceful and definite in expression or action; -- of statements, actions, or sections of documents; as, the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty.
Syn: Forceful.
Emphatical (a.) Sudden and strong; -- of statements; as, an emphatic no.
Syn: exclamatory.
Syn: Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking; positive; important; special; significant.
Emphatically (adv.) 強調地；斷然地；明顯地 With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preeminently; as, he emphatically denied the allegations.
He was indeed emphatically a popular writer. -- Macaulay.
Emphatically (adv.) Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Emphatically (adv.) Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}].
Emphaticalness (n.) The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
Emphractic (a.) 閉塞毛孔的 Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
Emphrensy (v. t.) To madden. [Obs.]
Emphysema (n.) 【醫】氣腫；肺氣腫 A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.
{Emphysema of the lungs}, {Pulmonary emphysema} (Med.), A common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.
Emphysema (n.) An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age [syn: {emphysema}, {pulmonary emphysema}].
Emphysematous (a.) (Med.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.
Emphysematous (a.) Relating to or resembling or being emphysema.
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. -- Heumann.
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. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Empight (a.) Fixed; settled; fastened. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Empire (n.) 帝國 [C]；大企業 [C]；君權，皇權；絕對統治 [U] Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." -- Shak.
Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. -- Milton.
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 carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government. -- C. J. Smith.
Empire (n.) Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the empire of facts." -- M. Arnold.
Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men. -- A. W. Ward.
Celestial empire. See under Celestial.
Empire City, A common designation of the city of New York.
Empire State, A common designation of the State of New York.
Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty; government; kingdom; realm; state.
Empire (n.) The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised [syn: empire, imperium].
Empire (n.) A group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire".
Empire (n.) A monarchy with an emperor as head of state.
Empire (n.) A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization [syn: conglomerate, empire].
Empire (n.) An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple.
Empire (n.) Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as MS-DOS/Windows freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of various commercial derivatives the best known is probably ?Empire Deluxe? on PCs and Amigas.
Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to 120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers of your country. Empire server software is available for Unix-like machines, and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive history of the game is available at http://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html. The Empire resource site is at http://www.empire.cx/.
Empire () Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. [{Jargon File] (1995-08-06)
Empire. () This word signifies, first, authority or command; it is the power to command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free; secondly, the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is used to designate a country subject to kingly power, as the British empire. Wolff, Inst. Sec. 833.
Empire, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 3903
Housing Units (2000): 1214
Land area (2000): 1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22622
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 37.644298 N, 120.907592 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, CA
Empire
Empire, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 355
Housing Units (2000): 179
Land area (2000): 0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24620
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.760319 N, 105.682995 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Empire, CO
Empire
Empire, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 300
Housing Units (2000): 139
Land area (2000): 0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25368
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.510729 N, 80.623446 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Empire, OH
Empire
Empire, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
Population (2000): 2211
Housing Units (2000): 923
Land area (2000): 5.321991 sq. miles (13.783894 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.345763 sq. miles (6.075499 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.667754 sq. miles (19.859393 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23725
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.398586 N, 89.608501 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Empire, LA
Empire
Empire, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 378
Housing Units (2000): 276
Land area (2000): 1.150843 sq. miles (2.980669 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.085745 sq. miles (0.222079 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.236588 sq. miles (3.202748 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25980
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.810749 N, 86.059044 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49630
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, MI
Empire
Empiric (a.) Alt. of Empirical
Empirical (a.) Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.
In philosophical language, the term empirical means simply what belongs to or is the product of experience or observation. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
The village carpenter . . . lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship. -- H. Spencer.
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.
{Empirical formula}. (Chem.) See under {Formula}.
Syn: See {Transcendental}.
Empirical (a.) Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known" [syn: {empirical}, {empiric}] [ant: {theoretic}, {theoretical}].
Empirical (a.) Relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" [syn: {empiric}, {empirical}].
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.
Among the Greek physicians, those who founded their practice on experience called themselves empirics. – Krauth - Fleming.
Swallow down opinions as silly people do empirics' pills. -- Locke. Empiric
Empirically (adv.) By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
Empirically (adv.) In an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" [syn: empirically, through empirical observation, by trial and error] [ant: theoretically].
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.) (Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
Empiricism (n.) (Philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism].
Empiricism (n.) The application of empirical methods in any art or science.
Empiricism (n.) Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: quackery, empiricism].
Empiricist (n.) An empiric.
Empiristic (a.) (Physics) Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to nativistic.
Emplaster (n.) See Plaster. [Obs.] -- Wiseman.
Emplaster (n.) To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster." -- Chaucer.
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.
Employ (v.) (Provide job) (B1) [ T ] 僱用 To have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it.
// How many people does your company employ?
// Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork?
// [ + To infinitive ] We've employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.
// More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.
Employ (v.) (Use) (C1) [ T ] (Formal) 使用；利用 To use something.
// Sophisticated statistical analysis was employed to obtain these results.
Employ (v.) (Spend time) Be employed in doing sth (Formal) 花時間做，從事於 To spend time doing something.
// He was busily employed in lacing up his shoes.
Employ (n.) Be in sb's employ 受僱於（某人）；爲（某人）工作 To be working for someone.
Employable (n.) A person who is qualified and ready to work.
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.
Employee (n.) [ C ] (B1) 受僱者，僱員，員工 Someone who is paid to work for someone else.
// The number of employees in the company has trebled over the past decade.
// She's a former state employee/employee of the state.
Employer (n.) One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.
Employment (n.) 僱用；受僱 [U]；職業，工作 [U] 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.
Employment (n.) The state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [syn: {employment}, {employ}] [ant: {unemployment}].
Employment (n.) The occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {employment}, {work}].
Employment (n.) The act of giving someone a job [syn: {employment}, {engagement}].
Employment (n.) The act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {employment}, {exercise}].
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 (n. pl. ) of Emporium
Emporia (n. pl. ) of Emporium
Emporium (n.) 商業中心；大百貨店；商店 A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. -- Macaulay.
It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. -- Knox.
Compare: Manchester
Manchester (n.) [Mass noun] [South African, Australian, New Zealand] Household linen.
‘The shop sells clothes, toys, books, records and CDs, small furniture items, kitchenware and household items, manchester and plenty of bric-a-brac.’
‘I know nothing, but it could be that the marketing team behind the brochure for manchester from Casuarina would welcome some new ideas.’
Manchester (n.) (Proper noun) 曼徹斯特 An industrial city and metropolitan district in north-western England; population 396,300 (est. 2009). Founded in Roman times, it developed in the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre of the English cotton industry.
Emporium (n.) (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]
Emporium (n.) A large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: department store, emporium].
Emporium, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 2526
Housing Units (2000): 1215
Land area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23600
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.511288 N, 78.236418 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15834
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Emporium, PA
Emporium
Empoverish (v. t.) See Impoverish.
Empowered (imp. & p. p.) of Empower
Empowering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empower
Empower (v. t.) 授權，准許 [O2] [H]；使能夠 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.
Empower (v. t.) To enable or permit; to give more opportunity for independent action.
Empower (v.) Give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" [syn: {empower}, {authorise}, {authorize}].
Empower (v.) Give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {invest}, {endue}].
Empower (v.) [With object and infinitive] Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
‘Members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies.’
Empower (v.) [With object] Make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.
‘Movements to empower the poor.’
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.