adhibit

adhibit
adhibition /ad'heuh bish"euhn/, n.
/ad hib"it/, v.t.
1. to take or let in; admit.
2. to use or apply.
3. to attach.
[1520-30; < L adhibitus brought (ptp. of adhibere to bring to), equiv. to ad- AD- + -hibi- (comb. form of habere to hold, have) + -tus ptp. suffix]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Adhibit — Ad*hib it, v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.] 1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead. [1913 Webster] 2. To use or apply; to administer. Camden. [1913 Webster] 3. To attach; to affix. Alison.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adhibit — [ad hib′it] vt. [< L adhibitus, pp. of adhibere, to summon < ad , to + habere, to have] Rare 1. to let in; admit 2. to affix 3. to administer, as a remedy adhibition [ad΄hə bish′ən] n …   English World dictionary

  • adhibit — [əd hɪbɪt] verb (adhibits, adhibiting, adhibited) formal apply or affix to something else. Derivatives adhibition noun Origin C16: from L. adhibit , adhibere bring in , from ad to + habere hold, have …   English new terms dictionary

  • adhibit — v.tr. (adhibited, adhibiting) 1 affix. 2 apply or administer (a remedy). Derivatives: adhibition n. Etymology: L adhibere adhibit (as AD , habere have) …   Useful english dictionary

  • adhibit — verb a) To allow in; admit. b) To administer, such as a remedy …   Wiktionary

  • adhibit — v. admit; administer; affix …   English contemporary dictionary

  • adhibit — ad·hib·it …   English syllables

  • adhibit —   v.t. grant admittance to; apply; attach …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • PURIFICATIONES et PIACULA — quibus in Veteri Testam. expurgarisolebant immunditiae et violata ceremoniarum religio expiari, fiebant tum in Sacrificiis, tum in Lotionibus et Aspersionibus, Hebr. c. 9. v. 13. Et quidem Sacrificium Puerperae describitur Levit. c. 12. v. 6. 7.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • QUADRIGA — Minervae quartae, quae Iove nata et Coriphe, Oceani secundum Ciceronem, inventum, non quod quatuor rotis primitus constaret, sed quod quaternis equis traheretur, dicta est: ut ex Lucretio contendit Licetus de Lucernis Antiqq. l. 6. c. 22. Hyginus …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”