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To DIVERTISE,de-vIr'tiz, v.n. To sport,to amuse, to divert.
tr Or. Johnson seems to have accented this wordO’-t tiie last syllable, in compliance with the verb ad-vertise, which is exactly of the same form, and there*fore lie thought out'ht to be accented in the same man'ner * But by making divertisc conform in accentua-tion to advertise we make the general rule stoop tothe exception, rather than (he exception to the gene-rH l rule. l<*or in all verbs of three or four syllables,v ;here the termination ise is only the verbal forma*tj°n, and does not belong to the root, we never findthe accent on it; as criticise, exercise, epitomise , &c.~-^ee Advertisement. , . _ „
UIVEUTI&EMENT* de-ver'tlz-ment, s. Di-version, delight.
DIVERTIVE, de-ver'tlv, a. .Recreative,amusive.
T « DIVEST, de-vest', v. a. 124. To strip,to make naked.
DIVESTURE, de-ves'tsbire, s. The act ofputting off.
DIVIDABLE, de-vi'di-bl, a. That may beseparated.
DIVIDANT, dc-vi'dint, a. Different, sepa-rate. Not used.
To DIVIDE, de-vide', v. a. 124. To partone whole into different pieces; to separate;to disunite by discord ; to deal out, to give inshares.
To DIVIDE, de-vlde', t\ n. To part, to sun-der, to break friendship.
DIVIDEND , dlv'e-dend, s. A share, the
part allotted in division; dividend is the num-ber given to be parted or divided.
DIVIDER, de-vi'dur,s. 98. That which partsany thing into pieces ; a distributer, he whodeals out to each his share ; a disuniter; a par-ticular kind of compasses.
DIVIDUAL, de-vId'iViil , orde-vld'jh-al, a.293, 376. Divided, shared, or participatedin common with others.
DIVINATION , dlv-e-na'shun, s. 530. Pre-diction or foretelling of future things.
DIVINE , de-vine', a. 124. Partaking of thenature of God ; proceeding from God , not na-tural, not human; excellent in a supreme de-gree ; presageful.
DIVINe ; de-vine',s. A minister of the Gos-P?l, a priest, a clergyman ; a man skilled indivinity, a theologian.
, DIVINE , de-vine', v. a. To foretell, totoreknow.
lo DIVINE , de-vine', v.n. To utter prog-nostication ; to feel presages; to conjecture,to guesg
Finely, de-vine'le, ad. By the agency" r influence of God ; excellently, in the su-v^nie degree ; in a manner noting a deity.FINENESS, de-vine'nes, s. Divinity,P-uheipation of the divine nature ; excellenceHTvtlS su l lreme degree.
fesse'^’ dc-vl'nur, s. 98. One that pro-thi„ * divination, or the art of revealing occultKuesier su P erllatural raea,ls > con jecturer,
D] Vm£P ESs > de-vlne'res,s. A prophetess.tiI, f 'T Y , de-vln'f'-te, s. 511. Participa-itv °* \! e nature and excellency of God ; de-inv- 80 i sd > the Deity ; the Supreme Be-th!;’ c , es tial being; the science of divineft "nugS theology.
1 |?DE, dc-vlz'e-hl, a. 124. Capable ofg divided into parts, separable.
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DIVISIBILITY, de-vlZ-e-bll'e-te, a. The •quality of admitting division.DIVISIBLENESS, de-vtz e-bl-nes, a. Di-visibility.
DIVISION, de-vlsh'un, s. The act of di-viding any tiling into parts ; the state of beingdivided; that by which auy thing is kept apart,partition ; the part which is separated from therest by dividing; disunion, difference ; partsinto which a discourse is distributed ; spacebetween the notes of musick, just time; inarithmetick, the separation or parting of anynumber or quantity given into any parts as-signed.
DIVISOR, de-vl'zur, s. 166. The numbergiven, by which the dividend is divided.DIVORCE, de-vorse', s. 124. The legal se-paration of husband and wife; separation,disunion j the sentence by which a marriageis dissolved.
To DIVORCE, de-vArse', v. a. To separatea husband or wife from the other; to forceasunder, to separate by violence.DIVORCEMENT, de-vorse'nient, s. Di-vorce, separation of nmriiage.
DIVORCER , de-vor'sur, s. The persrn orcause which produces divorce or separation.DIURETICK, dl-u-ret'fk, t. Having thepower to provoke urine.
DIURNAL, di-ur'nal, a. 116. Relating tothe day ; constituting the day ; performed ina day, daily.
DIURNAL, di-ur'nal, s. A journal, a day-book.
DIURNALLY, dl-irr'n&l-i, ad» Daily, everyday.
DIUTURNITY, dl-fi-tur'ne-te, s. Length ofduration.
To DIVULGE, de-vulje', r. a. To publish,
to make publick; to proclaim.
DIVULGER, de-vul'jur, $. 98. A publisher.DIVULSION, de-vul'shun, s. The act of
plucking away.
ToDIZEN,di'zn,i>.a.l03. To dress, to deck.DIZZINESS, ^ d?z'zt*-nes, s. Giddiness.DIZZY, d?z'ze,«. Giddy,causing giddiness;thoughtless.
To DIZZY, dlz'ze, r. a. To whirl round,to make giddy,
To DO, d&6, v. fl. 164. To practise or actany thing good or bad ; to perform, to achieve;to execute, to discharge; to fhnsh, to end ; toconclude, to settle.
To DO, db&, v.n. To act or behave in anymanner well or ill; to make an end, to con-clude ; to cease to be concerned with, to ceaseto care about; to fare, to be with regard tosickness or health, as, How do you do ?—ToDo is used for any verb, to save the repetitionof the word ; as, I shall come; but, if I donot, go away ; that is, if I come not. Do isa word of vehement command or earnest re-quest; as, Help me, do! Make haste, do 1DOCIBLE, d&s'e-bl, «* 405. Tractable, doci!e, easy to be taught.
DOCIBLENESS, diis'e-bl-nes, 5. Teach-
ableness, docility*
DOCILE, dossil, a. 140. Teachable, easily
instructed, tractable.
Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Naies, Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith,and Mr. Perry, make the first syllable of (his wordshort, and Buchanan only makes it long — Sec InU*cite.