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To OBTAIN, 3b-tkne', v. a. 202. To gain,to acquire, to procure ; to gain by concessionTo OBTAIN, 8b-thne', e. n. To'continue inuse ; to be established ; to prevail, to succeed.OBTAINABLE, ob-tane'il-bl, a. To beprocured.
OBTA1NER, 6b-ta'nur, s. 98. He who ob-tains. ,
To OBTEMPERATE, 3b-tem'per-*ite, v. a.To obey.
To OBTEND, ib-tend', v. a. To oppose, tohold out in opposition ; to pretend, to offer asthe reason for any thing. In this last sensenot used.
OBTENEBRATION, 8b-tin-n£-bra'shun,s. Darkness, tire state of being darkened.OBTENTION, 6b-ten'shun, s. The act ofobtending.
To OBTEST, 6b*test', v. a. To beseech, tosupplicate.
OBTESTATION, 6b-tes-tashun, 8. Sup-plication, entreaty. ,
OBTRECTATION, ob-trek-ta shun, 5.
Slander, detraction, calumny.
To OBTRUDE, ib-tT^d', v. a. 339. Tothrust into any place or state by force or im-posture.
OBTRUDER, 6b-tr&od'ur, s. 98. One thatobtrudes.
OBTRUSION, 3b-tr38'zhun, s. The act of
obtruding.
OBTRUSIVE, ftb-trooslv, a. 428. Inclinedto force one's self or any thing else uponothers. , _
To OBTUND, ob-tund, v. a. To blunt, todull, to quell, to deaden.OBTUSANGULAR, 6b-tuse4ng'gi-lar, a.
Having angles longer than right angles.OBTUSE, 6b-tftse', a, 427. Not pointed,not acute ; not quick, dull, stupid ; not shrill,obscure, as, an obtuse sound.
OBTUSELY, 3b-tuse'le, ad. Without apoint; dully, stupidly.
OBTUSENESS, 3b-tuse'n3s, s. Bluntness,dutness.
OBTUSION, 6b-tu'zhun, s. The act ofdulling ; the state of being dulled.OBVENTION, 3b-v£n'shun, s. Somethinghappening not constantly and regularly, butuncertainly,
To OBVERT, 3b-v?rt',». a. To turn towards.To OBVIATE, ob've-ute, v. a. 91. To meetin the way, to prevent, to oppose.
OBVIOUS, 8b've-us, a. Meeting anytiling, opposed in front to any thing ; open,exposed ; easily discovered, plain, evident.OBVIOUSLY, ftb'vc-us-lc, ad. Evidently,apoarentlv,
OBVIOUSNESS, 3b've-us-nls, s. The stateof being evident or apparent.
To OBUMBRATE, 6b-fim'brate, v. a. Toshade, to cloud.
OBUMBRATION, ib-um-brk'shun, s. The
act. of darkening or clouding.
OCCASION, 6k-ka'zhun, «. Occurrence,casualty, incident; opportunity, convenience;accidental.cause ; reason, not cogent, but op-portune ; incidental need, casual exigence.
What was observed of the e in efface is appli-cable to the oin the first syllable of this word. Fromthe tendency of the vowel to open, when immediatelypreceding the accent, we find elegant speakers sonic*
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limes pronounce the oin occasion, offend, officious,'&c. as if written o casion, o-fend, officious, & c . xiiisseems to be one of those “ faults true critics dare notmend/’ But as it isan evident deviation from the ortho*grapliy, t have not dared to mark these words in thismanner.—See -£ffacc. It must, however, be remark-ed, that this deviation only takes place before doublec in the word occasion and its compounds.
To OCCASION, 6k-ka zhun, v. a. To causecasually ; to cause, to produce ; to influence.OCCASIONAL, 6k-ka'zhun-til, a. Inci-dental, casual; producing by accident; pro-ducing by occasion or incidental exigence.OCCASIONALLY, 6k-ka'zhun-al-l£, ad.
According to incidental exigence.OCCASIONER, 6k-ka'zhun-ur, s. One thatcauses or promotes by design or accident.OCCECATION, 6k-se-ka'shun, s. The actof blinding or making blind.
OCCIDENT, 6k se-dent, s. The west.OCCIDENTAL, Sk-se-dln't&l. a. Western.OCCIDUOUS, <5k-sld'ju-us, a. 293, 294.Western.
OCCIPITAL, 8k-s?p'pe-tal, a■ Placed inthe binder part of the head.
OCCIPUT, uk'se-put, s. The hinder partof the head.
OCG'ISION, <5k-sizh'un, s. The act of killing.To OCCLUDE, 8k-klide', v. a. To shut up.OCCLUSE, 4k-klise', a. Shut up, closed.OCCLUSION, Sk-klu'zhun, s. The act ofshutting up.
OCCULT, <5k-kult', a. Secret, hidden, un-
known, undiscoverable.
OCCULTATION , 6k-kSl-tk'shun, 5 . Inastronomy, is the time that a star or planet ishidden from our sight.
OCCULTNESS, 3k-kult'nes, s. Secretness,state of being hid.
OCCUPANCY, 8k'ku-pan-se, s. The act
of taking possession.
OCCUPANT, (5k'ku-p;lnt, s. He that takes
possession of any thing.
To OCCUPATE, 3k'ku-pate, v. a. To takeup, to possess, to hold.
OCCUPATION, tik-ku-pVshun, s. Theact of taking possession ; employment, busi-ness ; trade, calling, vocation.
OCCUPIER, 8k'ku-pl-ur, s. 98. A posses-sor, one who takes into his possession; onewho follows any employment.
To OCCUPY, 3k'ku-pi, v. a. 183. To possess,to keep, to take up ; to employ ; to follow asbusiness.
To OCCUR, 8k-kur', t>. n. To be presentedto the memory or attention; to appear hereand there ; to clash, to strike against, to meet.
OCCURRENCE, 3k-kurrense, s. Incident,accidental event; occasional presentation.
OCCURRENT, 8k-kur'rent, s. Incident,any thing that happens.
OCCURSION, 3k-kur'shun, »• Clash,mutual blow. : .
OCEAN, 6'shun, s. 337. The mam, the
great sea ; any immense expanse. .
OPEAN. (Vshun, a . Pertaining to the main
OCEANICK, A-she-an'lk, a. 357,509. Per-taining *<> the ocean. i ‘
OCELLATED, d-sel'la-ted, a. Resembling
the eye.
OCHRE, o'kur, s. 416. A kind of earthslightly coherent, and easily dissolved in water.