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elatery
† ˈelaˌtery Obs. [f. elater + -y; cf. elaterium 3.] The elastic force, elasticity of the air; = elater1.1653 tr. Pecquet's Anat. Exper. 91 The superficie of the Earth-Watrish Orb is pressed of the same [the Atmosphere] not by its weight alone, but also by vertue of his Elatery [orig. non solo ponder... Oxford English Dictionary
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elaterium
‖ elaterium (ɛləˈtɪərɪʌm) [a. L. elatērium, ad. Gr. ἐλατήριον an opening medicine, f. ἐλα- stem of ἐλαύνειν to drive. Senses 3 and 4 are due to elater1.] † 1. A purgative medicine. Obs.—01721–1800 in Bailey. 2. A sediment or precipitate from the juice of the Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium agreste, Mo... Oxford English Dictionary
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succumbent
† suˈccumbent, a. (n.) Obs. rare. [ad. L. succumbens, -entem, pr. pple. of succumbĕre to succumb. In sense 1 after It. soccombente.] A. adj. 1. Subject, submissive to.c 1645 Howell Lett. ii. ix. (1890) 387 Christianity..makes not Sense so much subject to Reason, as Reason succumbent to Faith. 1660 ―... Oxford English Dictionary
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elator
▪ I. elater1 (ˈɛlətə(r)) [a. (through mod.L.) Gr. ἐλατήρ one who or that which drives. The adoption of the Gr. word into mod.Lat. (in sense 1) seems to be due to Pecquet (1651), whose English translator, however, usually rendered it by elatery.] † 1. The expansive or ‘elastic’ property inherent in a... Oxford English Dictionary
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elaterist
† eˈlaterist Obs. [f. elater1 + -ist.] One who explains certain phenomena as due to the ‘elatery’ or elasticity of the air.1661 Boyle Spring of Air i. ii. (1682) 3 His Adversaries (whom for brevities sake we will venture to call Elaterists). 1674 [M. Hale] Difficiles Nugæ 237 The Gravitation and Ela... Oxford English Dictionary
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depell
† deˈpel, depell, v. Obs. [ad. L. dēpell-ĕre to drive out, cast down, f. de- I. 1, 2 + pellĕre to drive.] trans. To drive away, dispel, expel.1533 Coverdale Treat. Lord's Supper Wks. 1844 I. 449 Who ought to be admitted, and who to be depelled. 1568 E. Tylney Flower of Friendship, All evill suspicio... Oxford English Dictionary
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