aggerere

  • 1Agger — Ag ger, n. [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.] An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] Hearne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Aggest — Ag*gest , v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See {Agger}.] To heap up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The violence of the waters aggested the earth. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Exaggerate — Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See {Jest}. ] 1. To… …

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  • 4Exaggerated — Exaggerate Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See… …

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  • 5Exaggerating — Exaggerate Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See… …

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  • 6exaggerate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare, literally, to heap up, from ex + agger heap, from aggerere to carry toward, from ad + gerere to carry Date: 1613 transitive verb 1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the… …

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  • 7APES et Bombyces — inter utiliora insecta primas facile obtinent, illi ad cibi obsonia maxime, et lucem noctu in tenebris praestandam et sum mum in Medicina usum; hae ad superbissimas verstes ac utensilia. Et quidem Apes quos in Panos tutela Gentilitas posuit, ur… …

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  • 8argine — àr·gi·ne s.m. AD 1. terrapieno costruito lungo le rive di un corso d acqua che serve a contenerne le piene | estens., qualsiasi barriera posta a difesa dalle acque | terrapieno di una strada, di una ferrovia e il suo bordo 2. fig., freno: porre… …

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  • 9argine — {{hw}}{{argine}}{{/hw}}s. m. 1 Rialzo di terra naturale o artificiale che impedisce lo straripamento dei corsi d acqua | (fig.) Barriera, riparo, freno. 2 (est.) Terrapieno. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. tardo arger, per il class. aggeris, deriv. di… …

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  • 10aggerieren — ag|ge|rie|ren <aus gleichbed. lat. aggerare, Intensivbildung von aggerere, vgl. ↑Aggestion> (veraltet) an , aufhäufen …

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