Archive for the ‘E’ Category

Eschew

April 1, 2009

eschew – avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

Egalitarian

March 31, 2009

egalitarian Adjective expressing or supporting the idea that all people should be equal Noun a person who believes that all people should be equal

Eponym

March 13, 2009

ep·o·nym (p-nm)
n.
1. A person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something, such as a city, country, or era. For example, Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
2. Medicine A name of a drug, structure, or disease based on or derived from the name of a person.

Quintuple

July 21, 2008

quin·tu·ple play_w2(“Q0037500″) (kwn-tpl, -ty-, -tpl, kwnt-pl)

adj.

1. Consisting of five parts or members.
2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
n.

A fivefold amount or number.

Extol

July 17, 2008

ex·tol also ex·toll play_w2(“E0298500″) (k-stl)

tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also ex·tolls

To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise.

Ensue

June 18, 2008

en·sue play_w2(“E0156900″) (n-s)

intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues

1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow.
2. To take place subsequently.

Enlist

June 18, 2008

en·list play_w2(“E0151100″) (n-lst)

v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists
v.tr.

1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.
2. To engage the support or cooperation of.
v.intr.

1. To enter the armed forces.
2. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise.
eg:- Authoring tools are used by business partners to change content independent of software releases so that alterations can be made without enlisting the help of IT.

Eviscerate

June 16, 2008

e·vis·cer·ate play_w2(“E0255800″) (-vs-rt)

v. e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, e·vis·cer·ates
v.tr.

1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
3. Medicine

a. To remove the contents of (an organ).
b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
v.intr. Medicine

To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.

Eschew

May 26, 2008

es·chew play_w2(“E0210000″) (s-ch)

tr.v. es·chewed, es·chew·ing, es·chews

To avoid; shun. See Synonyms at escape.

Empirical

March 27, 2008

em·pir·i·cal play_w(“E0117100″)

 (m-pîr-kl)

adj.

1.

a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.
2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.