Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . See under Presto. Prestige, pres - tezh or prestij, n. Weight or in-fluence coming from past success, character, ordeeds. Presto, presto, adv. Quickly; rapidly; immediately;in haste; suddenly.—Prestidigitation, prestT-dij-T-tashun, w. Skill in legerdemain. — Prestidig-itator, n. One skilled, etc. Presume, pre-zum, r. t. [-sumed (-zumd), -suming.]To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to bel
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . See under Presto. Prestige, pres - tezh or prestij, n. Weight or in-fluence coming from past success, character, ordeeds. Presto, presto, adv. Quickly; rapidly; immediately;in haste; suddenly.—Prestidigitation, prestT-dij-T-tashun, w. Skill in legerdemain. — Prestidig-itator, n. One skilled, etc. Presume, pre-zum, r. t. [-sumed (-zumd), -suming.]To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief,without examination or positive proof ; to take forgranted. — v. i. To suppose or assume somethingto be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, thoughnot amounting to proof; to act in a forward or ven-turesome manner, take liberties. — Presump^tion,-zumpshun, n. Act of believing upon probableevidence, or taking for granted ; ground for pre-suming ; strong probability; an inference or beliefbased upon probable reasoning in the absence ofpositive evidence; forward, venturesome, over-con-fident, or opinion or conduct; presump-tuousness.—Presumptive, -tiv, a. Taken by pre-. , Plover ; 6, Lapwing ; c, BingDotterel. sumption or previous supposition ; grounded onprobable evidence.—Presumpfuous, -zumpohu-us,a. Full of presumption ; going beyond bounds ofdue self-appreciation or modesty; founded on pre-sumption ; proceeding from excess of confidence;done with bold design, rash confidence, or in viola-tion of known duty; foolhardy; rash; presuming;arrogant; insolent. Presuppose, presup-poz, v. t. [-posed (-pozd),-POSING.] To suppose as previous, take for granted,presume, assume. Pretend, pre-tend, v. t. Orig. to practice, plot, in-tend; to simulate in words or actions; to representfalsely, show hypocritically or for the purpose of de-ceiving, feign; to allege a title to ; to counterfeit, as-sume, claim.—V. i. To put in a claim, truly or falsel
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