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ADDRESS', v.t. [This is supposed to be from L. dirigo.] 1. To prepare; to make suitable dispositions for.Turnus addressed his men to single fight.2. To direct words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; to address the judges.3. To direct in writing; as a letter; or to direct and transmit; as he addressed a letter to the speaker. Sometimes it is used with the reciprocal pronoun, as, he addressed himself to the speaker, instead of, he addressed his discourse. The phrase is faulty; but less so than the following. To such I would address with this most affectionate petition.Young Turnus to the beauteous maid aldrest.The latter is admissible in poetry, as an elliptical phrase.4. To present an address, as a letter of thanks or congratulation, a petition, or a testimony of respect; as, the legislature addressed the president.5. To court or make suit as a lover.6. In commerce, to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
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ADDRESS', v.t. [This is supposed to be from L. dirigo.] 1. To prepare; to make suitable dispositions for.Turnus addressed his men to single fight.2. To direct words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; to address the judges.3. To direct in writing; as a letter; or to direct and transmit; as he addressed a letter to the speaker. Sometimes it is used with the reciprocal pronoun, as, he addressed himself to the speaker, instead of, he addressed his discourse. The phrase is faulty; but less so than the following. To such I would address with this most affectionate petition.Young Turnus to the beauteous maid aldrest.The latter is admissible in poetry, as an elliptical phrase.4. To present an address, as a letter of thanks or congratulation, a petition, or a testimony of respect; as, the legislature addressed the president.5. To court or make suit as a lover.6. In commerce, to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore. | AD-DRESS', n.- A speaking to; verbal application; a formal manner of speech; as, when introduced, the President made a short address.
- A written or formal application; a message of respect, congratulation, thanks, petition, &c.; as, an address of thanks; an officer is removable upon the address of both houses of assembly.
- Manner of speaking to another; as, a man of pleasing address.
- Courtship; more generally in the plural, addresses; as, he makes or pays his addresses to a lady.
- Skill; dexterity; skillful management; as, the envoy conducted the negotiation with address.
- Direction of a letter, including the name, title, and place of residence of the person for whom it is intended. Hence these particulars are denominated a man's address.
AD-DRESS', v.t. [Fr. adresser; Sp. enderezar; It. dirizzare, to direct, to make straight. This is supposed to be from L. dirigo. See Dress.]- To prepare; to make suitable dispositions for.
Turnus addressed his men to single fight. – Dryden.
The archangel and the evil spirit addressing themselves for the combat. – Addison.
[This sense is, I believe, obsolete or little used.]
- To direct words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; to address the judges.
- To direct in writing, as a letter; or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter to the Speaker. Sometimes it is used with the reciprocal pronoun; as, he addressed himself to the Speaker, instead of, he addressed his discourse. The phrase is faulty; but less so than the following: To such I would address with this most affectionate petition.
Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. – Dryden.
The latter is admissible in poetry, as an elliptical phrase.
- To present an address, as a letter of thanks or congratulation, a petition, or a testimony of respect; as, the legislature addressed the President.
- To court or make suit as a lover.
- In commerce, to consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
| Ad*dress"
- To aim; to direct.
- To prepare one's self.
- Act of preparing one's self.
- A
swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of
the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
- To prepare or make ready.
- To direct speech.
- Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal
application.
- Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply
one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
- A formal communication, either written or
spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition;
a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an
address of thanks, an address to the voters.
- To clothe or array; to dress.
- Direction or superscription of a letter, or the
name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
- To direct, as words (to any one or any
thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an
audience).
- Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a
man of pleasing or insinuating address.
- To direct speech to; to make a communication to,
whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition,
etc., to speak to; to accost.
- Attention in the way one's addresses to a
lady.
- To direct in writing, as a letter; to
superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a
letter.
- Skill; skillful management; dexterity;
adroitness.
- To make suit to as a lover; to court; to
woo.
- To consign or intrust to the care
of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a
merchant in Baltimore.
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Address ADDRESS', verb transitive [This is supposed to be from Latin dirigo.] 1. To prepare; to make suitable dispositions for. Turnus addressed his men to single fight. 2. To direct words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; to address the judges. 3. To direct in writing; as a letter; or to direct and transmit; as he addressed a letter to the speaker. Sometimes it is used with the reciprocal pronoun, as, he addressed himself to the speaker, instead of, he addressed his discourse. The phrase is faulty; but less so than the following. To such I would address with this most affectionate petition. Young Turnus to the beauteous maid aldrest. The latter is admissible in poetry, as an elliptical phrase. 4. To present an address as a letter of thanks or congratulation, a petition, or a testimony of respect; as, the legislature addressed the president. 5. To court or make suit as a lover. 6. In commerce, to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore. ADDRESS', noun 1. A speaking to; verbal application; a formal manner of speech; as, when introduced, the president made a short address 2. A written or formal application; a message of respect, congratulation, thanks, petition, etc.; as, an address of thanks; an officer is removable upon the address of both houses of assembly. 3. Manner of speaking to another; as, a man of pleasing address 4. Courtship; more generally in the plural, addresses; as, he makes or pays his addresses to a lady. 5. Skill; dexterity; skillful management; as, the envoy conducted the negotiation with address 6. Direction of a letter, including the name, title, and place of residence of the person for whom it is intended. hence these particulars are denominated, a man's address
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