Definition of to

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To (prep.) In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty

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Overpower :: Overpower (v. t.) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes..
Satiny :: Satiny (a.) Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture..
Babble :: Babble (v. i.) To disclose by too free talk, as a secret..
Intervene :: Intervene (v. t.) To come between.
Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
Undergo :: Undergo (v. t.) To be the bearer of; to possess.
Pink :: Pink (v. t.) To choose; to cull; to pick out.
Espouse :: Espouse (v. t.) To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
Transpadane :: Transpadane (a.) Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree..
Ask :: Ask (v. t.) To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment..
Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Cuirass :: Cuirass (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
Dehusk :: Dehusk (v. t.) To remove the husk from.
Derivative :: Derivative (n.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
Design :: Design (v. i.) To form a design or designs; to plan.
Oreodont :: Oreodont (a.) Resembling, or allied to, the genus Oreodon..
Adjudicate :: Adjudicate (v. t.) To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree..
Lignification :: Lignification (n.) A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin..
Notice :: Notice (v. t.) To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book..
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