Appenage Ap"pen·age noun See Appanage .

Append Ap·pend" (ăp*pĕnd") transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Appended ; present participle & verbal noun Appending .] [ Latin appendere or French appendre : confer Middle English appenden , apenden , to belong, Old French apendre , French appendre , from Latin appendēre , intransitive verb , to hang to, appendĕre , transitive verb , to hang to; ad + pendēre , intransitive verb , to hang, pendĕre , transitive verb , to hang. See Pendant .] 1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.

2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter.

A further purpose appended to the primary one.
I. Taylor.

Appendage Ap·pend"age noun 1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

Modesty is the appendage of sobriety.
Jer. Taylor.

2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.

Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling.
Carpenter.

Syn. -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.

Appendaged Ap·pend"aged adjective Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.

Appendance Ap·pend"ance noun [ French] Something appendant.

Appendant Ap·pend"ant adjective [ French appendant , present participle of appendre . See Append , transitive verb ] 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper.

As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity.
Jer. Taylor.

2. (Law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house. Wharton. Coke.

Appendant Ap·pend"ant noun 1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.

2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.

Appendectomy, Appendicectomy Ap`pen·dec"to·my, Ap·pend`i·cec"to·my noun [ Appendix + Greek ..., from ... excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.

Appendence, Appendency Ap·pend"ence, Ap·pend"en·cy noun State of being appendant; appendance. [ Obsolete]

Appendical Ap·pend"i·cal adjective Of or like an appendix.

Appendicate Ap·pend"i·cate transitive verb To append. [ Obsolete]

Appendication Ap·pend`i·ca"tion noun An appendage. [ Obsolete]

Appendicitis Ap·pend`i·ci"tis noun (Medicine) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

Appendicle Ap·pend"i·cle noun [ Latin appendicula , dim. of. appendix .] A small appendage.

Appendicular Ap`pen·dic"u·lar adjective Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [ R.]

Appendicularia Ap`pen·dic`u·la"ri·a noun [ New Latin ] (Zoology) A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

Appendiculata Ap`pen·dic`u·la"ta noun plural [ New Latin ] (Zoology) An order of annelids; the Polychæta.

Appendiculate Ap`pen·dic"u·late adjective [ See Appendicle .] Having small appendages; forming an appendage.

Appendiculate leaf , a small appended leaf. Withering.

Appendix Ap·pen"dix noun ; plural English Appendixes Latin Appendices [ Latin appendix , - dicis , from appendere . See Append .] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.

Normandy became an appendix to England.
Sir M. Hale.

2. Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement , which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.

Syn. -- See Supplement .

Appendix Ap·pen"dix noun The vermiform appendix.

Appendix vermiformis Ap·pen"dix ver`mi·for"mis [ New Latin ] (Anat.) The vermiform appendix.

Appension Ap·pen"sion noun The act of appending. [ Obsolete]

Apperceive Ap`per·ceive" transitive verb [ French apercevoir , from Latin ad + percipere , perceptum , to perceive. See Perceive .] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer.

Apperception Ap`per·cep"tion noun [ Prefix ad- + perception : confer French apperception .] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. Leibnitz. Reid.

This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Apperil Ap·per"il noun Peril. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Appertain Ap`per·tain" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Appertained ; present participle & verbal noun Appertaining .] [ Middle English apperteinen , apertenen , Old French apartenir , French appartenir , from Latin appertinere ; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain .] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.

Things appertaining to this life.
Hooker.

Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth .
Lev. vi. 5.

Appertainment Ap`per·tain"ment noun That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [ Obsolete or R.] Shak.

Appertinance, Appertinence Ap·per"ti·nance, Ap·per"ti·nence noun See Appurtenance .

Appertinent Ap·per"ti·nent adjective Belonging; appertaining. [ Now usually written appurtenant .] Coleridge.

Appertinent Ap·per"ti·nent noun That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Appete Ap·pete" transitive verb [ Latin appetere : confer French appéter . See Appetite .] To seek for; to desire. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Appetence Ap"pe·tence noun [ Confer French appétence . See Appetency .] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Appetency Ap"pe·ten·cy noun ; plural Appetencies [ Latin appetentia , from appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite .] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.

They had a strong appetency for reading.
Merivale.

2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.

These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate.
E. Darwin.

3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Appetent Ap"pe·tent adjective [ Latin appetens , present participle of appetere .] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [ R.]

Appetent after glory and renown.
Sir G. Buck.

Appetibility Ap`pe·ti·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French appétibilité .] The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.

Appetible Ap"pe·ti·ble adjective [ Latin appetibilis , from appetere : confer French appétible .] Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.

Appetite Ap"pe·tite noun [ Middle English appetit , French appétit , from Latin appetitus , from appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition , and confer Appetence .] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.
Hooker.

2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.

Men must have appetite before they will eat.
Buckle.

3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
Jer. Taylor.

To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.
Macaulay.

4. Tendency; appetency. [ Obsolete]

In all bodies there as an appetite of union.
Bacon.

5. The thing desired. [ Obsolete]

Power being the natural appetite of princes.
Swift.

» In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of , but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure.

Syn. -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.

Appetition Ap`pe·ti"tion noun [ Latin appetitio : confer French appétition .] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland.

Appetitive Ap"pe·ti"tive adjective [ Confer French appétitif .] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. Sir M. Hale.

Appetize Ap"pe·tize transitive verb To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.

Appetizer Ap"pe·ti`zer noun Something which creates or whets an appetite.

Appetizing Ap"pe·ti`zing adjective [ Confer French appétissant .] Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food.

The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing .
Sir W. Scott.

Appetizing Ap"pe·ti`zing adverb So as to excite appetite.

Appian Ap"pi·an adjective [ Latin Appius , Appianus .] Of or pertaining to Appius.

Appian Way , the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.

Applaud Ap·plaud" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Applauded ; present participle & verbal noun Applauding .] [ Latin applaudere ; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: confer French applaudir . Confer Explode .] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.

I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again.
Shak.

2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.

By the gods, I do applaud his courage.
Shak.

Syn. -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See Praise .

Applaud Ap·plaud" intransitive verb To express approbation loudly or significantly.

Applauder Ap·plaud"er noun One who applauds.

Applausable Ap·plaus"a·ble adjective Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [ Obsolete]

Applause Ap·plause" noun [ Latin applaudere , applausum . See Applaud .] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

The brave man seeks not popular applause .
Dryden.

Syn. -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.

Applausive Ap·plau"sive adjective [ Late Latin applausivus .] Expressing applause; approbative. -- Ap*plau"sive*ly , adverb

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