Evangelization Eˇvan`gelˇiˇza"tion noun The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.

The work of Christ's ministers is evangelization .

Hobbes.

Evangelize Eˇvan"gelˇize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Evangelized ; present participle & verbal noun Evangelizing ]. [ French évangélisre , Late Latin evangelizare , from Greek ....] To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.

His apostles whom he sends
To evangelize the nations.

Milton.

Evangelize Eˇvan"gelˇize intransitive verb To preach the gospel.

Evangely Eˇvan"geˇly noun Evangel. [ Obsolete]

The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely .

Spenser.

Evangile Eˇvan"gile noun [ French évangile . See Evangel .] Good tidings; evangel. [ R.]

Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom.

Landor.

Evanid Eˇvan"id adjective [ Latin evanidus , from evanescere . See Evanesce .] Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color. [ Obsolete]

They are very transitory and evanid .

Barrow.

Evanish Eˇvan"ish intransitive verb [ Prefix e- + vanish : confer Latin evanescere . See Evanesce , vanish .] To vanish.

Or like the rainbow's lovely form,
Evanishing amid the storm.

Burns.

Evanishment Eˇvan"ishˇment noun A vanishing; disappearance. [ R.] T. Jefferson.

Evaporable Eˇvap"oˇraˇble adjective Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by evaporation.

Evaporate Eˇvap"oˇrate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Evaporated ; present participle & verbal noun Evaporating .] [ Latin evaporatus , past participle of evaporare ; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See Vapor .] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible.

2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often evaporates in the process of translation.

To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way.

Bacon.

Evaporate Eˇvap"oˇrate transitive verb 1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.

2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.

3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [ R.]

My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.

Sir. H. Wotton.

Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers) , that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

Evaporate Eˇvap"oˇrate adjective [ Latin evaporatus , past participle ] Dispersed in vapors. Thomson.

Evaporation Eˇvap`oˇra"tion noun [ Latin evaporatio : confer French évaporation .] 1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.

2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

3. That which is evaporated; vapor.

4. (Steam Engine) See Vaporization .

Evaporative Eˇvap"oˇraˇtive adjective [ Latin evaporatius : confer French évaporatif .] Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative process.

Evaporator Eˇvap"oˇra`tor noun An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying fruit by heat.

Evaporometer Eˇvap`oˇrom"eˇter noun [ Latin evaporare to evaporate + -meter : confer French évapormčtre .] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.

Evasible Eˇva"siˇble adjective That may be evaded. [ R.]

Evasion Eˇva"sion noun [ Latin evasio : confer French évasion . See Evade .] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.

Milton.

Syn. -- Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.

Evasive Eˇva"sive adjective [ Confer French évasif . See Evade .] Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest,
Answered evasive of the sly request.

Pope.

Stammered out a few evasive phrases.

Macaulay.

-- E*va"sive*ly , adverb -- E*va"sive*ness , noun

Eve Eve noun [ See Even , noun ] 1. Evening. [ Poetic]

Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze.

Thomson.

2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset, not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also, the period immediately preceding some important event. "On the eve of death." Keble.

Eve churr (Zoöl) , the European goatsucker or nightjar; -- called also night churr , and churr owl .

Evectics Eˇvec"tics noun [ Greek ... healthy.] The branch of medical science which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body. [ Obsolete]

Evection Eˇvec"tion [ Latin evectio a going up, from evehere to carry out; e out + vehere to carry: confer F évection .] 1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [ Obsolete] Bp. Pearson.

2. (Astron.) (a) An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1° 20′. (b) The libration of the moon. Whewell.

Even E"ven (ēv"'n) noun [ Middle English eve , even , efen , ćfen . Anglo-Saxon ǣfen ; akin to Old Saxon āband , OFries, āvend , Dutch avond , Old High German āband , Icelandic aptan , Swedish afton , Danish aften ; of unknown origin. Confer Eve , Evening .] Evening. See Eve , noun 1. [ Poetic.] Shak.

Even E"ven adjective [ Anglo-Saxon efen . efn ; akin to Old Saxon eban , Dutch even , Old High German eban , German efen , Icelandic jafn , Danish jevn , Swedish jämn , Goth. ibns . Confer Anent , Ebb .] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.

2. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.

3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

And shall lay thee even with the ground.

Luke xix. 44.

4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even ; an even bargain.

To make the even truth in pleasure flow.

Shak.

5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know my life so even ." Shak.

6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [ Obsolete] "His even servant." Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).

7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.

Whether the number of the stars is even or odd.

Jer. Taylor.

On even ground , with equal advantage. - - On even keel (Nautical) , in a level or horizontal position.

Even E"ven transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Evened ; present participle & verbal noun Evening ] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.

His temple Xerxes evened with the soil.

Sir. W. Raleigh.

It will even all inequalities

Evelyn.

2. To equal. [ Obsolete] "To even him in valor." Fuller.

3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. Shak.

4. To set right; to complete.

5. To act up to; to keep pace with. Shak.

Even E"ven intransitive verb To be equal. [ Obsolete] R. Carew.

Even E"ven adverb [ Anglo-Saxon efne . See Even , adjective , and confer E'en .] 1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?" Shak.

Even so did these Gauls possess the coast.

Spenser.

2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.

Thou wast a soldier
Even to Cato's wish.

Shak.

Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.

Swift.

3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.

I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning.

Addison.

4. At the very time; in the very case.

I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them.

Dryden.

» Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." Shak.

By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer.

Shak.

Evene Eˇvene" intransitive verb [ Latin evenire . See Event .] To happen. [ Obsolete] Hewyt.

Evener E"venˇer noun 1. One who, or that which makes even.

2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.

Evenfall E"venˇfall` noun Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall ." Tennyson.

Evenhand E"venˇhand` noun Equality. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Evenhanded E"venˇhand`ed adjective Fair or impartial; unbiased. " Evenhanded justice." Shak. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ly , adverb -- E"ven*hand`ed*ness , noun ....

Evening E"venˇing noun [ Anglo-Saxon ǣfnung . See even , noun , and confer Eve .] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun.

In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.

Milton.

» Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening . Bartlett.

2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

» Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. " Evening Prayer." Shak.

Evening flower (Botany) , a genus of iridaceous plants ( Hesperantha ) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. -- Evening grosbeak (Zoology) , an American singing bird ( Coccothraustes vespertina ) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. -- Evening primrose . See under Primrose . -- The evening star , the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus . During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star .

Evenly E"venˇly adverb With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.

Evenminded E"venˇmind`ed adjective Having equanimity.

Evenness E"venˇness noun The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of temper, of condition.

It had need be something extraordinary, that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness .

Jer. Taylor.

Evensong E"venˇsong` noun [ Anglo-Saxon ǣfensang .] A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong. Wyclif. Milton.

Event Eˇvent" noun [ Latin eventus , from evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See Come .] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay.

To watch quietly the course of events .

Jowett (Thucyd. )

There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked.

Eccl. ix. 2.

2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [ Obsolete] "Leave we him to his events ." Shak.

3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.

Dark doubts between the promise and event .

Young.

Syn. -- Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion. -- Event , Occurrence , Incident , Circumstance . An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the event ; of tracing the progress of events . An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence event is the leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it is said, "When, in the cource of human events , it becomes necessary." etc. Here, occurrences would be out of place. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always outsiders , which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced; might mention some of its striking occurrences ; might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress.

Event Eˇvent" transitive verb [ French éventer to fan, divulge, Late Latin eventare to fan, from , Latin e out + ventus wind.] To break forth. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson.

Eventerate Eˇven"terˇate transitive verb [ Latin e out + venter the belly: confer French éventer .] To rip open; to disembowel. [ Obsolete] Sir. T. Brown.

Eventful Eˇvent"ful adjective Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

Eventide E"venˇtide` noun [ Anglo-Saxon ǣfentīd . See Tide .] The time of evening; evening. [ Poetic.] Spenser.

Eventilate Eˇven"tiˇlate transitive verb [ Latin eventilatus , past participle of eventilare to fan. See Ventilate .] 1. To winnow out; to fan. [ Obsolete] Cockeram.

2. To discuss; to ventilate. [ Obsolete] Johnson.

Eventilation Eˇven`tiˇla"tion noun The act of eventilating; discussion. [ Obsolete] Bp. Berkely.

Eventless Eˇvent"less adjective Without events; tame; monotonous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.

Eventognathi Ev`enˇtog"naˇthi noun plural [ New Latin , from Dr. ... well + ... within gna`qos the jaw.] (Zoology) An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.

Eventration E`venˇtraˇtion noun [ Latin e out + venter belly.] (Medicine) (a) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. (b) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. (c) The act of disemboweling.

Eventual Eˇven"tuˇal adjective [ Confer French éventiel . See Event .] 1. Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential. Burke.

2. Final; ultimate. " Eventual success." Cooper.

3. (Law) Dependent on events; contingent. Marshall.

Eventuality Eˇven`tuˇal"iˇty noun ; plural Eventualities . [ Confer French éventualité .] 1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

2. (Phren.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.

Eventually Eˇven"tuˇalˇly adverb In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.

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