Apotheosis
(Ap`o*the"o*sis) n. pl. Apotheoses [L., fr. Gr. fr. to deify; from + to deify, a god.]
1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.
2. Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry." Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and
machinery." F. Harrison.
Apotheosize
(Ap`o*the"o*size) v. t. To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to
glorify.
Apothesis
(||A*poth"e*sis) n. [Gr. a putting back or away, fr. . See Apothecary.] (Arch.) (a) A place
on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments,
etc. Weale. (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.
Apotome
(||A*pot"o*me) n. [Gr. a cutting off, fr. to cut off; from + to cut.]
1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between &radic2
and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a
major semitone. [Obs.]
Apozem
(Ap"o*zem) n. [L. apozema, Gr. fr. to extract by boiling; from + boil.] (Med.) A decoction or
infusion. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Apozemical
(Ap`o*zem"ic*al) a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] J. Whitaker.
Appair
(Ap*pair") v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See Impair.] To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.]
Appalachian
(Ap`pa*la"chi*an) a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly
called the Allegheny mountains.
The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it
from the neighboring Indians. Am. Cyc.
Appall
(Ap*pall") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale,
make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.]
1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance.
Wyatt.
2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled
in extremity of cold.
Holland.
3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or
loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest
heart.
The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.
Clarendon.
Syn. — To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.
Appall
(Ap*pall"), v. i.
