LOWER - Definiția din dicționar
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Low"er (?), a. Compar. of
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Low"er, v. t.
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Down to a silent grave.
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2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
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3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
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4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
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5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
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6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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Low"er, v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
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Low"er (?), v. i.
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All the clouds that
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2. To frown; to look sullen.
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But sullen discontent sat
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Low"er, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
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2. A frowning; sullenness.
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adj. 1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case.
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