abject

t. (From Lat, abject us, pa. par. of abjicio = to throw away: ab = from; jacio = to throw.] 1. To throw down, to throw or cast away. "And downe againe himselfe dis daine fully abjecting ." Spenser: F. Q., bk. iii., xi. 18. 2. To cast off, to reject. "For that offence only Almighty God abjected Saul that he should no more reign over Israel."-Sir T. Elyot: The Governor, c. i. 3. To cast down, to deject. "It abjected his spirit to that degree that he fell dangerously sick." - Strype: Memorials, b. i., c. 15. ǎb-jěct'-ěd, ра. раr. & a. [ABJECT, v.t.] ǎb-jěct'-ěd-ne , s. [ABJECT, v.t.] 1. The state of an abject; existence in the condition of a social outcast. IMG:content-0029.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0030.png:[blocks in formation] III. An objection. "For they must take in hande To preche and to withstande All manner of abjections ." - Skelton , 1. 345. ab-ject-lý, adv. [ABJECT.] In a mean, contemptible, or servile way. "He abjectly implored the interce ion of Dart mouth."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. v. b-ject-ne , s. [ABJECT.] 1. The state of a social outcast; a low, servile condition. 2. The character which is likely to be produced in a social outcast, servility, meanne of spirit, debasement. "Servility and abjectne of humour is implicitly involved in the charge of lying."-Gov. of the Tongue.