Adust

a-dusf, a. Burnt or scorched; hot and fiery. [L. adustus.] Advance, ad-vans', [advanced ^-vanst'), -vancing.] To bring forward to raise in rank to accelerate the growth or progre of to help on to offer or propose; to supply beforehand; to pay for others, in expectation of re-imburse ment. — v. —To move forward; to improve; to rise in rank, etc. n. Act of advancing; approach; improvement. (Com.) Additional price or profit; a tender; an offer; a furnishing of something before an equivalent received; money or goods thus furnished. a. Before in place or time;— used for advanced; as, an am, fame, far, pa or opera, fare 8 ADYTUM advance-guard. [F. avancer, fr. avant, before, forward, L. ante.] — Advanced, -vansf, p. p. Progre ive; imbued with novel ideas. —Advance 'ment, n. Act or state of, etc.; improvement; promotion; payment in advance. — Advan'cer, n. A promoter. — Advan'cive, -siv, a. Tending to, etc.