depauperate (depaperat)

[ able conditions. That struggle for existence against adverse external conditions... will give chiefly depauperated and degraded forms. 5. In navigation : (a) The distance in nautical miles made good by by a ship due east or due west: in the former case it is called easting, and in the latter, westing . When the two places are on the same parallel, the departure is the same as the distance sailed. (b) The bearing or position of an object from which a ve el commences her dead-reckoning.-6. In law , the abandonment of one's former ground, in pleading or proce , which is implied by inter- posing a pleading stating as the grounds of action or defense matter inconsistent with or substantially different from that originally in depauperize (dē-paper-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. depauperization (de-paper-i-zā'shon), n. [ depauperize + -ation .] The act of depauperiz- ing;; the state of being or becoming depauper- IMG:content-2397.jpg:[blocks in formation] Our lives depend upon their gentle pities. Fletcher (and another ), Sea Voyage, iii. 1. The fate of Christen dom depended on the temper in which he [James II.] might then find the Commons. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., vi. Our happine depends little on political institutions, and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds. Macaulay . Succe in battle does not depend wholly on relative numbers or relative strengths. H. Spencer , Prin. of Sociol., § 295. 3. To be in suspense; be undetermined: only in the present participle: participle: as, the suit is still de pending in court. See pending. Matters of greatest moment were depending . Milton , Eikon ok las tes, v. He informed me that... (the law-suit] had been de pending for several years. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, xeviii. While his cause was depending , the people took arms to defend him against the signori. J. Adams , Works, V. 21. 4. To rely; rest in full confidence or belief: with on or upon: as, you may depend upon the accuracy of the report. First, then, a woman will or won't- depend on 't; If she will do 't, she will; and there's an end on 't. A. Hill , Zara, Epil. This, you may depend on it, is the whole truth of the matter. Sheridan , School for Scandal, iv. 3. 5. To rely for that which is nece ary or desired; rest conditionally or in subordination; be dependent: with on or upon: as, children depend upon their parents; to depend upon a foreign market for supplies; we depend on the newspapers for intelligence. IMG:content-2398.png:[blocks in formation] 7t. To hang in suspense over; impend. This day's black fate on more days doth depend ; This but begins the woe, others must end. Shak., R. and J., iii. 1.