| Object |
v. t. |
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. |
| Object |
v. t. |
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason. |
| Object |
v. i. |
To make opposition in words or argument;
usually followed by to. |
| Object |
v. t. |
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark. |
| Object |
v. t. |
That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc. |
| Object |
v. t. |
That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause. |
| Object |
v. t. |
Sight; show; appearance; aspect. |
| Object |
v. t. |
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb. |
| Object |
a. |
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. |
| Objectable |
a. |
Such as can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an objection. |
| Objected |
imp. & p. p. |
of Object |
| Objectify |
v. t. |
To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective. |
| Objecting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Object |
| Objection |
n. |
The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection. |
| Objection |
n. |
That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections. |
| Objection |
n. |
Cause of trouble; sorrow. |
| Objectionable |
a. |
Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words. |
| Objectist |
n. |
One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. |
| Objectivate |
v. t. |
To objectify. |
| Objectivation |
n. |
Converting into an object. |
| Objective |
a. |
Of or pertaining to an object. |
| Objective |
a. |
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic;
an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective. |
| Objective |
a. |
Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n. |
| Objective |
n. |
The objective case. |
| Objective |
n. |
An object glass. See under Object, n. |
| Objective |
n. |
Same as Objective point, under Objective, a. |
| Objectively |
adv. |
In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea objectively in the mind. |
| Objectiveness |
n. |
Objectivity. |
| Objectivity |
n. |
The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective. |
| Objectless |
a. |
Having no object; purposeless. |
| Objector |
n. |
One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure. |
