The reinstatement and restoration of corruptible things is the noblest work of natural philosophy (Francis Bacon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
state|ment — «STAYT muhnt», noun. 1. something stated; account; report: »His statement was correct. 2. the act of stating or manner of stating something: »The statement of an idea helps me to remember it. 3. a summary of an account, showing the amount owed,… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|state|ment — «OH vuhr STAYT muhnt», noun. too strong a statement; exaggeration … Useful english dictionary
un|der|state|ment — «UHN duhr STAYT muhnt, UHN duhr STAYT », noun. 1. a statement that expresses a fact too weakly or less emphatically than it should. Understatement is often used for humorous and other effects. »The designer used understatement to bring out subtle … Useful english dictionary
in|state´ment — in|state «ihn STAYT», transitive verb, stat|ed, stat|ing. 1. to put into a certain state, position, or office; install. 2. Obsolete. a) to endow; invest. b) to confer upon … Useful english dictionary
mis|state´ment — mis|state «mihs STAYT», .t., stat|ed, stat|ing. to state wrongly or incorrectly. SYNONYM(S): misrepresent, distort, falsify. –mis|state´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
re|state|ment — «ree STAYT muhnt», noun. 1. the act of stating again. 2. a statement made again: »But once in a while there is a need for a summing up, or a restatement of belief (Time). 3. a new statement … Useful english dictionary
state — state; state·hood; state·less; state·less·ness; state·let; state·li·ly; state·li·ness; state·sid·er; su·per·state; tung·state; un·state; mi·cro·state; mini·state; in·ter·state; state·ly; state·ment; … English syllables
un·der·state·ment — /ˌʌndɚˈsteıtmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [count] : a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is To say that I didn t like the book is an understatement. [=I hated the book] “I may have overreacted a little.”… … Useful english dictionary
ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
-ment — ment, [F. ment, L. mentum.] A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process; the result of an act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment; fragment, piece broken, segment; abridgment,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
