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<p><b>4.</b> <def>Paganism; heathenism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Gentilize</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"til*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gentile</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To live like a gentile or heathen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To act the gentleman; -- with <i>it</i> (see <er>It</er>, 5).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Gentilize</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"til*ize</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To render gentile or gentlemanly; <as>as, to <ex>gentilize</ex> your unworthy sones</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sylvester.</i>

<h1>Gentilly</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"til*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Gentil</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Gentiopikrin</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen`ti*o*pi"krin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gentian</ets> + Gr. <?/ bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.</def>

<h1>Gentisin</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"ti*sin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also <altname>gentianin</altname>.</def>

<h1>Gentle</h1> <Xpage=620>

<hw>Gen"tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Gentler</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Gentlest</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>gentil</ets>, F. <ets>gentil</ets> noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. <ets>gentilis</ets> of the same clan or race, fr. <ets>gens</ets>, <ets>gentis</ets>, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of <ets>genere</ets>, <ets>gignere</ets>, to beget; hence <ets>gentle</ets>, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See <er>Gender</er>, and cf. <er>Genteel</er>, <er>Gentil</er>, <er>Gentile</er>, <er>Gentoo</er>, <er>Jaunty</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.</def>

<blockquote>British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, <b>gentle</b>, or simple. <i>Johnson's Cyc.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The studies wherein our noble and <b>gentle</b> youth ought to bestow their time. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; <as>as, a <ex>gentle</ex> nature, temper, or disposition; a <ex>gentle</ex> manner; a <ex>gentle</ex> address; a <ex>gentle</ex> voice.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; <as>as, <ex>gentle</ex> reader</as>.</def> "<i>Gentle</i> sirs." "<i>Gentle</i> Jew." "<i>Gentle</i> servant."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; <as>as, a <ex>gentle</ex> horse</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; <as>as, a <ex>gentle</ex> touch; a <ex>gentle</ex> gallop.</def> "<i>Gentle</i> music."</as>

<i>Sir J. Davies.</i>

<blockquote>O sleep! it is a <b>gentle</b> thing. <i>Coleridge.</i></blockquote>