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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.</def>

<blockquote>Men must have <b>appetite</b> before they will eat. <i>Buckle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.</def>

<blockquote>It God had given to eagles an <b>appetite</b> to swim. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>To gratify the vulgar <b>appetite</b> for the marvelous. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Tendency; appetency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>In all bodies there as an <b>appetite</b> of union. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The thing desired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Power being the natural <b>appetite</b> of princes. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; In old authors, <i>appetite</i> is followed by <i>to</i> or <i>of</i>, but regularly it should be followed by <i>for</i> before the object; as, an <i>appetite</i> for pleasure.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.</syn>

<h1>Appetition</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap`pe*ti"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>appetitio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app\'82tition</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.</def>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Appetitive</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap"pe*ti"tive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app\'82titif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of desiring gratification; <as>as, <ex>appetitive</ex> power or faculty</as>.</def>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<h1>Appetize</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap"pe*tize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Appetizer</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap"pe*ti`zer</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Something which creates or whets an appetite.</def>

<h1>Appetizing</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app\'82tissant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exciting appetite; <as>as, <ex>appetizing</ex> food</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The appearance of the wild ducks is very <b>appetizing</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Appetizing</h1> <Xpage=72>

<hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>So as to excite appetite.</def>

<h1>Appian</h1> <Xpage=72>