| Advance (advance) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Ad*vance" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Advanced (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Advancing (&?])(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F.
avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab +
ante (F. |
To bring forward; to move towards
the van or front; to make to go on.
To raise; to elevate.
To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
To accelerate the growth or progress; to
further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance
the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.
To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose;
to show; as, to advance an argument.
To make earlier, as an event or date; to
hasten.
To furnish, as money or other value, before it
becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a
merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to
him.
To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise
in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.
To extol; to laud.
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| Advance (advance) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Ad*vance" |
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To
move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet
me.
To increase or make progress in any respect; as,
to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be
preferred or promoted.
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| Advance (advance) |
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| n. | |
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| Ad*vance" |
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The act of advancing or moving forward or upward;
progress.
Improvement or progression, physically,
mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge,
or religion; an advance in rank or office.
An addition to the price; rise in price or
value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods.
The first step towards the attainment of a
result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a
difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usually in the
plural.
A furnishing of something before an equivalent
is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan;
payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value
supplied beforehand.
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| Advance (advance) |
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| a. | ((?)) |
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| Ad*vance" |
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Before in place, or
beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance
guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance
payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs,
advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance
of the time of publication.
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