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Season \Sea"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seasoned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Seasoning}.]
1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.
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He is fit and seasoned for his passage. --Shak.
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2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to
accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one
to a climate.
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3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of
natural juices; as, to season timber.
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4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or
relish to; to spice; as, to season food.
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5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable.
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You season still with sports your serious hours.
--Dryden.
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The proper use of wit is to season conversation.
--Tillotson.
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6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. "When
mercy seasons justice." --Shak.
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7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. "Who by his tutor being
seasoned with the love of the truth." --Fuller.
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Season their younger years with prudent and pious
principles. --Jer. Taylor.
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8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] --Holland.
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Seasoning \Sea"son*ing\, n.
1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
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2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a
higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
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3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve
dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.
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Political speculations are of so dry and austere a
nature, that they will not go down with the public
without frequent seasonings. --Addison.
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{Seasoning tub} (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to
rise. --Knight.
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