Sea"son (?), v. i. 1. To
become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of
the natural juices, or by being
penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.
3. To give token; to savor. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Sea"son , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seasoned (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Seasoning.]
1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.
He is fit and
seasoned for his passage.
Shak.
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.
3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber.
4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest
or relish to; to spice;
as, to season food.
5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable.
You season still with sports your serious hours.
Dryden. The proper use of
wit is to
season conversation.
Tillotson.
6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. "When mercy seasons justice."
Shak.
7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. "Who by his tutor
being seasoned with the love of the truth." Fuller.
Season their younger years
with prudent and pious principles.
Jer. Taylor. 8. To
copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] Holland.
Sea"son (?), n. [OE.
sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant;
akin to E.
sow, v., to scatter, as seed.]
1.
One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length
of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture,
etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north
temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some
parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the
dry and the
rainy.
The several seasons of the year in their beauty.
Addison.
2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest.
The
season, prime for sweetest scents and
airs.
Milton. 3. A period of time not very
long; a while; a time.
Thou shalt be
blind, not seeing the sun for a season.
Acts xiii. 11.
4. That which gives relish; seasoning.
[Obs.]
You lack the season of all natures, sleep.
Shak. In season, in good time, or
sufficiently early for the purpose. -- Out of season, beyond or out
of the proper time or the usual
or appointed time.
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