ADV'ANTAGE, n. 1. Any state, condition, or circumstance, favorable to success, prosperity, interest, or reputation.The enemy had the advantage of elevated ground.2. Benefit; gain; profit.What advantage will it be to thee? Job 35.There exists, in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage.3. Means to an end; opportunity; convenience for obtaining benefit; as, student enjoy great advantages for improvement.The General took advantage of his enemy's negligence.4. Favorable state or circumstances; as, jewels set to advantage.5. Superiority, or prevalence over; with of or over.Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, (or over us.) 2Cor. 2.6. Superiority, or that which gives it; as, the advantage of a good constitution.7. Interest; increase; overplus.And with advantage means to pay thy love. Obs.8. Additional circumstance to give preponderation.ADV'ANTAGE, v.t. 1. To benefit; as to yield profit or gain.What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? Luke 9.2. To promote; to advance the interest of.
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