-
To
furnish
with
first
principles
or
rules;
to
insrtuct
in
the
rudiments.
-
To
furnish
with
or
settle
in
first
principles.
-
Elementary
instruction.
-
the
elementary
stages
of
any
subject (
usually
plural); "
he
mastered
only
the
rudiments
of
geometry"
-
Hence,
an
element
or
first
principle
of
any
art
or
science;
a
beginning
of
any
knowledge;
a
first
step.
-
An
imperfect
organ
or
part,
or
one
which
is
never
developed.
-
The
first
or
introductory
principle
of
an
art,
science,
etc.;
as,
the
rudiments
of
composition;
anything
in
its
first
or
undeveloped
state;
a
beginning.
-
Anything
in
its
rude
or
first
state:
a
first
principle
or
element.
-
First
principle;
element;
first
state.
-
A
first
principle,
step,
stage,
or
condition.
-
A
thing
in
its
rude
or
unformed
state;
a
first
principle,
element,
or
step.
-
A
first
principle
or
element;
anything
in
a
rude
imperfect
state.
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