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1. † abrevy, v. View full entry 1483
...trans. To abbreviate, abridge....
2. absorb, v. View full entry 1490
...trans. To swallow up, engulf, esp. in a body of water. Also with in. Freq. in pass. Also fig.Obs....
3. † accensed, adj. View full entry 1490
...Inflamed with emotion; stirred up, excited, incited, stimulated.Set alight, kindled....
4. accouplement, n. View full entry 1483
...The action or fact of coupling one person or thing to another; union, pairing, mating. Also: an instance of this....
5. † accoward, v. View full entry 1481
...trans. = accowardize...
6. † accowardize, v. View full entry 1480
...trans. To render cowardly; to intimidate, cow, or make faint-hearted....
7. accumulation, n. View full entry 1490
...An accumulated mass; a heap, amount, or quantity formed by successive additions....
8. † accumule, v. View full entry 1490
...trans. To heap up....
9. achievement, n. View full entry 1477
...The action of achieving something; completion, accomplishment, successful execution....
10. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
11. † addresseress, n. View full entry a1492
...A woman who directs or sets right a person or thing; a female addresser....
12. addulce, v. View full entry 1477
...trans. To make sweet or pleasant; esp. to soften, soothe; to mollify....
13. administress, n. View full entry 1483
...A female administrator; an administratrix. Cf. administratress...
14. † adommage, v. View full entry ?1473
...trans. To harm, damage. Cf. endamage...
15. † adub, v. View full entry ?1473
...trans. To invest with the insignia of knighthood, or the title of a knight; to dub; (in extended use) to invest with some other title. Freq. with noun complement. arch....
16. advenement, n. View full entry 1490
...The action of advene; arrival, coming, happening; (also) that which arrives or comes, esp. at a significant juncture; an event, incident....
17. † adviron, v. View full entry ?1473
...trans. To environ, surround....
18. affability, n. View full entry ?1483
...The quality of being affable; readiness to converse with or be approached by others, formerly esp. when dealing with people of equal or lower status; geniality, friendliness. Also as a count noun:...
19. affectual, adj. View full entry 1483
...Earnest, ardent, eager. Obs....
20. † affeeblish, v. View full entry 1484
...trans. To weaken, enfeeble. Also intr. Cf. affeeble...
