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1. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
2. abey, v.2 View full entry 1866
...trans. To put in abeyance, suspend; to put aside....
3. † abirritate, v. View full entry 1882
...trans. To diminish the irritability of; to devitalize. Cf. abirritation...
4. abjoint, v. View full entry 1887
...trans. To separate (a spore, conidium, etc.) from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum. Cf. abjunction Usu. in pass....
5. abnormalize, v. View full entry 1849
...trans. To make abnormal. Also intr....
6. aboiteau, v. View full entry 1899
...trans. To provide (a river) with a dyke containing an aboiteau....
7. abolitionize, v. View full entry 1836
...trans. To imbue with the principles of abolitionism; to make (a person or community) opposed to slavery....
8. aborn, v. View full entry 1856
...intr. Only in present participle. To be born or produced. Freq. in to die aborning....
9. about-face, v. View full entry 1804
...intr. To turn around so as to face in the opposite direction; (fig.) to reverse one's opinion, policy, etc. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
10. about-turn, v. View full entry 1893
...intr. To turn round so as to face in the opposite direction. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
11. † absconce, v.2 View full entry 1823
...intr. To depart quickly, to flee; = abscond3....
12. absinthiate, v. View full entry 1816
...trans. To impregnate with wormwood; (also) to steep in absinthe. Also fig....
13. absolutize, v. View full entry 1865
...trans. To make absolute; to convert into an absolute. Opposed to relativize....
14. absquatulate, v. View full entry 1830
...intr. To abscond, make off. Also occas. trans. with it....
15. † absquatulize, v. View full entry 1829
...intr. and trans. = absquatulate...
16. abstrict, v. View full entry 1877
...trans. To detach or separate by constriction of a part; to produce or release by abstriction (abstriction2). Usu. in pass....
17. academicize, v. View full entry 1846
...intr. To engage in academic discourse, thought, or analysis. Usu. somewhat depreciative. rare....
18. academize, v. View full entry 1848
...intr. To form an academy. Obs.rare....
19. † acceptilate, v. View full entry 1880
...trans. To discharge (a debt) by an acquittance without payment. Cf. acceptilation...
20. access, v.1 View full entry 1894
...trans. = accession...
