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1. abuse, v. View full entry c1430
...trans. To use (something) improperly, to misuse; to make a bad use of; to pervert; to take advantage of wrongly....
2. acetify, v. View full entry 1789
...trans. To subject to acetous fermentation in the manufacture of vinegar; to convert into vinegar....
3. acidulate, v. View full entry 1684
...trans. To make slightly acidic or sour; to add an acidic substance to (food); also fig. Freq. in pass....
4. acrospire, v. View full entry c1430
...intr. Of (a grain of) barley or similar crop, esp. one used for malting: to produce a shoot; to sprout at both ends....
5. aerate, v. View full entry 1784
...trans....
6. agive, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To give up, give back; to render, surrender. Obs....
7. † alecize, v. View full entry 1852
...trans. To dress (a dish) with alec sauce. Cf. alec...
8. allay, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. In physical sense: to lay, lay down, lay aside. Also fig.Obs....
9. allay, v.4 View full entry a1475
...trans. To carve (a bird, esp. a pheasant)....
10. ally, v. View full entry c1325
...trans....
11. appal | appall, v. View full entry c1315
...To wax pale or dim. Obs. Cf. appale1....
12. arm, v.1 View full entry 1250
...lit. To furnish with arms defensive or offensive. In early use: (chiefly) to cover (a man or horse) with armour or mail. Later: to provide (a man, garrison, stronghold, ship, etc.)...
13. array, v. View full entry 1297
...To set or place in order of readiness, to marshall. esp. To draw up prepared for battle, and in obs. phr. to array a battle....
14. † aˈsweeten, v. View full entry 1599
...To sweeten, make less bitter....
15. attire, v.1 View full entry 1297
...To put in order, put to rights. Obs....
16. bach, v. View full entry 1870
...intr. Usu. of a man: to live as a bachelor; to live alone and do one's own cooking and housekeeping. Also with it....
17. ˈbacon, v.2 View full entry 1821
...trans. To convert into bacon....
18. baconize, v. View full entry 1799
...To make into bacon; to smoke. lit. and fig....
19. bake, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To cook by dry heat acting by conduction, and not by radiation, hence either in a closed place (oven, ashes, etc.), or on a heated surface (bakestone, griddle, live coals);...
20. barb, v. View full entry 1483
...To shave or trim the beard of (a person). Obs. in general use....
