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1. 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....
2. 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....
3. abraid, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. To move (something) suddenly or violently, to wrench, snatch; to pull out; to draw (a sword). Also fig.Obs....
4. † accloy, v. View full entry c1330
...trans....
5. accurize, v. View full entry 1955
...trans. To adjust or modify (a firearm or (occas.) other device) in order to improve accuracy....
6. † acoup, v.2 View full entry c1380
...intr. With on. To strike with a weapon....
7. acquire, v. View full entry a1450
...trans....
8. activate, v. View full entry 1624
...trans. To make (more) active; to move to activity; to initiate (a process). Also: to motivate....
9. address, v. View full entry a1325
...trans. (chiefly in pass.). To direct (a written communication) to a specific person or destination; spec. (in early use) to write and send (a writ, a petition,...
10. adjust, v.2 View full entry 1611
...trans. To arrange, harmonize, or reconcile (different or contradictory things); to settle, to resolve (esp. a difficulty or problem)....
11. † adraw, v. View full entry lOE
...trans. To pull or draw out (also forth, back, etc.)....
12. † 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....
13. † affeeble, v. View full entry a1400
...trans. To weaken, enfeeble....
14. affray, v. View full entry c1330
...trans. To frighten, terrify. Cf. afraid1....
15. affront, v. View full entry c1330
...trans. To insult (a person) openly or deliberately; to treat in an intentionally disrespectful or offensive manner....
16. aggress, v. View full entry ?1570
...intr. To approach, march forward; to progress. Obs....
17. aim, v. View full entry a1375
...To estimate, calculate, reckon (a number or value); to count. Also in pass. with complement: to amount to (a given number). Obs....
18. airland, v. View full entry 1941
...trans. To transport (troops, equipment, etc.) to the field by aircraft....
19. airlift, v. View full entry 1948
...trans. To move by air, spec. to transport (troops, supplies, or equipment) using aircraft, typically during a military blockade or other emergency; to rescue (a person) by air....
20. † aken, v.3 View full entry c1300
...trans. To catch sight of, to see....
