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1. accredit, v. View full entry 1598
...trans. To give or lend credit to, to promote as or show to be credible; to gain belief or influence for. Also: to vouch for, sanction, or countenance....
2. 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,...
3. adjourn, v. View full entry ?a1400
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4. adopt, v. View full entry c1429
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5. advance, v. View full entry a1250
...trans. To promote or help the progress, success, or completion of (something); to further....
6. agitate, v. View full entry 1587
...trans. To disturb, perturb, or stir up (the mind, emotions, etc.)....
7. agrarianize, v. View full entry 1838
...trans. To redistribute (property, land) on an equal basis....
8. align, v. View full entry c1425
...trans.Hunting. Of a male animal: to copulate with (a female). Obs.rare....
9. alliance, v. View full entry 1533
...trans. To join in alliance; to ally. Chiefly with to, unto, with. Usu. in pass....
10. ally, v. View full entry c1325
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11. amend, v. View full entry c1220
...To free (a person) from faults, correct, reform, turn from wrong, convert....
12. appeal, v. View full entry 1330
...To call (one) to answer before a tribunal; in Law: To accuse of a crime which the accuser undertakes to prove. spec....
13. appease, v. View full entry 1330
...To bring to peace, pacify, quiet, or settle (strife or disorder)....
14. approve, v.1 View full entry 1340
...To make good (a statement or position); to show to be true, prove, demonstrate....
15. asˈpheterize, v. View full entry 1794
...To practise aspheterism....
16. attaint, v. View full entry a1400
...To touch, get at with a blow, to hit in tilting; = attaini. Obs....
17. barnstorm, v. View full entry 1883
...Theatr. To tour (rural districts), giving theatrical performances of a popular kind (formerly often in barns)....
18. block, v. View full entry c1570
...trans. To obstruct or close with obstacles (a passage). Predicated either of the personal agent, or of the obstructions. Also fig....
19. Bolshevize, v. View full entry 1919
...trans. To make Bolshevist in character; to convert (a country) to a Bolshevistic form of government....
20. bolt, v.2 View full entry ?c1225
...To start, spring. Obs....
