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1. abear, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To bear, carry; to raise up. Obs....
2. ablute, v. View full entry 1703
...trans. To wash (oneself, or a part of the body). Also in figurative context....
3. 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....
4. account, v. View full entry c1300
...trans. To present an account or reckoning of (one's actions, etc.); to answer for, to explain or justify. Also intr. with of. Cf. sense 3b....
5. ace, v. View full entry 1923
...trans.Sport....
6. act, v. View full entry c1460
...trans. In early use esp. in conventional formulas....
7. admire, v. View full entry c1429
...intr. To feel or express wonder, astonishment, or surprise; to marvel....
8. aggravate, v. View full entry 1530
...trans....
9. 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....
10. air, v. View full entry 1530
...trans. To expose to the open air, to ventilate; occas. with out. Also intr.: to be exposed to the open air, to be ventilated....
11. alibi, v. View full entry 1824
...trans. To transfer (one's residence) elsewhere, or to another place. Obs.rare....
12. alleycat, v. View full entry 1937
...intr. To act like an alley cat, esp. to behave in a sexually promiscuous manner. Also with around. Cf. tom-cat...
13. allot, v. View full entry 1473-4
...trans. To give or assign (something) to someone authoritatively, without the recipient having any control; to distribute (shares, duties, etc.) among a number of people; to apportion. Also: to assign (a...
14. amp, v.1 View full entry 1966
...trans. To connect (a musical instrument) to an amplifier; to make (music, etc.) louder or more energetic, usually by using an amplifier or amplified instruments. Freq. with up....
15. amp, v.2 View full entry 1979
...trans. To make (a person) very excited, agitated, or energetic through (or as if through) the consumption of amphetamines or another stimulant. Freq. with up....
16. analyse | analyze, v. View full entry 1587
...trans. To differentiate or ascertain the elements of (something complex) in order to determine its structure or nature, and hence to explain or understand it; to examine closely and methodically for...
17. angel, v. View full entry 1929
...trans. To finance or back (an enterprise, esp. a theatrical production). slang (chiefly U.S.)....
18. ankle, v. View full entry 1896
...intr. To use the ankles to good effect in cycling (see quot. 1961)....
19. anthropologize, v. View full entry 1939
...trans. To explain, treat, or study anthropologically....
20. antiquarianize, v. View full entry 1828
...To act as an antiquary; to ‘play the antiquary’....
