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1. access, v.2 View full entry 1953
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2. acquire, v. View full entry a1450
...trans....
3. actinize, v. View full entry 1844
...trans. To chemically change (esp. a photographic film or plate) by means of exposure to light. Cf. actinic1, actinism1....
4. adapt, v. View full entry 1531
...trans. With to (also †unto), for. To make (a person or thing) suitable or fit for a purpose, or conformable to specified conditions, standards, or...
5. 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,...
6. age, v. View full entry 1440
...intr. Of a person, animal, or thing: to grow old; to become or appear aged....
7. aggregate, v. View full entry ?a1425
...trans. To gather into one whole or mass; to collect together, assemble; to mass....
8. 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....
9. airbrush, v. View full entry 1912
...trans. To apply colour, paint, etc., to by means of an airbrush; (Photogr.) to retouch (a picture) or (with out) remove (something) from a picture by means...
10. albumenize, v. View full entry 1847
...trans.Biol. To convert into albumin. Obs....
11. alias, v. View full entry 1790
...trans. (usu. in pass.). In early use: to recognize by or as having an alias (alias2). Later: to designate with an alias; to give (a person)...
12. alpha-test, v. View full entry 1986
...trans. To subject (a product) to alpha tests or an alpha test....
13. alternate, v. View full entry 1595
...trans. To turn back, to reverse. Obs.rare....
14. alum, v. View full entry ?a1425
...trans. To infuse or impregnate with alum; to treat or coat with alum....
15. amplify, v. View full entry a1400
...To enlarge or extend in space or capacity. Obs....
16. anchor, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To secure (the ship) with an anchor; to place at, or bring to, anchor....
17. AND, v. View full entry 1961
...trans. To combine (binary signals, search terms, etc.) using a Boolean and operator....
18. anodize, v. View full entry 1931
...To cover (aluminium or its alloys) with a protective layer of aluminium oxide by means of electrolysis....
19. arc, v. View full entry 1893
...intr. To form an electric arc....
20. archive, v. View full entry 1934
...trans. To place or store in an archive; in Computing, to transfer to a store containing infrequently used files, or to a lower level in the hierarchy of memories,...
