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1. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
2. † abate, v.3 View full entry a1475
...intr. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter. Cf. bate...
3. abet, v. View full entry c1380
...trans....
4. abseil, v. View full entry 1908
...intr. To descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface using a rope fixed at a higher point and coiled round the body or passed through a descendeur, the speed of...
5. † accloy, v. View full entry c1330
...trans....
6. accost, v. View full entry 1567
...trans....
7. 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....
8. ace, v. View full entry 1923
...trans.Sport....
9. act, v. View full entry c1460
...trans. In early use esp. in conventional formulas....
10. add, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To join (something) to something else so as to increase the amount, size, importance, etc. Freq. with to. Cf. superadd1....
11. 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,...
12. afforest, v. View full entry c1503
...trans.Eng. Law. To convert (an area of land) into a royal hunting ground; to give (land) the legal status of a forest (forest2). Cf. disafforest1...
13. age, v. View full entry 1440
...intr. Of a person, animal, or thing: to grow old; to become or appear aged....
14. airmail, v. View full entry 1919
...trans. To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) by airmail....
15. alibi, v. View full entry 1824
...trans. To transfer (one's residence) elsewhere, or to another place. Obs.rare....
16. alight, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. To make light, or less heavy; to lighten, alleviate (a burden); to relieve (a person) of a burden. Also fig.Obs....
17. align, v. View full entry c1425
...trans.Hunting. Of a male animal: to copulate with (a female). Obs.rare....
18. † allonge, v. View full entry 1652
...intr. and trans. To lunge (in various senses)....
19. amble, v. View full entry c1386
...intr. Of a horse, mule, etc.: To move by lifting the two feet on one side together, alternately with the two feet on the other; hence, to move at a smooth...
20. angle, v.1 View full entry a1398
...Freq. with adverb or prepositional phrase indicating direction....
