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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. ability, n. View full entry a1398
...Suitableness or adaptation for a purpose; fitness, aptitude; (also) an instance of this. Obs....
3. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
4. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
5. abouts, adv. and prep. View full entry a1387
...= about (in various senses). Cf. nearabouts...
6. academy, n. View full entry a1382
...With capital initial....
7. access, n. View full entry c1300
...An attack, or the onset (of fever or disease); a repeated episode (of an intermittent or chronic disease); (esp. in early use) spec. the characteristic paroxysm...
8. acclaim, v. View full entry c1330
...trans.Sc. and Eng. regional. To lay claim to, to claim. Obs....
9. account, n. View full entry c1300
...Counting, reckoning, enumeration; computation, calculation; (also) a style or mode of reckoning; an amount established by counting. Now chiefly in money of account: see money2....
10. acquaint, v. View full entry c1325
...trans. (refl.). To make the acquaintance of a person; to introduce or present oneself to;to develop an acquaintanceship with a person, get to know.Obs....
11. act, n. View full entry a1382
...In pl., with capital initial, and freq. with the. More fully Acts of the Apostles. (The name of) one of the books of the New Testament...
12. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
13. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
14. actual, adj. and n. View full entry c1350
...Chiefly Theol. Characteristic of or relating to acts or action; exhibited in or arising from deeds; practical, active. Now chiefly in actual grace and actual sin....
15. 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....
16. 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,...
17. administration, n. View full entry c1350
...The action, or (occas.) an act, of administering or giving something to a person. Freq. with of....
18. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
19. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
20. advise, v. View full entry c1325
...trans. To look at, observe, examine, scrutinize; (also) to see, discern. Obs....
