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1. abduce, v. View full entry 1537
...trans. = abduct2a. Now chiefly U.S....
2. abled, adj. and n. View full entry 1576
...Capable; vigorous, thriving. Obs....
3. above bounden, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1550
...Of a person: that is under a legal obligation set out previously in the present document. Also as ...
4. absentee, n. and adj. View full entry 1537
...A landowner who resides abroad or at a distance from his or her estate; (formerly also) a clergyman who is habitually absent from his parish. Also more generally: a person who is...
5. abuilding, adj. View full entry 1534
...In the process of being built or building. Also fig. in later use. Only in predicative use....
6. Academe, n. View full entry 1598
...orig. and chiefly literary. = academy2....
7. accelerate, v. View full entry c1522
...trans....
8. accent, v. View full entry 1530
...intr. To place the accent or stress in a word or musical phrase; to mark a rhythm or beat. Usu. with adverb or adverbial phrase. In later use chiefly U.S....
9. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
10. acclamation, n. View full entry 1541
...An act of acclaiming; an exclamation or other expression of sentiment addressed to someone in a loud voice....
11. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
12. 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....
13. addiction, n. View full entry ?1532
...The state or condition of being dedicated or devoted to a thing, esp. an activity or occupation; adherence or attachment, esp. of an immoderate or compulsive kind....
14. adempt, v. View full entry 1590
...trans. To take away, remove; (Law) = adeem Usu. in pass....
15. adianthus, n. View full entry 1526
...A fern of the genus Adiantum; a maidenhair fern (cf. maidenhair1(a)). Also adianthus fern. Cf. adiantum...
16. adjoint, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...That which is joined or connected to something else; an addition; an adjunct....
17. adjunct, adj. and n. View full entry 1516
...Associated, connected; joined, added; subordinate, supplementary....
18. adult, adj. and n. View full entry 1531
...Of a person: having reached the age of maturity; grown-up....
19. adviser, n. View full entry c1536
...Usu. with of. A person who advises a particular course of action, measure, etc.; an advocate, a proponent. Now rare....
20. affile, v.2 View full entry 1512
...trans. (chiefly in pass.). To file (a document, case, claim, etc.), esp. in a specified place or with a specified body....
