To form an alliance, join, associate: (a) to ally (oneself with, to sb.), join as an ally, form an alliance; get together, join; -- refl. or intr.; (b) ben allied, be allied or associated; associated……
(a) To equip oneself with weapons and armor, to arm oneself; don armen, leten armen, to cause (sb.) to arm himself, to have (oneself) armed; (b) refl. to put on one's battle gear, arm oneself; to……
To permeate (sth.) with liquid, perfuse: (a) cook. to soak (bread); to baste (a fowl); (b) med. to apply a moist compress to (a wound); (c) in tanning leather: to soak (a hide) in a solution of alum……
(a) To strike (sb.) with a sharp weapon, slash; choppen of cut off with a blow; (b) to hack or strike (at, to sb.); cut (through sth.); (c) to hit (at sth.); choppen adoun, fig. strike (sb.) down.
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(a) To place (sth.), lay, put, set; seat (sb.); dressen up heved, raise (one's) head; (b) fig. to put (sb. in doubt or danger); (c) refl. to place oneself, take up a position; of juice: appear or be……
(a) To create (a knight); confer knighthood on (sb.); give the accolade to (sb.); also, beat (sb.) [1st quot.]; neudubbed, of a knight: newly created; (b) dubben (to) knight, to make (sb.) a knight……
To exert force, to press: (a) to constrain, compel, or cause (someone to do something), to impose or cause (continence); (b) to drive or force (someone somewhere), to cause (an arrow to fly); (c) to……
Cook. (a) To stuff (game, fowl, hollowed loaves, etc.) with seasoned stuffing; ppl.farsed as adj., stuffed; (b) = forcen 5: to add spices, etc., to (a dish) for seasoning or embellishment.
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(a) To put forth flowers or leaves or shoots, to bear flowers, to bloom, to burgeon; (b) ppl.florished, florishing, full of blossoms or shoots, adorned with flowers or leaves, in bloom, blossoming……
To exert force: (a) to press upon (an adversary), make war upon (a people); (b) to compel or constrain (someone to do something); (c) to violate (a woman), to rape; (d) ppl. forced as adj.: coercive……
