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41. sē̆questrāten v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To isolate (sb.), segregate, quarantine; also, refl. withdraw, separate oneself; (b) physiol. to separate out (a humor), remove.

42. sē̆questren v.

22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To remove (sth.); also, quarantine (sb.), isolate; sequestren to, put (sth.) aside for the use of (sb.); (b) sequestren from, to keep (sth.) apart from (sb.); distinguish (sth.) from (sth.)…

43. sẹ̄then v.(1)

176 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of a liquid, a substance: to be heated to the boiling point, boil, seethe; of solid food: be boiled in a liquid; of a person: be immersed in a boiling substance; of a vessel: be heated until the…

44. seuen v.(1)

436 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To follow after; follow (sb., a group), walk behind; also fig.; be guided by (a star, a blind person); seuen after, come behind; also, follow (sb.); seuen bestes, drive (a team); seuinge hire fet

45. spē̆ten v.

55 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To spit out saliva; spit (in someone's eyes, on the earth, etc.); eject (spittle); also fig.; also, emit (sparks); spit (fire); speten oute; ppl. spetinge, spitting; -- ?used fig. [last quot…

46. spitten v.(1)

59 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To spit out saliva, expectorate a liquid; spit (in someone's eyes, on sth., etc.); also, of sparks of fire: shoot out; (b) to spit out (blood, pennies, etc.); also fig.; also, exhale (fiery…

47. stẹ̄men v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a scent: to be emitted; (b) physiol. of the body: to emit or generate vapor; ben stimid, of granules in urine: ?be exhaled or generated; (c) to burn, blaze; of the eyes: gleam, glow; (d) to…

48. stō̆nden v.(1)

1462 quotations in 46 senses
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(a) To assume or maintain a standing position, stand upright; stand in a place; -- also used of an idol [quot. a1480]; also, be on foot (as opposed to on horseback); (b) stonden afote, stonden on fot

49. stoppen v.

235 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To obstruct (a street, lane, passage, an entrance, etc.) with a physical barrier, block; close (a port), prevent access to; blockade (the sea), close to traffic; block (someone's way); also fig.

50. tāken v.

3092 quotations in 85 senses
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(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift…

51. tempren v.

216 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To be mixed (with sth.); combine (ingredients), blend (a mixture of ingredients); also, be mixed with (sth.) [quot. c1400 Why werre]; tempren (al) togeder, tempren up; (b) tempren with, to mix…

52. tọ̄̆dēlen v.

64 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To divide (land, treasure, etc.) into lots, apportion; also, allocate (sth. to sb.), give; physiol. of a vein: distribute (nourishment, blood, etc. to a part of the body or throughout the body)…

53. tọ̄̆shēden v.

28 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To separate (persons); (b) to part (hair), ?comb; (c) to cause (vapor) to precipitate (into rain, hail, etc.); precipitate (vapor) out of the air.

54. transmūten v.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To transform the appearance of (sb.); physiol. alter the color of (sth.); also, work a change in color [last quot.]; (b) to change (sb. into sth. else), metamorphose; (c) alch. to change (one…

55. underputten v.

52 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To place (fire, fuel) at the base of something; underputten to, put (sb., sth., oneself) under (sth., an animal, oneself);—also without obj. [1st quot.]; underputten here nekkes, fig. put their…

56. unstoppen v.

14 quotations in 5 senses
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Ppl. unstopped, of the entrance to a reservoir: not closed, left open;—used in fig. context.

57. vā̆pǒuren v.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To become diffused in the air, vaporize, evaporate; also, fig. disperse, spread out [last quot.]; vapouren oute; ben vapoured oute; ppl. vapouring, tending to evaporate (b) to cause (sth.) to…

58. warmen v.

48 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To feel a sensation of warmth or increasing warmth, be or become warm (b) to be characterized by increasing perceptible warmth, grow temperate or mild; (c) to protect oneself from the cold, keep…

59. wernen v.(1)

132 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To be stinting (b) to deny a request to (sb.); (c) to refuse to give or share (sth.); refuse (sth. to sb., sb. sth.);—occas. with obj. in gen. or of phrase; also, refuse (sb. a request); (d) to…

60. withdrauen v.

341 quotations in 15 senses
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(a) To depart from a place, move away, leave; refl. take oneself away, go away; absent oneself; ben withdrawen, be departed; also, be out of the way [quot. a1325] (b) freq. refl. to retreat from a…