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1. albificāten v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Alch. To whiten, as by the addition of arsenic or antimony.
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7. crū̆cifīen v.
31 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To crucify (sb.); (b) Crist crucified, Christ on the cross; also, a crucifix; (c) ?to fasten (crabs) to stakes.
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9. dē̆scenden v.
105 quotations in 8 senses
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Of downward motion in space: (a) of rain: to fall; descenden doun fro (heaven); of a stream: flow down (from); of light, heat, lightning: stream down, descend; of an object: fall down, descend; from……
10. dēsponsāten v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Alch. To combine or fuse (elements).
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16. exūberāten v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Alch. To render (a mixture) fruitful or productive.
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25. prēparāten v.
33 quotations in 2 senses
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To prepare (sth.), make (sth.) ready; make (sth.); alch. prepare (sth.) for use in some process; sal preparate, ?refined salt; ?salt prepared for use in alchemy.
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26. pū̆trefīen v.
26 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To decompose, rot; become putrid; (b) med. of tissue or fluid in a living body: to become putrid or gangrenous, fester; ppl. putrefied, rotted, gangrenous, suppurating; (c) alch. to decompose……
31. rē̆incrudāten v.
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Alch. To reamalgamate (sth. with sth.), make an amalgam of (one body with another previously separated from it).
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32. reiterāten v.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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35. sē̆parāten v.
28 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To remove (sth.), detach completely; (b) to divide (sth., persons), keep apart; separaten from, separate (one thing or person) from (another); (c) alch. to refine (a substance) of impurities……
39. sublī̆māten v.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To elevate (sb., a church) in status, exalt; (b) alch. to undergo the process of sublimation; (c) to glorify (sth.), exalt.
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43. 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……