(a) To go or stay away; (b) absenten (one's) person or presence, to withdraw, go or remain away; (c) refl. to withdraw (esp. in order to evade a duty, obligation, or penalty), go away, stay away; fig.……

Wormwood; fig. bitterness sorrow. …

(a) Forgiveness of sin as pronounced by a priest or by authority of the Church, remission; esp., the sacrament of penance; (b) a document granting remission of sins, an indulgence; (c) the act of……

To avoid (sth.), stay away from (a person or place), refrain from partaking of (food, etc.); -- often with fro, from, of; (a) refl.; (b) intr. …

Surg. (a) The act or process of cleansing a wound or sore, the removal of pus or other impurities by means of cleansing medicines; (b) a detergent or cleansing property. …

Of medicines: able to remove pus or other impurities from a wound or sore; cleansing, detergent. …

Avoidance (of sth.), refraining (from sth.), self-denial; abstinence of mete, fasting; ben of abstinence, abstain; don abstinence of, abstain from; maken abstinence, avoid luxury. …

Withdrawal from worldly affairs and interests, asceticism. …

Gram. Of nouns: abstract (as opposed to concrete). …

Improper or corrupt practice. …

(a) To misuse (sth.); misapply (funds); abuse (one's power), put to evil use; (b) to abuse (sb.) sexually (as by incest, sodomy, prostitution). …

(a) Misuse, perversion, abuse; (b) in abusioun, insultingly, abusively; also, in a wicked or unnatural manner. …

(a) Of land, territory, a field: abutten to (upon), to end at, extend to, border on (sth.); (b) abutten agenst, to be opposite (sth.). …

Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive). …

In a zigzag course. …

Accent, modulation. …

(a) The acceptance of something as true or valid; approval (of a book); (b) accepcioun of persones, personal accepcioun, favoritism, partiality; (c) a condition or stipulation to which one has agreed……

(a) Of things, actions, ideas, etc.: agreeable, pleasing -- often with to, tofore, unto; acceptable in the sight of, pleasing in the sight of, agreeable to (sb.); (b) appropriate, suitable; time……

(a) The act of accepting (an office) or approving (a privilege, etc.); (b) acceptance or approval (of sth.) as true or just or satisfactory; (c) acceptacioun of persones, favoritism, partiality. …

(a) Any attack of illness characterized by fever, but esp. of malarial fever or ague; acces ill, sharp acces, ague; fervent acces, hard acces, hot acces, etc.; (b) an attack of fever; esp. one of the……