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1. garsen v.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. To make cuts or incisions in (sb., the skin, a wound, etc.) in order to drain off venom or let blood; scarify.

2. gleuen v.(2)

31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To stick (things) together with some mucilaginous substance; gleuen togeder(es; stick or fasten (sth. to a place), stick (sth.) to a surface; gleuen with, cover (a surface) with parchment by…

3. imbeuen v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To initiate (sb. in the Christian faith), teach; imbeuen with; (b) med. & surg. to keep (sores) wet with humors or pus; ppl. imbeued, of a substance: soaked, saturated; of a liquid: having soaked…

4. involven v.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To cloud (writing with obscurities), envelop (sb., the soul, in darkness, vice, etc.); encumber (sb. with care, adverse fortune, church censure); surround (sb. with goods); refl. concern oneself…

5. malīgnen v.

31 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To attack (sb. or sth.), injure, wrong; -- also intrans.; malignen ayen(es, attack (sb. or sth.), injure, wrong; ppl. maligninge, harmful; false, infidel; (b) malignen ayen, to rail at maliciously…

6. minishen v.

55 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To reduce (sth.); make less or fewer; lessen; (b) to demolish (sth.); break down, shatter; minishen into gobettes (poudre); (c) minishen of, to deprive (sth.) of (sth.).

7. mortifīen v.

51 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To kill (sb.); mortifien and quikenen, of God: take and give life; also fig. destroy (sth.); render (the heart) insensible; (b) of courage: to die out; (c) ?fig.; ?meaning influenced by mortisen

8. mundifīen v.

25 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. & surg. (a) To cleanse (a wound or infection); (b) to cleanse the body internally; (c) to purify blood, medicine, or grease; (d) to cleanse and clarify (the complexion).

9. parbrāken v.(1)

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To break into or through (a fortification); (b) to dash oneself to pieces; (c) med. and surg. to fracture (limbs or other parts of the body); break open (a wound).

10. pẹ̄rcen v.

267 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) To thrust a weapon, a horn, a needle, etc., through or into (sb. or sth., part of the body, armor, etc.); cut into (skin or flesh); shoot missiles into (sth.); percen of, pierce (sth.); percen

11. prēserven v.

63 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To protect or preserve (sb. or sth.) from harm, damage, error, etc.; (b) preserven from, to preserve or protect (sb. or sth.) from (harm, difficulty, error, the Devil, etc.); (c) to save (sb…

12. prẹ̄ven v.

440 quotations in 16 senses
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(a) To test (sb.), put to the test, try, tempt; test (sb.) by attacking; -- also refl.; (b) to test (someone's heart, virtue, or other qualities); match (one's strength against God); (c) to test…

13. prō̆vō̆ken v.

58 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To seek forgiveness of (God), supplicate; ppl. provoking, seeking or eliciting forgiveness; (b) law to appeal (a case to a higher authority).

14. redūcen v.

58 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To lead (sb., the mind) back to virtue or correctness; restore (sb., the soul) to God; (b) to bring (a part of the body) back to health; restore (a quality); reinstate (sb.) in the possession of a…

15. reiteren v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Surg. To repeat (a course of treatment).

16. relẹ̄ven v.

145 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To alleviate (wretchedness, pain, etc.), ease, mitigate; releven awei; (b) to give relief; afford (sb., oneself) comfort, recreation, relief, etc.; allow respite to (sb.); invigorate (a bodily…

17. remollen v.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Surg. To soften; soften(sth.), soak.

18. reulen v.

201 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To govern (people, a kingdom, etc.); -- also refl.; of God, Providence: rule (the universe); fig. of a flatterer: control (a king); reulen laue; (b) to have a limited authority over (sb.); govern…

19. scarī̆fīen v.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Surg. To make shallow incisions in (a part of the body) in order to evacuate corrupt matter or to let blood, scarify; perform such a procedure on (sb.); also, ppl. scarified as adj.; (b) to cut…

20. seren v.(1)

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Surg. To saw off (part of the body), amputate.