(a) To offer a sacrifice before a deity, perform sacrificial rites; make a libation [quot.: a1425(c1395)]; (b) to offer (sb. or sth., the life of a victim) to a deity as a sacrifice; also fig. …

To filter (a liquid), strain. …

(a) To disperse (pain, a fever); dissipate (an accumulation of fluid, a swelling); undo or relieve (paralysis); (b) to loosen the bowels; also, purge (the stomach); (c) surg. to cut (tissue). …