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1. admitten v.

68 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To allow (sb.) to enter (a place), admit (into the presence of sb.), receive or welcome (sb.); also fig.; (b) to receive (sb. in a certain office or capacity), accept (as ruler, judge, freeman of……

2. affermen v.

56 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To fix (sth.) in place, make immovable; (b) to strengthen (sb.), make sure or steadfast, confirm (sb. in a belief or virtue); (c) to fix firmly (an emotion in the heart); (d) to decide upon……

3. aliēnen v.

36 quotations in 4 senses
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Law (a) To transfer or surrender one's title to property or rights, alienate (property or a right); alienen awei; alienen in fe simple (taille); (b) to divert (property to a different purpose). …

4. alleǧǧen, allēgen v.(1)

Additional spellings: allegen
62 quotations in 4 senses
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Law To make a formal declaration in court, either by way of bringing a charge, in defense against a charge, in support of a right, or in justification of a claim; alleggen matier, present evidence……

5. alleien v.

22 quotations in 3 senses
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Law (a) To make a formal declaration; submit (a document) in evidence; testify; (b) to prove (a claim). …

6. allǒuen v.

106 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To commend or praise (sth.); worship (God); recommend (a virtue); (b) approve of, be pleased with (sth.); be pleasing (to sb.); favor (sb.); (c) appreciate or value (sth.); esteem. …

7. amitten v.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law Enter upon (possession). …

8. attempten v.

40 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To seek or try to do (sth.); venture upon or attempt (an action), seek (friendship); (b) venture or try (to do sth.). …

9. availen v.

103 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To help (sb.), assist; do good to (sb.), benefit, be profitable to; (b) refl. to help oneself, succeed; (c) impers. or with delayed subject: availeth, it availeth, it avails (sb.), it profits, it……

10. constreinen v.

106 quotations in 8 senses
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Of a person: (a) to compel or force (sb. to do sth.), make (sb. do sth.); also, oblige, induce; (b) constreinen herte, constreinen wil, to exert pressure or compulsion on (someone's) heart or will……

11. continūen v.

90 quotations in 6 senses
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Of persons: (a) to persevere, carry on, persist; continuen forth; continuen bi course; (b) to persevere (in an activity or attitude); persist or continue (in a state); remain (in possession); (c) to……

12. corrupten v.

72 quotations in 9 senses
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To destroy the form or existence of (sth.); destroy (form, perfection); bring to destruction or ruin. …

13. dēfenden v.

188 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To fight in defense of (sth.), defend (sb.) by fighting; fight defensively; defenden from, defend against (sb.); (b) refl. to defend oneself; also, put up a fight; defenden ayen, defenden fro……

14. dēpenden v.

22 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To hang down, grow down; (b) to overhang, be precipitous. …

15. dēterminen v.

74 quotations in 8 senses
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To predestine or predetermine (sth.), fix in advance. …

16. ēvicten v.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Law To recover (property). …

17. examinen, -ene(n v.

Additional spellings: examene, examenen
46 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To investigate, examine (something); to scrutinize, consider critically, appraise; to check (an account); --occ. with of phrase; (b) to put (a metal) to the test (of fire); often fig. …

18. excepten v.

24 quotations in 4 senses
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To except, set aside, or exclude (someone or something). …

19. execūten v.

50 quotations in 5 senses
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Law To carry out or put into effect; enforce (a law), execute (a sentence); also, issue (a warrant, etc.). …

20. exteinten v.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To extinguish, put out (a light); (b) subdue or quench (passion, power); blot out (a memory); (c) law annull (a claim), cancel (a debt). …

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