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1. attenden v.

53 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To pay attention (to sth.); devote oneself (to a task or purpose); study (sth.); -- with to, til, unto, on phr., or with obj.; (b) attenden from, turn attention away from, avoid; (c) ppl. attent

2. cǒmforten v.

132 quotations in 9 senses
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To strengthen (sb.) spiritually, inspire with fortitude or courage; comforten herte; also, assure, reassure (sb.).

3. 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…

4. corrōden v.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. To eat away or destroy (organic tissue): said of (a) noxious humours, ulcers, etc.; (b) a corrosive medicine or application.

5. 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

6. dēnīen v.

64 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To deny (a fact, truth, or belief); deny the validity of (a doctrine or conclusion); refuse to believe in (sth.); also, express a denial; (b) to deny (an accusation); express a denial.

7. distillen v.

50 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To flow or fall in drops; trickle, drop; distillen fro(m, distillen out of, distillen of, distillen doun, distillen into, distillen on, distillen to; (b) to shed drops; distillen on; (c) refl.

8. dī̆verten v.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To turn (in a certain direction); diverten aside; diverten fro, depart from (a place); fig. escape from, avoid (a fraud); diverten to, go to (a place); (b) to turn (sb.) away, repulse; avert (a…

9. expīren v.

20 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To breathe one's last, to die; (b) to breathe out (the soul) at the time of death.

10. 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…

11. mẹ̄ven v.

465 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) To move (sb. or sth.), shift; remove (sth.), dislodge; move (sth.) about, shake, disturb; stir (a liquid); apply (sth.); also fig.; meven hat ne hod, remove hat nor hood, uncover the head; meven

12. ministren v.

125 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To be of service, render service or aid; serve or help (sb.); (b) to serve at the table; serve or supply (food or drink); also fig.; ministren to, serve (sb., someone's table, etc.).

13. 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).

14. prētenden v.

78 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To claim (to be, do, or have sth.); profess to have (sth.); refl. claim (to be sb. or sth.); declare oneself to be (sth.); profess to be (sb. or sth.); pretenden for, declare (oneself to be sb.)…

15. 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).

16. 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…

17. repāren v.(3)

35 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To repair (sth.), fix, mend; also fig.; reparen..reparaciouns, make repairs; (b) to rebuild (a city); reparen ayen; (c) to maintain (the church), sustain; ppl. repared, in good condition.

18. repellen v.

16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To repel (sb. or sth.), repulse; resist (fate); drive away (evil, a vice); also, quench (thirst); repellen of, drive off (darkness); (b) to refuse (a request); reject (an argument); reject…

19. resolven v.

93 quotations in 5 senses
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To alter; alter (sth.) in form or nature by the application of some physical process or force such as heat, moisture, etc.: (a) to diminish, dissolve, lose substance; break (sth.) down into its…

20. sāven v.

335 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) To afford or bring about safety; also, bring victory [1st quot.]; (b) to deliver (sb., a city, people, etc.) from some danger; rescue (sb. or sth.), bring to safety; -- also refl.; recover (a…