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41. disdeinen v.

47 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To be disdainful of (sth.), hold (sb.) in contempt, scorn (sb. or sth.); also fig.; (b) to scorn (to do sth.); -- also impers.; (c) to display contempt or scorn; also with at or with phrase. …

42. dissolven v.

62 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) To break up or dissolve (a solid); dissolven to (into), reduce (a solid) to (a liquid), liquify; (b) of a solid: to break up or melt; of dew: evaporate; of a cloud: to break up, vanish; -- also……

43. distemperen v.

33 quotations in 6 senses
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Physiol. To upset the proper balance of the humors or qualities. …

44. 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.……

45. distracten v.

25 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To distract (sb., the mind, etc.); divert (sb. from an observance); distracten fro, distracten to; (b) ppl. distract, distracted; distracten aboute, absent-minded. …

46. 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……

47. drauen v.

767 quotations in 21 senses
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(a) To pull, tug, draw; pull in harness; (b) to pull (sb. or sth.), drag, tug at; pull up (a drawbridge); (c) to draw or withdraw (a part of the body); (d) to pull (a vehicle), tow (a ship), turn……

48. drīen v.(1)

100 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To make (sth.) dry; dry (oneself, one's clothes); evaporate the moisture from (sth.); (b) to dry (sth.) by wiping, wipe dry; wipe away (tears); dry (one's eyes); (c) to make (moisture) evaporate……

49. elevāten v.

14 quotations in 5 senses
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To raise to a higher position. …

50. encǒmbren, -ien v.

Additional spellings: encombrien
50 quotations in 6 senses
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To hinder or block; to get stuck; to choke (grass). …

51. enǧendren v.

59 quotations in 9 senses
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Of progenitors: to beget or have (offspring); of offspring: to be begotten, born, or descended. …

52. engrōssen v.

44 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To gather, collect, or acquire (something) in large quantity or numbers; (b) to accumulate or buy (goods) in such quantity as to cause scarcity, to forestall (the market), to corner (a commodity……

53. enoinen v.

38 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To smear or daub (sb. or sth. with a soft substance such as blood or poison); to apply oil cosmetically to (the face); (b) to grease (a wrestler). …

54. enointen v.

86 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To smear or daub (sb. or sth. with a soft substance such as oil or grease); (b) to put oil on (food); to baste (a fowl); (c) to caulk (a ship); to seal (a casket). …

55. exālen v.

5 quotations in 2 senses
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Of the 'breath of life': to escape. …

56. exclūden v.

62 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To shut out or exclude (someone) from a place; to refuse admission (to a place); to banish (from a country); (b) to exclude or omit (from a list or series); excluden out; -- often with from or of……

57. excocten v.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Med.?Boil away, consume. …

58. expellen v.

26 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To drive out or away (an enemy, an invader); exorcise (the Devil); (b) to exile (a person from a town or country), to banish; to expel (from an organization); fig. to banish (someone from……

59. 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. …

60. expressen v.

64 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) To put (something) into words, to describe or set forth; to state, declare, or report; to relate (events), to tell (a story); expressen trouth, give a true account, tell the truth; (b) to give……

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