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1. aliēnen v.

35 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).

2. 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…

3. amē̆nden v.

167 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) To remedy (a lack, a fault, a bad situation); correct, rectify, right (a wrong, an injustice, an error); (b) to correct or emend (a text, etc.); used ironically in Wycl.Papa.

4. blasfēmen v.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To utter blasphemy against (God, Christ, etc.); -- with or without obj.; (b) theol. to speak or act in a manner offering insult to God, commit blasphemy.

5. comprehenden v.

81 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Of an area: to contain or include (sth.); (b) to enclose (sth. in an area).

6. condempnen v.

32 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To pass adverse judgment upon (sth. or sb.), regard as evil or guilty; condemn, criticize; (b) to bear witness against (sb.), accuse; denounce (one person to another).

7. corǒunen v.(1)

99 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To crown (sb.) ceremoniously, invest with sovereignty; (b) corounen (sb.) king, corounen to kinge, corounen to the kingdom, to crown (sb.) as king, etc.; (c) crouned king, etc., a king that has…

8. dampnen v.

95 quotations in 5 senses
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To pass adverse judgment upon (sth., sb.); condemn or repudiate (a doctrine); object to or condemn (a practice); ban (a book); blame, censure or criticize (sb.).

9. 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.

10. figūren v.

40 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To have a certain shape, form, or appearance; -- pass.; (b) to shape (oneself), to assume the shape or appearance of (someone); -- refl.; (c) wel figured, faireste figuren, etc., well shaped, etc…

11. ǧendren v.

78 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To bring forth (offspring), beget (a child), produce (young); (b) ppl. gendred, of offspring: begotten or born; also fig.; first-gendred, the first-born; on-gendred, only-begotten; (c) to…

12. magnifīen v.

74 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To make (sb. or sth.) famous, spread the fame of (sb.); (b) to praise (sb. or sth.), give glory to (sb.), honor; respect (sth.); (c) to praise (God, Christ, the gods, the Virgin Mary), honor…

13. 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

14. prē̆destinen v.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. To foreordain, predestine; predestine (sb. or sth. to a state or to have a quality), predestine (sb.) to be (sth.); foreordain (a fate for sb.).

15. repenten v.

128 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To feel regret, be sorry; regret or suffer the consequences of an act; repenten for (of), feel regret for (sth.); also ppl. repenting as adj.; (b) to regret (sth.), grieve over; be sorry (to have…

16. sacren v.

100 quotations in 4 senses
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Eccl. & theol.: (a) To consecrate the body and blood of Christ in the Mass, celebrate the Eucharist; (b) to consecrate (bread and wine, the body and blood of Christ, the Host) in the Mass; celebrate…

17. sacrifīen v.

32 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To offer a sacrifice before a deity, perform sacrificial rites; sacrifien togeder, ?make a collective sacrifice; (b) to offer (sb. or sth., the life of a victim) to a deity as a sacrifice; also fi

18. 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…

19. signifīen v.

115 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To be a symbol of (sb. or sth.), be an emblem of, symbolize; represent symbolically (that sth. is so); signifien ayenes, have symbolic force against (a sin); (b) to be symbolized by (sth.); ben

20. spīren v.(2)

12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To breathe out, exhale; also fig.; of the wind: blow; (b) theol. to breathe forth (the Holy Ghost), inspire; also, breathe (life into man); also, breathe forth the Holy Ghost [last quot., 1st…