ABATE, v. t. to weaken, diminish. M. N's | D. III, ii, 432; 2 H. 4, I, i, 117; T. A. I, i, 43. To cast down. Cor. III, iii, 134. To blunt. R. 3, V, 35. To omit, bar. L. L. L. V, ii, 540.

66

v,

H. 8, II, Oth. IV,

loathing.

Abatement, sb. diminution. Lear, I, iv,
59. Depreciation. Tw. N. I, i, 13.
Abhominable, adj. the common 16th cen-
tury spelling of 'abominable." See
note on L. L. L. V, i, 21.
Abhor, v. t. to refuse, reject.
iv, 81. To be abhorrent to.
ii, 163.
Abhorring, sb. an object of
A. & C. V, ii, 60.
Abide, v. i. to sojourn, stay for a time.
W. T. IV, iii, 88. v. t. to take the con-
sequences of, answer for. J. C. III,
i, 95; ii, 114; 3 H. 6, II, v, 75. A
corruption of "Aby."
Abjects, sb. outcasts. R. 3, I, i, 106.
See J. C. IV, i, 37, and note.
Able, v. t. to uphold, warrant. Lear, IV,
vi, 168.

Abode, v. t. to forebode. 3 H. 6, V, vi,
45; H. 8, I, i, 93.
Abodements, sb. forebodings. 3 H. 6,
IV, vii, 13.

Abortives, sb. monstrous births. John,
III, iv, 158.
Abridgement, sb. a short entertainment,
for pastime. M. N's D. V, i, 39;
Ham. II, ii, 415. A summary. Cym.
V, v, 382; Lucr. 1198.
Abrook, v. t. to brook, endure. 2 H. 6,
II, iv, 10.

Abruption, sb. breaking off. T. & C.
III, ii, 63.

Absey book, sb. an ABC book or primer. John, I, i, 196.

Absolute, adj. positive, certain.. Ham.

V, i, 133; Cym. IV, ii, 107; Cor. III, ii, 39. Resolved. M. for M. III, i, 5. Complete. Lucr. 853; Tp. I, ii, 109; Ham. V, ii, 107; Cor. IV, v, 136; A. & C. I, ii, 2.

Abstract, sb. an epitome. A. & C. I, iv, 9; Ham. II, ii, 518.

Abuse, v. t. to deceive. Lear, IV, i, 23,
vii, 53; M. A. V, ii, 84; T. A. II,
iii, 87; Oth. I, i, 174, III, iii, 340;
Cor. III, i, 58. To represent deceit-
fully. Lucr. 1529. To misuse, cor-
rupt. Oth. I, i, 173. To disfigure.
R. & J. IV, i, 29.
Abuse, sb. deception. M. for M. V, i,
203; Ham. IV, vii, 49; Sonn. cxxxiv,
12. v. t. ill-use. Sonn. xlii, 7.
Abuser, sb. cheat. Oth. I, ii, 78.
Aby, v. t. to atone for, expiate. M. N's
Ď. III, ii, 175, 335.

Abysm, sb. abyss. Tp. I, ii, 50.
Accept, p. p. accepted, adopted. H. 5,
V, ii, 82.

Accepted, p. p. acceptable. T. & C. III, iii, 30.

Accite, v. t. to cite, summon. 2 H. 4, V, ii, 141; T. A. I, i, 27. Excite. 2 H. 4, II, ii, 56. Accommodate, v. t. to furnish, equip with what is suitable. Lear, IV, vi, 81; 2 H. 4, III, ii, 65. Accommodated, p. p. suited, favoured. Cym. V, iii, 32.

Accomplish, v. t. to get. 3 H. 6, III, ii, 152; T. A. II, i, 107. To equip. H. 5, IV, prol. 12.

Accomplished, p. p. fully equipped, furnished. R. 2, II, i, 177.

Accord, v. i. to consent. H. 5, II, ii, 86; Comp. 3.

Accordant, adj. agreeable. M. A. I, ii,

12.

According, adv. accordingly. M. for M. | V, i, 480.

Accordingly, adv. correspondingly. A. W. II, v, 8.

Accost, 2. t. to solicit. T. & C. IV, v, 59;

Tw. N. I, iii, 52. Account, v. i. followed by "of," to reckon, esteem. Two G. II, i, 55. sb. array, show. R. & J. V, i, 45. Esteem. Lear, I, i, 19. Estimate. Oth. I, iii, 5. Accountant, adj. liable. M. for M. II, iv, 86; Oth. II, i, 287. Accuse, sb. accusation. 2 H. 6, III, i, 160.

Aches, a dissyllable in Tp. I, ii, 370;
Tim. I, i, 250, V, i, 197.
Achieve, v. t. to win. H. 5, IV, iii, 91,
cf. III, iii, 8; T. A. II, i, 80.
Achievement, sb. victory. H. 5, III, v,
60.

Achilles' spear, the rust of which cured
Telephus, who was wounded by it.
2 H. 6, V, i, 100.
Acknown, cognisant.

Oth. III,

iii,|

323. A-cold, cold. Lear, III, iv, 57, 82,

143.

or

Aconitum, aconite, monk's-hood, wolf'sbane. 2 H. 4, IV, iv, 48. Acquit, p. p. acquitted. R. 3, V, v, 3. Delivered, quit. M. W. I, iii, 23. Acquittance, v. t. to acquit. R. 3, III, vii, 233.

Acquittance, sb. acquittal, discharge. Ham. IV, vii, 1.

Acre, sb. a measure of length, equivalent to a furlong. W. T. I, ii, 96. Act, v. i. to be an agent. V. & A. 1006. Action-taking, adj. litigious. Lear, II, ii, 16.

Acture, sb. performance. Comp. 185.
Adam, Adam Bell, the famous archer.
M. A. I, i, 224.

Adamant, sb. the loadstone. M. N's D.
II, i, 195; T. & C. III, ii, 175.
Addict, p. p. addicted. Pass. P. xxi,

43.

Addiction, sb. inclination. H. 5, I, i, 54; Oth. II, ii, 5.

Addition, sb. title, attribute. A. W. II, iii, 125; T. & C. I, ii, 20, II, iii, 241, III, iii, 91, IV, v, 141; Oth. III, iv, 195, IV, i, 104, ii, 164, v, 141; Lear, I, i, 135, II, ii, 22, V, iii, 69; Ham. I, iv, 8, II, i, 47; Mac. I, iii, 106; Comp. 118.

Address, v. r. to prepare oneself. 2 H. 6,
V, ii, 27; Ham. I, ii, 216. v. i. to ad-
dress oneself, prepare. Lear, I, i, 190;
T. & C. IV, iv, 145.
Addressed, p. p. prepared. L. L. L. II,
i, 83; Per. II, iii, 95; 2 H. 4, IV, iv, 5;
H. 5, III, iii, 58; cf. IV, i, 10; J. C.
III, i, 29; Lucr. 1606.

Adhere, v. i. to harmonise. Mac. I, vii,

52.

Adjunct, adj. attendant, consequent. John, III, iii, 57; Lucr. 133; Sonn. xci, 5. sb. attendant. L. L. L. IV, iii, 310; Sonn. cxxii, 13.

Admiral, sb. the chief ship of a fleet. 1 H. 4, III, iii, 25; A. & C. III, x, 2.

Admiration, sb. astonishment. H. 5, II, ii, 108; Ham. I, ii, 192, III, ii, 318; Lear, I, iv, 236.

Admire, v. i. to wonder. Tw. N. III, iv, 144; Tp. V, i, 154.

Admired, adj. astonishing. Mac. III, iv, 110. Admirable. Tp. III, i, 37; A. & C. II, ii, 122.

Admit, v. t. to introduce formally. T. & C. II, ii, 79.

Admittance, sb. fashion. M. W. III, iii,

49. Of great admittance received in the best society. M. W. II, ii, 204.

Adoptious, adj. given in adoption. A. W. I, i, 162.

Adorning, sb. ornament. A. & C. II, ii,

212.

Adulterate, adj. adulterous. Ham. I, v, 42; R. 3, IV, iv, 69. v. i. to commit adultery. John, III, i, 56. Advance, v. t. to raise. Tp. I, ii, 408, IV, i, 177; H. 5, V, ii, 345; Cor. I, vi, 61. To promote. Tim. I, ii, 166. Advancement, sb. promotion. Ham. III, ii, 55, 331.