v. t.
To mend; to repair.
v. t.
To renew or enkindle (a fire).
n.
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.
v. t.
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
a. & adv.
An early form of Better.
n.
A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Betake
v. t.
To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
v. t.
To commend or intrust to; to commit to.
a.
Delivered; committed in trust.
v. t.
To better; to mend. See Beete.
n.
An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
a.
To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.
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