ASTERT

A*stert, v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten, asturten.]

Definition: To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [Obs.] Spenser.

A*stert", v. i.

Definition: To escape. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 January 2025

AGITATION

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”


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