| ABDICATE | • abdicate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit. • abdicate v. (Transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To formally separate oneself from or to divest oneself of. • abdicate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To depose. |
| ABDUCENT | • abducent adj. (Obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. • abducent n. That which abducts. • abducent n. (Neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve. |
| ABDUCTED | • abducted v. Simple past tense and past participle of abduct. • abducted adj. Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction. • ABDUCT v. to carry someone away with force; to kidnap. |
| ABDUCTEE | • abductee n. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens. • ABDUCTEE n. one who is abducted. |
| ABJECTED | • abjected v. Simple past tense and past participle of abject. • abjected adj. (Obsolete) That has been cast off or rejected. • ABJECT v. to throw out, cast away. |
| BACCATED | • baccated adj. Having many berries. • baccated adj. (Obsolete) Set or adorned with pearls. • BACCATED adj. having berries; berrylike, also BACCATE. |
| BACKDATE | • backdate v. To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date. • backdate n. An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date. • BACKDATE v. to date to an earlier time. |
| BEDTICKS | • bedticks n. Plural of bedtick. • BEDTICK n. a tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed. |
| BENEDICT | • benedict n. (Rare) A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor. • benedict adj. (Obsolete) Having mild and salubrious qualities. • benedict v. (Rare) to bless. |
| BISECTED | • bisected adj. Divided into two equal pieces. • bisected v. Simple past tense and past participle of bisect. • BISECT v. to divide into two parts. |
| BLOTCHED | • blotched adj. Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”). • blotched v. Simple past tense and past participle of blotch. • BLOTCH v. to mark with large spots. |
| BUCKETED | • bucketed v. Simple past tense and past participle of bucket. • BUCKET v. to push forward hurriedly. |
| CODEBTOR | • codebtor n. One of a group of people who are jointly responsible for a debt. • CODEBTOR n. one who shares a debt. |
| COMBATED | • combated v. Simple past tense and past participle of combat. • COMBAT v. to fight against. |
| DECUBITI | • decubiti n. Plural of decubitus. • DECUBITUS n. (Latin) one's posture or position in bed. |
| DIABETIC | • diabetic adj. Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. • diabetic adj. Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. • diabetic adj. Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. |
| OBJECTED | • objected v. Simple past tense and past participle of object. • OBJECT v. to argue in opposition. |
| OBTECTED | • obtected adj. (Obsolete) covered; protected. • obtected adj. (Zoology) Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files. • OBTECTED adj. of an insect, having wings and legs immovably pressed against the body in a hard chitinous case, also OBTECT. |
| SUBACTED | • subacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of subact. • SUBACT v. to subdue. |
| TRACKBED | • trackbed n. The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid. • trackbed n. (Loosely) The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built;… • track␣bed n. Alternative form of trackbed. |