Adree

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To carry on; practice; pass (life, time, etc.). ambitransitive, obsolete
  2. 2
    To bear; endure; suffer; thole. obsolete, transitive

Etymology

From Middle English adreȝen, adreoȝen, from Old English ādrēogan (“to act, do, perform, practice, bear, suffer, endure, pass time, live”), equivalent to a- + dree.

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