Alter, 1) trans., a) to change: “add to his flow, but a. not his taste,” Lucr. 651. Lucr. 651 Sonn. 36, 7. 93, 3. 145, 9. Gentl. II, 4, 128. Wiv. II, 1, 52. Tw. II, 5, 112. Wint. I, 1, 37. 2, 384. IV, 4, 586. H4A III, 1, 116. H5 V, 2, 87. H6B III, 1, 5. H6C IV, 3, 31. H8 I, 1, 189. IV, 1, 98. 2, 96. 2, 96 Mcb. I, 5, 73. Lr. IV, 6, 7. Cymb. IV, 2, 365. Per. III, 1, 76. Especially == to make of another mind or humour: “Angelo will not be --ed,” Meas. III, 2, 220. “there is no power in the tongue of men to a. me,” Merch. IV, 1, 242. Err. II, 2, 7. Ado I, 3, 39. Wint. IV, 4, 475. Cor. V, 4, 9. Oth. III, 4, 125. Per. IV, 6, 112. And == to reverse a law, a judgment: “no power in Venice can a. a decree,” Merch. IV, 1, 219. “but you, sir, --ed that,” Tw. II, 1, 22. John III, 1, 311. R2 III, 2, 214. Followed by from: “our theme is --ed from a serious thing,” R2 V, 3, 79. Absol.: “stupid with age and --ing rheums,” Wint. IV, 4, 410.
b) to exchange: “would a. services with thee,” Tw. II, 5, 172.
2) intr., to change: “love is not love, which --s,” Sonn. 116, 3. Sonn. 116, 3 115, 8. Ado II, 3, 247. Mids. II, 1, 107. 2, 61. H4B IV, 5, 12 (cf. H8 IV, 2, 96).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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