1. Verb
To break to pieces; to shatter.
2. Verb
To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
3. Verb
To shake; to put away; to finish.
4. Verb
To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
5. Verb
To deal with, in eating or drinking.
6. Verb
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
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