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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aread \A*read"\, Areed \A*reed"\, v. t. [OE. areden, AS.
[=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See {Read}.]
1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to
guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.]
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Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
--Spenser.
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2. To read. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.
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But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! --Milton.
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4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton.
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