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transitive. To mix; to thicken (soups, sauces, etc.). Cf. alye, ally, v. 2.
transitive. To thicken with a ‘lear’ (see lear, n.2 2).
To render ‘lithe’ or thick; to thicken (broth, etc.). Also transferred.