A-vāle'1, v. t.
v. t. [Fr. avaler, to let down, L. Lat. avalare, avallare. See supra.] 1. To let down; to lower; to cause to descend. [Obs.] Phœbus 'gan avale His weary wain. Spenser. 2. To depress; to make abject. [Obs.] Wotton.
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Avale
A-vāle'2, v. i.
[Fr. avaler, to descend, L. Lat. avalare, avallare. See supra.] To come from a higher to a lower position; to fall, as rain, or the tide; to become lowered or abased; to descend. [Obs.] “And from their sweaty coursers did avale.” Spenser.