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- verb Present participle of
atchieve .
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Examples
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His calmness was the result of his piety; for his noble heart was pouring forth to Heaven the sacred effusions of gratitude, anticipatory of the glorious conquest which he was about to prove the honoured medium of atchieving.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 James Harrison
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His calmness was the result of his piety; for his noble heart was pouring forth to Heaven the sacred effusions of gratitude, anticipatory of the glorious conquest which he was about to prove the honoured medium of atchieving.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson Harrison, James 1806
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He continued there feveral years, but without having any opportunity of atchieving fuch an exploit as might givtf the world hopes of his future eminence, or appear fo worthy of the greatnefs of hi& name as to be particularly recorded.
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My gentle Marciiis, worthy Calus, and By dced-atchieving honour newly narri'd.
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... concerning this subject; that young men ought to travell into forraine countryes, and all those that desire the praise of learning and atchieving worthy actions both at home and abroad.
English Travellers of the Renaissance Clare Howard
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They resolved to retaliate the insult at Boagry, by invading Dahomy; and actually penetrated into that dismal forest which divides Dahomy from Ardra, in order by that manoeuvre to intercept any succours coming from the kingdoms of Ardra or Whydah to the relief of Dahomy: but in consequence of some division in their councils (a grievance to which republics are generally exposed), they retired again without atchieving any thing worthy of the boldness and wisdom of the design.
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God, for the better atchieving of the same most Godlie intent, and purpose of Reformation. "
Good Thoughts in Bad Times and Other Papers. 1608-1661 1863
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