Would he abuse the countenance of the king,
Alack, what mischiefs might he set abroach,
In shadow of such greatness! Henry 4, P. 2, iv. 2.
ABROAD. Broadly; wide open.

His hands abroad display'd, as one that grasp'd
And tugg'd for life, and was by strength subdu'd.
Henry 6, P. 2, iii. 2.

TO ABROOK. To brook; to endure.
Sweet Nell, ill can thy noble mind abrook
The abject people gazing on thy face
With envious looks, still laughing at thy shame.
Henry 6, P. 2, ii. 4.
Interruption; pause.

Henry 8, i. 1.

ABRUPTION.

What should they grant? what makes this pretty abruption? Troilus and Cressida, iii. 2.

ABSOLUTE. Complete; perfect; resolved; certain; positive.

The wicked'st caitiff on the ground

May seem as shy, as grave, as just, as absolute
As Angelo.
Measure for Measure, v. 1.

Therefore, most absolute sir, if thou wilt have
The leading of thine own revenges, take
The one half of my commission. Coriolanus, iv. 5.
Believe me, an absolute gentleman, full of most
excellent differences.
Hamlet, v. 2.

Be absolute for death; either death or life
Shall thereby be the sweeter.

Measure for Measure, iii. 1.
I am absolute 'twas very Cloten. Cymbeline, iv. 2.
How absolute the knave is!
Hamlet, v. 1.

ABSTRACT. An epitome; an abridgment; a table; a schedule.

I have to-night dispatched sixteen businesses a month's length apiece, by an abstract of success. All's well that ends well, iv. 3.

You shall find there

A man who is the abstract of all faults
That all men follow. Antony and Cleopatra, i. 4.
Let them be well used; for they are the abstract
and brief chronicles of the time. Hamlet, ii. 2.

Now must your conscience my acquittance seal.

Hamlet, iv. 7. TO ACQUITTANCE. To release; to discharge; to acquit.

But if black scandal or foul-fac'd reproach
Attend the sequel of your imposition,

Your mere enforcement shall acquittance me
From all the impure blots and stains thereof.
Richard 3, iii. 7.