(1):
(v. t.) To shake; to put away; to finish.
(2):
(v. t.) To deal with, in eating or drinking.
(3):
(v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
(4):
(v. t.) To break to pieces; to shatter.
(5):
(v. t.) To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; - said especially of tumors.
(6):
(v. t.) To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.