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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Addressed} (-dr[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Addressing}.] [OE.
     adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten,
     address, F. adresser, fr. [`a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F.
     dresser, to straighten, arrange. See {Dress}, v.]
     1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


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              And this good knight his way with me addrest.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To prepare or make ready. [Obs.]
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              His foe was soon addressed.           --Spenser.
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              Turnus addressed his men to single fight. --Dryden.
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              The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the
              noise of the bridegroom's coming.     --Jer. Taylor.
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     3. Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill
        or energies (to some object); to betake.
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              These men addressed themselves to the task.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     4. To clothe or array; to dress. [Archaic]
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              Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel.
                                                    --Jewel.
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     5. To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as
        a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).
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              The young hero had addressed his players to him for
              his assistance.                       --Dryden.
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     6. To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether
        spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech,
        petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
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              Are not your orders to address the senate?
                                                    --Addison.
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              The representatives of the nation addressed the
              king.                                 --Swift.
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     7. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to
        direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.
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     8. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
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     9. (Com.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as
        agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant
        in Baltimore.
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     {To address one's self to}.
        (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to.
        (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.
  
     {To address the ball} (Golf), to take aim at the ball,
        adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body,
        etc., to a convenient position.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  addressed \addressed\ adj.
     1. marked with a destination; -- of mail. [Narrower terms:
        {self-addressed ] {unaddressed}
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  addressed
       adj : of mail; marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail
             addressed to `resident'" [ant: {unaddressed}]

















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