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with⋅al

  [with-awl, with-]
Use withal in a Sentence
–adverb
1. with it all; as well; besides.
2. in spite of all; nevertheless.
3. Archaic. with that; therewith.
–preposition
4. with (used after its object).
Origin:
1150–1200; ME phrase with al(le); r. OE mid ealle, mid eallum. See with, all
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with·al   (wĭth-ôl', wĭth-)   
adv.  
  1. In addition; besides: "And, withal, a wider publicity was given to thought-provoking ideas" (Holbrook Jackson).
  2. Despite that; nevertheless.
  3. Archaic Therewith.
prep.   Archaic
With. Used after its object at the end of a sentence or clause.

[Middle English : with, with; see with + al, all; see all.]
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Withal

With*al"\, adv. [With + all.]

1. With this; with that. [Obs.]

He will scarce be pleased withal. --Shak.

2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also. [Archaic]

Fy on possession But if a man be virtuous withal. --Chaucer.

If you choose that, then I am yours withal. --Shak.

How modest in exception, and withal How terrible in constant resolution. --Shak.

Withal

With*al"\, prep. With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands. [Obs.]

This diamond he greets your wife withal. --Shak.

Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal. --Lev. v. 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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withal 
"in addition," 1393, from M.E. with alle (c.1200), superseding O.E. mid ealle "wholly" (see with).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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