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deˈhonestate, v. rare.
[f. ppl. stem of L. dēhonestāre to dishonour, disgrace (f. de- I. 6 + honestus honest): see -ate3.]
trans. To dishonour, disgrace, disparage.
1663Jer. Taylor Fun. Serm. Abp. Bramhall III. 224 (L.) The excellent..pains he took in this particular, no man can dehonestate or reproach. 1825Lamb Vision of Horns, Knaves who dehonestate the intellects of married women.
Hence dehoneˈstation [ad. L. dēhonestātiōn-em], dishonouring, dishonour.
c1555Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (1878) 96 The dehonestation and dishonouring of the brother. 1653Gauden Hierasp. 482 The infinite shame, dehonestation, and infamy which they bring. 1661― Anti-Baal-B. 464 (L.) Sacrilege..is the unjust violation, alienation or dehonestation of things truly sacred. |