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† ˈdesecate, v. Obs.
[f. L. dēsecāre to cut off or away, f. de- I. 2 + secāre to cut. (The regular form is desect; but in L. dēsecātio for dēsectio is in Cassiodorus.]
trans. To cut off, cut away; to cut free from entanglement or obstruction. Hence ˈdesecated ppl. a.
1623Cockeram, Desecate, to mow or cut off. 1651Reliq. Wotton. 334 So as the Soul hath a freer and more desecated operation. 1656in Blount Glossogr.; and in mod. Dicts.
So † deseˈcation. Obs.
1623Cockeram, Desecation, mowing or cutting off. |