| 释义 |
† Achillize, v. Obs. rare.
[f. Achill-es, see achillean a. (cf. to hector) + -ize, as in Gr. ποιητίζ-ειν to play the poet, and Eng. tyrannize.]
To play Achilles with, to chase as Achilles did the Trojans.
1672Marvell Rehearsal Transp. i. 217 He Hectors and Achillizes all the Nonconformists. 1673Transpr. Rehears'd 20 You would expect that he had Hector'd and Achilliz'd 'em all out of the pit. |