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† ˈeffrenate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. effrēnāt-us, f. effrēnāre, f. ex out + frēn-um bridle. Cf. F. effréné.]
a. Of passions: Unbridled, ungovernable.
b. Of drugs: Violent in action.
1561Abp. Parker Corr. (1852) 157 Men of effrenate intemperancy. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 143 Nothing doth so much dehort from..any medicament as its effrenate, prepotent and malign quality.
Hence ˈeffrenated ppl. a., unbridled, unruly.
1586J. Hooker Girald. Irel. in Holinshed II. 144/1 Let vs returne to the historie of this effere and effrenated nation. |