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† ˈlanguefy, v. Obs. rare.
Also -ify.
[Formed to represent L. languefacĕre, f. languēre: see languish v. and -fy.]
1. trans. To make faint or languid.
1607Schol. Disc. agst. Antichr. ii. vi. 59 By the clamour whereof how many..were couched and languefied?
2. intr. To become weak or languid.
a1734North Exam. i. iii. §110 (1740) 197 The Plot..began to languify, and must haue gone out, like a Snuff, if this Murder had not happened.
Hence † ˈlanguefying ppl. a.
1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋207 Physitians may deservedly suffer the lash and feel compunction for their inhumane languifying practises. |