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† ˈparify, v. Obs. rare.
[a. OF. parifi-er (15th c. in Godef.), or ad. med.L. parificare (1285 in Du Cange), f. pār, pari- equal: see -fy.]
trans. To make, or represent as, equal; to compare, liken. So † parifiˈcation Obs.
c1425Wyntoun Cron. v. Prol. 2 Orosius apon syndry wys tyll Babylone Rome paryfyis. 1537Let. in Cranmer's Misc. Writ. (Parker Soc.) II. 352 Subsequently ye parify me unto them. 1537Cranmer ibid. 354 Where you say, that I parify you to the false traitors in Lincolnshire. Ibid., When I write this parification (as you call it) of the rebels of Lincolnshire, I nothing thought less than to compare any man hereabout to them. |