单词 | devite |
释义 | † devitev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To shun. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun overboweOE bibughOE fleea1000 forbowa1000 ashun1000 befleec1000 beflyc1175 bischunc1200 withbuwe?c1225 waive1303 eschew1340 refuse1357 astartc1374 sparec1380 shuna1382 void1390 declinea1400 forbeara1400 shurna1400 avoidc1450 umbeschewc1485 shewe1502 evite1503 devoid1509 shrink1513 schew?a1534 devite1549 fly1552 abstract1560 evitate1588 estrange1613 cut1791 shy1802 skulk1835 side-slip1930 to walk away from1936 punt1969 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Riij I exhorte you..to devite or shonne the company of heretikes. 2. To ask not (to do): the opposite of invite.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > demotivate [verb (transitive)] > ask not to do devite?1833 ?1833 C. Lamb Let. Oct. (1935) III. 406 I am de-vited to come on Wednesdays. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1549 |
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