单词 | dispair |
释义 | † dispairv.1 Obsolete. transitive. To undo the pairing of, separate from being a pair. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > separate from being a pair dispair1605 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 438 The grissel Turtles (seeldome seene alone) Dis-payer'd and parted, wander one by one. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Four Plays in One in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeeee3/1 I have..dis-pair'd two doves, made 'em sit mourning. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. x. 57 Engagements, where the minds are unpaired—dis-paired, in my case may I say. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † dispairv.2 Obsolete. intransitive. To spoil, become injured, ‘go bad’. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] marc1225 pairc1390 starvec1400 dispair1580 to go off1583 die1612 spoil1692 to go bad1799 to go wrong1882 to go in the tank1974 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 56 Kell dried [hops], will abide, foule weather or faire: where drieng and lieng, in loft doo dispaire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.11605v.21580 |
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