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单词 distest
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distestv.

Etymology: < dis- prefix 1d + Latin testāre, testārī to call to witness, < testis witness.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To undo or discredit the testimony of; to deprive of the right of being received in testimony.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by proving error or weakness
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falsifyc1449
enervate1565
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imposture1622
distest1647
disauthenticate1658
convict1717
negative1790
unsubstantiate1799
to show up1893
1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 41 Æthelstans law gave it [power of sentence], and upon conviction..distested the delinquents oath for ever.
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