单词 | distest |
释义 | † distestv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To undo or discredit the testimony of; to deprive of the right of being received in testimony. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by proving error or weakness reprovea1398 falsifyc1449 enervate1565 convince1583 disprove1584 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1647 |
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