单词 | amaricate |
释义 | † amaricatev. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To introduce a bitter taste; to be a source of irritation.Apparently only attested in the work of N. Biggs. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > exacerbation of suffering > exacerbate suffering [verb (intransitive)] amaricate1651 exacerbate1837 to pile it on1839 to rub salt in one's wounds1944 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋80. 47 How doth Opium amaricate? 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋164.124 For neither is it soporiferous sulphur in opium that doth cool; but greatly amaricate, and his salt is sharp and sudorifick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < v.1651 |
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