† eccentricatev.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. Used bombastically for: To disclose.
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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > thoughts or feelings
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unbreast1559
unbosom1598
unbowel1649
eccentricate1708
to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808
disbosom1868
unzip1939
uncap1980
1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais v. xx My design is to..excentricate to you my Cogitations.
2. intransitive. To go out of one's proper sphere.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (intransitive)] > go beyond bounds > go beyond proper sphere
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extravagant1656
extravagec1690
1643 Mercurius Britanicus 3 Oct. No. 6. 42 We can discusse our differences in our own seates and no man go out nor excentricate.
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