† embedlamv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To put into Bedlam; hence to drive mad.
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mada1425
overthrow?a1425
to go (also fall, run) mada1450
deferc1480
craze1503
to face (a person) out ofc1530
dement1545
distemper1581
shake1594
distract1600
to go (also run, set) a-madding (or on madding)1600
unwita1616
insaniate?1623
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dementate1628
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unreason1643
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madden1720
maddle1775
insanify1809
derange1825
bemoon1866
send (someone) up the wall1951
a1628 F. Greville Alaham ii. i, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 28 Furie! then spurre thy self, embedlam wit.
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