单词 | evect |
释义 | † evectv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To raise (a person) to a high rank or office; to elevate in status or esteem. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > increase in rank or power evect1608 aggrandize1634 1608 H. Clapham Errour Right Hand 77 They would haue themselues and their lay children euected. 1616 H. Wright 1st Pt. Disquis. Truth iv. 33 Shall hee this way shunne it, if being for a certaine time made Deputy, Lieutenant General, or raised and euected to any other speciall place and dignity? 1664 M. Mackaile Moffet-well Pref. 5 The most ancient and noble Family of the Douglass..whose signal and singular loyalty and courage, did evect them unto the highest pitch of honour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1608 |
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