† honestifyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. = honest v. (in various senses).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > celebrate (a marriage) [verb (transitive)] > marry after seduction
to make an honest woman of (a woman)1562
honest1611
honestifya1652
a1652 R. Brome Mad Couple Well Match'd v. ii. sig. G7, in Five New Playes (1653) I'le marry, and honestifie her.
1859 A. Manning Story Italy xiv. 71 To translate Machiavelli literally, we must say that he tried to honestify by an honest plea the dishonesty of his heart.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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v.a1652- to wait serve hand and foot
- to wait serve to hand and foot
- to wait table
- to wait the table
- to wait till one sees
- to wait to
- to wait up
- to wait wait upon a person hand and foot
- to wait wait upon a person to hand and foot
- to wait wait upon hand and foot
- to wait wait upon to hand and foot
- to waive from
- to waive one's wit
- to waive the tort
- to waive up
- to waive wit
- to wake a sleeping dog
- to wake a sleeping hound
- to wake a sleeping wolf
- to wake it
- to wake over
- to wake snakes
- to wake to
- to wake up and smell the coffee
- to wake up and smell the decaf