单词 | avocate |
释义 | † avocatev. Obsolete. 1. To call away, withdraw, distract, divert (from). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > distract [verb (transitive)] > from a purpose, etc. withdraw1340 distractc1380 waive1390 wresta1400 to turn aside1535 avocate1543 detract1548 to turn off1573 take1574 swaya1593 to put out1616 to put off1631 sidetrack1887 to turn off1951 1543 T. Becon David's Harpe in Wks. (1843) 266 Whereby they might be avocated and called away from sin. 1641 W. Prynne Antipathie Ep. Ded. sig. ¶¶¶v Temporall meanes, & honour..avocate and hinder them from preaching. 1752 W. Shenstone Wks. & Lett. III. 192 I have avocated my thoughts, and fixed them for a while upon common amusements. 2. To call to a higher tribunal; = advocate v. 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > remove to another court or judge > remove to higher court beclepe1297 advocatec1529 advoke1533 avocate1649 evoke1752 1649 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII 259 Seeing now all proceeding in England inhibited, the Cause Avocated to Rome, Caupegius recalled. 1679 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 1st Pt. 120 Must avocate the business to be heard in the court of Rome. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1543 |
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