单词 | predevote |
释义 | † predevoteadj. Obsolete. rare. Predestined, foredoomed. ΚΠ a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III Prol. in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 237/2 The next Peter Bell was he, Predevote, like you and me, To good or evil as may come. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). predevotev. rare. transitive. To devote or commit in advance. ΚΠ 1815 Zeluca I. 377 Sir John was unconsciously pre-devoted to one, and by the other Lady for the third set [of dances]. 1819 P. B. Shelley in D. H. Reiman Bodl. Shelley MSS (1986) 36 The next Peter Bell was he Predevote[d] like you & me To good or evil.] 1996 Re: Web Producers in houston.music (Usenet newsgroup) 16 June And the $4,000+ for a decently-equipped graphics workstation? a pittance compared to the amount of time and experience pre-devoted to using it, the overhead expenses of running a business, [etc.]. Derivatives ˌpredeˈvoted adj. ΚΠ 1815 Zeluca III. 2 The incertitude [seemed] far more trying than conviction of Erdestone's pre-devoted affections. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1822v.1815 |
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