† resurprisen.
Obsolete.
An act of taking a place or person newly by surprise.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > surprise attack > fresh
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > feeling of surprise > fresh
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a1626 F. Bacon Considerations War with Spain (1629) 7 The Processe of this Action drew on a Resurprise of the Castell by the Thebans, a Recouery of the Towne [etc.].
a1711 T. Ken Psyche ii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 203 O that I had a Cherub's num'rous Eyes To guard me from a Re-surprise.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
resurprisev.
/ˌriːsəˈprʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌrisə(r)ˈpraɪz/ transitive. To take (a person, place, etc.) by surprise again or a further time.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > again
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1663 J. Heath Chron. Late Intestine War 324 (margin) Tinmouth-Castle seized for the King, and resurprized for the Parliament.
a1700 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 274 Sometimes he Seven, sometimes a Legion sends, Who, when cast out, the Soul who careless lies With seven-fold Force and Malice re-surprise.
1820 G. A. Ellis New Brit. ix. 170 I firmly believe, that the Beneficent Being, who first surprised us with life and reflection, will resurprise us with more perfect states of being.
1908 E. Chamberlain & L. Chamberlain Coast of Chance i. 11 As always, Flora was re-surprised at his bulk as now it appeared between the parted curtains.
2007 P. Shirley Can I keep my Jersey? (2008) 20 It always re-surprises me that such a high level of concentration is required if one wants to have any success at the NBA level.
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