单词 | affain |
释义 | † affainv. Obsolete. transitive. To attribute (an improper opinion, action, etc.) to a person, typically falsely or maliciously. Frequently with to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > assert or attribute falsely to feign (a slander, fault) upon, against1535 falsify1606 affain1632 1632 W. Struther Looking Glasse for Princes & Popes in Looking Glasse for Princes & People 165 The Iesuits of Munster..affained to vs that wee belieue in Sathan. 1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 77 Those Errors, which are maliciously affained to him. 1655 G. Hall Triumphs of Rome vii. 90 Some spightful slanderer..affained such dreadful blasphemy upon their Holinesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1632 |
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