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† deˈpester, v. Obs.
[a. OF. depestrer, despestrer (13–14th c. in Hatzf.), mod. dépêtrer, in same sense, f. dé-, dés- (dis-) + -pestrer in empestrer: see empester, pester.]
refl. To disentangle or rid oneself (from).
1685Cotton tr. Montaigne I. 449 One vice..so deeply rooted in us, that I dare not determine whether any one ever clearly depestred himself from it or no. |