| 释义 |
† ˈdevocate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. dēvocāt- ppl. stem of dēvocāre to call off, away, or down, f. de- I. 1, 2 + vocāre to call.]
trans. To call down.
(In quot. 1570 perhaps ‘to make calls or demands’, if not a misprint for derogate.)
c1570Preston Cambyses in Hazl. Dodsley IV. 188 The Commons of you do complain, From them you devocate. 1633W. Struther True Happiness 52 Superstitious worshippers thinke by their prayers, as charmes, to devocat and draw God out of heaven. |