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subˈodorate, v. rare. [f. L. subodōrāt-, pa. ppl. stem of subodōrārī, f. sub- sub- 22 + odōrārī (f. odor odour). Cf. It. subodorare, F. subodorer.] trans. To smell or scent out.
1606Wotton Lett. (1907) I. 354 This having been subodorated in Rome, they have there newly proposed [etc.]. 1837Fraser's Mag. XVI. 660 Heyne, who, though no wizard, had subodorated the truth. |