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† suffurate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. pa. ppl. stem of L. suffurārī, f. suf- = sub- 26 + furārī, f. fur thief.]
trans. To steal away.
1549E. Becke Bible Pref. A A vi, If all magistrates..wolde..vouchsafe to suffurate & spare an houre or ii in a day, from theyr worldly busines. a1564Becon Nosegay Pref., Wks. (1843) 195 At such hours as I could conveniently suffurate and steal away from the..teaching of my scholars.
Hence † suffuˈration, a drawing away.
1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋297 The Spagyrick art..doth debilitate many things by a privie and insensible suffuration. |