释义 |
unbeˈget, v. [un-2 3.] trans. To annul or undo the begetting of.
a1625Fletcher Hum. Lieut. iv. ii, I'le raise 'em to a Regiment, and then command 'em, When they turn disobedient, unbeget 'em. 1676Dryden Aurengzebe i. i, He.., Repining that he must preserve his Crown, Wishes..he could unbeget Those Rebel-Sons, who dare t' usurp his Seat. a1721Sheffield (Dk. Buckhm.) Wks. (1753) II. 200 There would be yet a greater pleasure in unbegetting such a Son, if possible. c1825Beddoes Poems, Torrismond i. iv, Unwrap me of my years, And hunt me..Into my mother's womb! there unbeget me! |