To destroy, ruin, or overthrow (a person); to bring to ruin or misery. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > destroy or ruin a person (23) spillc950 To destroy, ruin, or overthrow (a person); to bring to ruin or misery. Obsolete. amarOE transitive. To ruin or destroy (a person or people). smitelOE transitive. Of God: to afflict with death or destruction; (also) to punish or afflict in a notable way. Cf. sense 14b. Now archaic. aspillc1175 To destroy, kill. mischievec1325 transitive. To afflict or overwhelm with misfortune; to destroy or ruin. Obsolete (archaic in later use). to bid (something) misadventurec1330 to bid (something) misadventure: to curse. to do (a person) misadventure: to bring disaster or ruin upon. Obsolete. mara1375 transitive. To ruin, damage seriously (a person, a person's fortunes, etc.). Frequently in opposition to make (see make, v.1 69b) or mend. Now archaic… fordoc1380 To ruin or undo (a person). Also (in late use), To deprive of. Obsolete. undo1390 To destroy in respect of means or position; to ruin. †Also (reflexive) with (out) of. wrack1564 To cause the ruin, downfall, or subversion of (a person, etc.); to ruin, overthrow. Also reflexive. to make roast meat of (also for)1565 to make roast meat of (also for): to kill or finish off; to burn. Obsolete. wrake1567 transitive. To bring (a person) to ruin; = wrack, v.2 3. Also reflexive. wreck1590 To bring (a person) to ruin or disaster; to subvert, ruin. Also reflexive. speed1594 To dispatch, destroy, kill (a person, etc.). feeze1609 The threat ‘I'll feeze you’ seems to have given rise to the following senses. vaguely, To ‘do for’, ‘settle the business of’ (a person, a person's… to do a person's business1667 colloquial. to do a person's business (also to do the business for a person): to ‘do for’, ruin, or kill a person. Also figurative. cook1708 transitive. slang. To inflict great and irretrievable damage on (a person or thing); to ruin. Cf. to cook one's goose at goose, n. 1d. to settle a person's hash1795 colloquial and regional (esp. Scottish and U.S.). to settle a person's hash: to cause the downfall or end of a person; to silence or subdue a person. diddle1806 transitive. To do for, undo, ruin; to kill. to fix1836 Originally and chiefly U.S. to fix (a person): to deal with, settle or ‘do for’ (a person); to kill (a person). to fix it: to arrange matters. any way… raddle1951 transitive. To wear out, debilitate; to ravage, afflict. Also figurative. Chiefly in passive. Subcategories:— the soul (1) — destroy life (1) |
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