† contestativeadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Relating to or dealing with contestation.
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1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent ii. 238 Those [words] were prenunciatiue, and these contestatiue.
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adj.1620- to put provision to
- to put quench a person's light
- to put quench a person's lights
- to put salt on the tail
- to put side on
- to put side on a ball
- to put silence to
- to put some period to
- to put someone in hazard
- to put someone off his stroke
- to put someone off stroke
- to put someone on a charge
- to put someone on blast
- to put someone right
- to put someone under the table
- to put something against a person's beard
- to put something down one's neck
- to put something in a person's head
- to put something in delay
- to put something in hazard
- to put something into a person's head
- to put something on delay
- to put something on ice
- to put something on the ball
- to put something on the fritz