† disaffrightv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To free from fear or alarm; to reassure, calm.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve of suffering
lighteOE
unbindc950
alightOE
slakea1300
deliverc1325
covera1375
lissec1374
relievea1382
allegea1425
refreshc1430
alighten1530
untaste1609
mitigate1644
disaffright1676
soothe1746
shrive1899
1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads iv. 53 His own Commanders first to disaffright. [No corresponding passage in the Greek original.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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v.1676- make nothing on
- make nothing to
- make oath
- make obedience
- make obeisance
- make obeisance to
- make obstacle
- make odds even
- make of
- make off
- make off with
- make old bones
- make on
- make one
- make one a compliment of
- make one boot serve for either leg
- make one good glee
- make one of
- make one'a last stand
- make one'a maundy
- make one's addresses
- make one's adieux
- make one's advantage of
- make one's alto
- make one's ape