单词 | discharm |
释义 | discharmv. transitive. To free from the influence of a charm or enchantment.intransitive in quot. 1480. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (intransitive)] > disenchant discharm1480 unwitch1582 uncharm1779 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > disenchant unwitch1571 unbewitch?1572 disenchant1590 uncharm1621 discharm1634 unspell1635 disconjure1644 unmagic1650 disencharm1651 unenchant1654 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv. vii The more she discharmed [Fr. nous descharmoit], the more we gate our forme humayne. 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches v. sig. L2 So they are discharm'd. 1839 H. Ellison Madmoments (new ed.) II. 298 The Clarion has untuned his Ear for sounds Of gentler note, discharmed the Homefireside. 1849 J. R. Lowell Poems (rev. ed.) II. 158 That thunder's swell Rocked Europe, and discharmed the triple crown. 1903 H. R. Voth Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony 346 He would be affected by the peculiar snake charm; i.e., some part of his body would swell up and if not discharmed, burst. 2000 M. Bahti Guide Navajo Sandpaintings i. 9 A final prayer is said over the remains, which some say ‘discharms’ the sands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1480 |
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