† efflagitatev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To demand eagerly; to desire eagerly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > desire strongly or eagerly [verb (transitive)]
to gape uponc1340
galp1546
gape1552
to gape ata1586
to die for1591
ambition1601
raven1607
ambigate1633
ambitionate?c1642
ambiate1659
sparkle1665
to be for1673
efflagitate1676
greed1848
to be spoiling for1865
1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso ii. 29 The noble enterprise..devoutly to be efflagitated by all ingenious persons.
Derivatives
efflagitated adj.
ΚΠ
1641 W. Prynne Antipathie Ep. Ded. sig. ¶¶ Which long efflagitated difficult worke..the publishing of this Antipathy will much facilitate.
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