单词 | envirtue |
释义 | † envirtuev. Obsolete. 1. reflexive. To exert one's strength; to strive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself [verb (reflexive)] afforcec1300 enforcec1386 virtuea1393 endeavourc1400 naitc1400 envirtue1477 exploit1490 to put it forthc1500 constrainc1510 efforce1512 lay1535 evirtuate1642 to exert oneself1736 hump1835 spread1843 to put about1983 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 40 He enuertued hym selfe defending. 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses x. viii Ypomenes envirtued & enforced hym So moche in th' end that he passed her. c1500 Melusine (1895) 200 The kyng of Anssay..envertued hym self strong, and made with his handes grete vasselage. 2. transitive. To endue with virtue. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [verb (transitive)] invirtuate1641 envirtue1692 virtuefy1768 virtuize1828 1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. 67 A little cake..which they put into the Serpents mouth, to sanctifie and envirtue it for the recovery of the sick. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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