† evirtuateadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Deprived of virtue, strength, or power; enervated.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weakened
acrazed1521
extenuate1555
dispirited1659
diluted1681
deadened1720
evirtuate1799
attenuated1828
watered1866
weakened1870
1799 S. T. Coleridge in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 304 The most heaven-inspired penmaker that..these superficial, weak, and evirtuate ages have produced to redeem themselves from ignominy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
† evirtuatev.
Obsolete.
1.
a. reflexive. To put forth virtue from (oneself); to exert oneself (to do something).
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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
1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xvi. 203 One should evertuate himselfe to bring something home, that may accrue to the publique benefit.
1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 185 Thus, my noble Lord, have I evertuated my self, and stretched all my sinewes,..to satisfy your Lordship touching this subject.
b. intransitive. To put forth virtue, exert influence.
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the world > action or operation > operation upon something > exert operative influence [verb (intransitive)]
imprest1652
bear1658
evirtuate1676
tell1779
to come into ——1881
1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 100 The Secret we enquire after, and which does most apparently seem to evirtuate towards this end [manuring land], is some Salt.
2. transitive. To take away the virtue of, to deprive of authority, power, or strength.
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society > authority > lack of power > deprive of power [verb (transitive)]
evirtuate1640
unpower1643
dispower1656
1640 Ld. J. Digby Speech Triennial Parl. (1641) 24 Where is the legislative Authority?.. In the King circled in, fortified and evirtuated by his Parliament.
1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 65 The Comitia are totally depraved and evirtuated by being called out of the field into the palace.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Evertuate.
1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Evertuate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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