† impiatev.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
transitive. To pollute, defile.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > pollute or defile [verb (transitive)]
afileeOE
besmiteeOE
shenda950
befilec1000
bisulienc1200
defoulc1320
file1340
foilc1380
smota1387
lime1390
solwea1400
surda1400
infectc1425
filtha1450
poison?a1513
defile1530
polluve1533
inquinate1542
pollute1548
contaminate1563
bumfiddlec1595
impure1598
conspurcate1600
defoil1601
sullya1616
vilify1615
deturpate1623
impiate1623
defedate1628
dreg1628
contemerate1650
spot1741
empoison1775
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Impiate, to defile with dishonestie.
Derivatives
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Impiation, a defiling.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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