† labefactatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin labefactāt-, labefactāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin labefactāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of labefactāre to make unsteady, loosen, to undermine, shake, frequentative formation < labefacere labefy v. Compare earlier labefactation n. Compare also earlier labefact v., labefy v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To make unsteady or unstable; to weaken, to undermine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > cause to move unsteadily [verb (transitive)] > cause to totter

shakec1050

overswaya1586

totter1613

brandle1622

labefactate1645

1645 R. Baillie Dissuasive from Errours of Time x. 222 They confirme and establish the rights of Congregations, they doe not abolish nor labefactate any of them.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ggg2^v It [sc. lead] labefactates [L. labefactare] houses by its weight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

单词	labefactate
释义	† labefactatev. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin labefactāt-, labefactāre. Etymology: < classical Latin labefactāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of labefactāre to make unsteady, loosen, to undermine, shake, frequentative formation < labefacere labefy v. Compare earlier labefactation n. Compare also earlier labefact v., labefy v. Obsolete. transitive. To make unsteady or unstable; to weaken, to undermine. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > cause to move unsteadily [verb (transitive)] > cause to totter shakec1050 overswaya1586 totter1613 brandle1622 labefactate1645 1645 R. Baillie Dissuasive from Errours of Time x. 222 They confirme and establish the rights of Congregations, they doe not abolish nor labefactate any of them. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ggg2^v It [sc. lead] labefactates [L. labefactare] houses by its weight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018). < v.1645
随便看	to moistify one's clay to moisture away to moll it up to mollify a person's heart to mollify the belly to mollify the fist to money out to moor a proviso to moor anchor to mop and mow to mop or wipe the floor with to mop the floor with to mop up the floor with to mope and mowl to mose in the chine to motormouth one's way to mould cockelty bread to mount a loom to mount a pitch to mount guard to mount on a dead horse to mount one's pitch to mount the guard to mount the high horse to mount the pitch