单词 | peculiate |
释义 | † peculiatev. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. 1. transitive. To confiscate goods or other property as a punishment. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [verb (transitive)] > confiscate or sequestrate to state > deprive by confiscation or forfeiture forfeit?a1400 forjudgec1470 confisk1579 confiscatea1618 peculiate1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Peculiate.., to punish by the purse, to take away a mans goods. 2. transitive. To endow with property; to enrich. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > accumulate wealth [verb (transitive)] > make rich i-wealyOE to bring (a person) in or to (his) warison1297 richc1350 increasec1380 enrich1382 enrichessec1430 make1460 enwealthy1594 divitiate?1623 munificate1623 felicitate1638 imburse1641 peculiate1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Peculiate.., to enrich. DerivativesΚΠ 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Peculiation, a taking away a mans goods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1656 |
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