† beleperv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To afflict with, or as with, leprosy.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > corrupt > taint or infect
smiteeOE
besmiteeOE
smitOE
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beleper?a1625
?a1625 Lawes of Candy v. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiiv/1 Beleapred with the curse Of foule ingratitude.
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xiiii. 139 Imparitie and Church revenue rushing in, corrupted and beleper'd all the Clergie.
Derivatives
beˈlepered adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [adjective] > leprosy > afflicted with
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leprosied1840
1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore iv. sig. H v Thy lust be-leapred body.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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