单词 | recompass |
释义 | † recompassv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To re-obtain (cf. compass v.1 11b); (also) to traverse (ground) again (cf. compass v.1 5a). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > again or back acovera1225 covera1300 gain-covera1300 to get againc1380 recovera1387 becoverc1400 recounsel?a1425 recurea1425 win1489 redeem1526 readept1537 rehave1541 recuperate1542 regain1548 reobtain1579 retire1584 reget1585 to get back1587 retrieve1589 reprise1590 reprocure1590 reattain1595 relieve1596 recompassc1604 reacquire1627 reacquist1635 recruit1656 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps) retrace1594 untread1594 recompassc1604 retreat1605 to measure back (also backward)a1616 recollect1651 retrace1775 retrack1839 unthread1847 c1604 Charlemagne (1938) v. 101 At her deathe had I recompast it, I had beene kynge of Fraunce. 1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea i. 33 Having compass'd and recompass'd much ground to no purpose,..I laid me downe to rest me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.c1604 |
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