单词 | reaspire |
释义 | reaspirev. Now rare. intransitive. To aspire again to (also towards) something, to do something. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > aspire [verb (intransitive)] > again reaspire1621 1621 S. Ward Life of Faith i. 2 It would pittie one to see how lamely and blindly hee re-aspires thereunto. 1646 E. Fisher Marrow Mod. Divin. (ed. 2) 222 The soule is thereby made to re-aspire towards..that chief good, even God. 1789 W. Gilbank Day of Pentecost i. 18 'Twas thine, 'twas thine,..Their [sc. sinful men's] souls to strengthen with celestial aid, And bid them re-aspire to forfeit joys. 1936 R. Campbell Mithraic Emblems 17 From the sacred flames they feast In hymns of incense re-aspire To praise His throne of silver fire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1621 |
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