单词 | refricate |
释义 | † refricatev. Obsolete. transitive. To reopen (a wound) by rubbing (in quot. 1570 in figurative context). In earliest use and chiefly figurative: to renew or stir up again (an old antagonism, grief, a memory, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > be sorry or grieved at [verb (transitive)] > sadden or grieve > again refricate1533 the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > remind [verb (transitive)] mingOE mina1200 bethink1340 recorda1382 reducec1425 rememberc1425 rememorate1460 mind1524 revive?1564 remembrance1593 recall1595 prompt1600 remind1621 enmind1645 immind1647 refricate1657 commonish1661 flap1790 to touch up1796 1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man (Dial.) i. f. 9 But here wyll I leue to dispute any more in this matter, lest I moughte happen to refricate the late variaunce betwene the and me. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2121/1 They..began to refricate and rippe vp the old sore. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxvi. xviii. 597 Euery man began afresh to refricate and renue the former greefe. 1649 Subjects Sorrow 25 The neighbourhood of His sacred earthly remaines must needs refricate the scarce skinn'd sorrowes of London. 1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder 29 To refricate your memories, The first Question was whether his Highness was a Tyrant or no? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < |
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