单词 | restrive |
释义 | restrivev. rare before 20th cent. intransitive. To strive again. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > strive or struggle > anew re-enforce1603 restrive1613 1613 E. Sackville Let. in Guardian (1713) No. 133 Restriving again afresh, with a Kick and a Wrinch together, I freed my long captived Weapon. 1848 J. Boag Pop. Eng. Dict. II. Restrive, to strive anew. 1911 World's Work July 14569/1 It was the same impulse that made Cecil Rhodes restrive as he watched the Transvaal from afar. 1949 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 16 413 Fighting back and restriving after failure is a necessary method of psychological defense. 1997 R. M. Thomas Integrated Theory Moral Devel. vii. 75 Avoiding failure and shame, restriving from defeat, retaliating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1613 |
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