† seposev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To set aside, dismiss from consideration.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > dismiss from consideration
to put out of ——a1250
to lay awaya1400
to set asidec1407
to lay by1439
to lay asidec1440
to let (something) walkc1450
to set apart?1473
reject1490
seclude?1531
to let go1535
to put offc1540
to set by1592
sepose1593
to think away1620
to look over ——a1640
prescind1650
seposit1657
decognize1659
inconsider1697
to set over1701
shelf1819
sink1820
shelve1847
eliminate1848
to count out1854
discounta1856
defenestrate1917
neg1987
1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church vii. 79 If seposing a litle the names of men, wee examine the grounds of both interpretations.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 90 The grand Points of the Christian Truth, which, that Parenthesis being seposed, do immediately follow.
2. To set apart or reserve.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > storage > store [verb (transitive)] > reserve
reservea1382
keepa1400
sparea1400
savea1450
to put by1568
to put aside1569
to set byc1595
sepose1609
seposit1657
to lay aside1711
to set away1747
to lay by1786
to lay (also put) past1847
to put away1861
1609 J. Donne Let. in Poems (1633) 354 God seposed a seventh of our time for his exterior worship.
1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr i. 7 So is the treasure and crowne of Martyredome seposed for them, who take vp deuoutly the crosses of this life.
a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. vi. §8 Having purposely sepos'd the examples recorded in the Scriptures for our third part.
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 105 This is the harmony, this is the resurrection of a Christian,..that, he sepose some times, to think of nothing but God.
1641 H. L'Estrange Gods Sabbath 64 Gods seposing of a certain time for their..Sanctification.
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