intransitive. To do evil or wrong, transgress. Formerly also: †to do harm or injury to (also unto, against, till) (obsolete). In later use archaic…
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > do evil or wrong [verb (intransitive)] (27) misdoOE intransitive. To do evil or wrong, transgress. Formerly also: †to do harm or injury to (also unto, against, till) (obsolete). In later use archaic… lithera1300 intransitive. To act wickedly, to do harm. malignc1425 intransitive. To act wickedly or sinfully, to do wrong. Also with against. Obsolete. to do (also play the) naught1594 Wickedness, evil, moral wrong. Cf. nought, pron. 3b. Obsolete. to hold a candle to the devil1598 to set (also light, proffer) a candle beforeor to the devil: to propitiate or humour him, as saints are supposed to be propitiated by a votive… Subcategories:— transgress or offend (21) — increase in gravity (of offence) (1) |
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