单词 | empest |
释义 | Definition of empest in English:empest(also impest) verb ɛmˈpɛstɪmˈpɛst rare
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Fowler (d. 1612), writer and courtier. From French empester to corrupt (a person) morally, to infect (a person) with a contagious disease, e.g. plague or pestilence from em- + peste. Definition of empest in US English:empest(also impest) verb rare
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Fowler (d. 1612), writer and courtier. From French empester to corrupt (a person) morally, to infect (a person) with a contagious disease, e.g. plague or pestilence from em- + peste. |
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