† preˈstigiate, v. ? Obs. rare.
Also 8 præ-.
[f. late L. præstigiāre (f. præstigium: see prestige) + -ate3.]
trans. To deceive by jugglery or as by magic; to delude. Hence † preˈstigiated deluded, † preˈstigiating deluding, ppl. adjs.
| 1647 Ward Simp. Cobler 17 To take Christ as himselfe hath revealed himselfe in his Gospel, and not as the Divell presents him to prestigiated phansies. 1716 M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. 229 Præstigiating and ensnaring Arians. |