beˈruffiaˌnize, v.
[f. be- + ruffianize.]
trans. To call or stigmatize as a ruffian.
| 1596 Nashe Saffron Wald. v. ii, M. Lilly and me, by name he beruffianizd and berascald. |
beˈruffiaˌnize, v.
[f. be- + ruffianize.]
trans. To call or stigmatize as a ruffian.
| 1596 Nashe Saffron Wald. v. ii, M. Lilly and me, by name he beruffianizd and berascald. |
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