† ˈeffrenate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. effrēnāt-us, f. effrēnāre, f. ex out + frēn-um bridle. Cf. F. effréné.]
a. Of passions: Unbridled, ungovernable. b. Of drugs: Violent in action.
| 1561 Abp. Parker Corr. (1852) 157 Men of effrenate intemperancy. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 143 Nothing doth so much dehort from..any medicament as its effrenate, prepotent and malign quality. |
Hence ˈeffrenated ppl. a., unbridled, unruly.
| 1586 J. Hooker Girald. Irel. in Holinshed II. 144/1 Let vs returne to the historie of this effere and effrenated nation. |