martellate, v. nonce-wd.
(ˈmɑːtɪleɪt)
[f. It. martell-are + -ate2.]
trans. To hammer (fig.).
| 1829 Landor Imag. Conv., Albani & Pict.-Dealers Wks. 1853 II. 9/1 They belabor and martellate my ears worse than the terza rima of Dante. |
martellate, v. nonce-wd.
(ˈmɑːtɪleɪt)
[f. It. martell-are + -ate2.]
trans. To hammer (fig.).
| 1829 Landor Imag. Conv., Albani & Pict.-Dealers Wks. 1853 II. 9/1 They belabor and martellate my ears worse than the terza rima of Dante. |
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