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affeeblish
† aˈffeeblish, v. Obs. rare. [f. OFr. afebliss-, extended stem of afeblir (mod. affaiblir): see affeeble. Cf. feeblish v.] A by-form of affeeble.1483 Caxton G. de la Tour h iij b, Wyn taken ouer mesure..affeblysshed the brayne.
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affamish
† affamish, v. Obs. Also 7 afamish. [f. Fr. affame-r, OFr. afamer, afemer, = Pr. afamar, It. affamare, pointing to a late L. or early Rom. *affamāre, f. ad to, famem hunger. Many OFr. vbs. in -er had variants in -ir, -iss-ant (whence Eng. -ish); cf. affeeble, affeeblish; on this analogy other Fr. vb...
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effeeblish
† eˈffeeblish, v. Obs. [var. of affeeblish v.; see prec.] trans. To enfeeble. Hence eˈffeeblishing vbl. n. eˈffeeblishment n., weakening.1570–80 T. Hacket Amadis of Gaule 305 The brave Lyons..shall be brought under, and the strength of their clawes effeeblished. 1540 T. Raynalde Byrth Man. (1634) 12...
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