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disempester
† disemˈpester, v. Obs. Also disim-. [f. dis- 6 + empester v.] trans. To rid of that which pesters or plagues.1613 Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. 104 To unburthen his charge, and dis-impester his Court. 1654 Trapp Comm. Neh. ii. 4 That the Church might be disempestered of Arians.
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depester
† deˈpester, v. Obs. [a. OF. depestrer, despestrer (13–14th c. in Hatzf.), mod. dépêtrer, in same sense, f. dé-, dés- (dis-) + -pestrer in empestrer: see empester, pester.] refl. To disentangle or rid oneself (from).1685 Cotton tr. Montaigne I. 449 One vice..so deeply rooted in us, that I dare not d...
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poister
† poister, v. Obs. [app. a variant of pester v.1; cf. OF. enpaistrier (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).] trans. To hopple, fetter, entangle, encumber. In quot. 1523 (which is earlier than any instance of pester, empester, or impester), the sense is not very clear.1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. Pref. 2 [History...
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pester
▪ I. pester, v.1 (ˈpɛstə(r)) Also 6–7 pestre, pesture. [app. short for empester, impester, or F. empestrer, with which it is synonymous in its first sense; used by Cotgrave to translate empestrer. In later use influenced by pest; hence the sense ‘plague’. But several points in the history are obscur...
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