Abacinate

Abacinate
Abacinate A*bac"i*nate ([.a]*b[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [LL. abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.] To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • abacinate — verb blind by holding a red hot metal plate before someone s eyes The prisoners were abacinated by their captors • Hypernyms: ↑blind • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * abacinate, v. rare 0. (əˈbæsɪneɪt) …   Useful english dictionary

  • abacinate — verb To blind by holding a red hot metal rod or plate before the eyes …   Wiktionary

  • abacinate — v. blind someone by using red hot metal irons close to the eyes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • abacinate — To blind by putting a hot copper basin near someone s eyes …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • abacinate — Same as abbacinate …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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