| 单词 |
profligation |
| 释义 |
profligation Now rare or Obs.|prɒflɪˈgeɪʃən| [ad. late L. prōflīgātiōn-em ruin, destruction, n. of action f. prōflīgāre: see profligate a.] The action of ‘profligating’, overthrowing, routing; discomfiture, overthrow, rout; ruin, destruction.
1526St. Papers Hen. VIII, I. 185 In the distressing of thEmperours army by see, and profligacion of the Lance⁓knightes. 1608Bp. J. King Serm. 5 Nov. 21 To the utter..extermination of Christ and his Gospell out of the kingdome, profligation of iustice and religion. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 150 Convenient for the profligation of diseases. 1815Q. Rev. XIII. 351 A stern profligation of the opinions of many eminent..writers. |

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