Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To harm; hurt; tear open.
- To tame; subdue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To tame.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
tame .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Saint-Just monte à la tribune; il entame un discours dans le même sens que celui que
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I wished that, by the hints I gave you, you might have got the start of him, and the merit, at least, of having entame that matter with Soltikow.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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To be sure, the arrangement is entame, la pillule est avalee, et bien des couloeuvres apres.
George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Helen [Editor] Clergue
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And they had question together until evensong time which of them both should entame or begin to take of the bread.
The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900
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To be sure, the arrangement is entame, la pillule est avalee, et bien des couloeuvres apres.
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"Un homme né Chrétien et François se trouve contraint dans la satyre; les grands sujets lui sont défendus, il les entame quelquefois, et se détourne ensuite sur de petites choses qu'il relève par la beauté de son génie et de son style."
Amiel's Journal Henri Fr��d��ric Amiel 1885
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III.v. 48 (305, 8) [That can entame ay spirits to your worship] [W: entraine] The common reading seems unexceptionable.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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USA - La réforme financière entame sa dernière étape au
WN.com - Articles related to Obama obtient sa réforme de la finance 2010
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USA - La réforme financière entame sa dernière étape au
WN.com - Articles related to Obama obtient sa réforme de la finance 2010
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Information on the [entame] system was seen in advanced age
Wireless Watch Japan 2009
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