Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To buy off; ransom; redeem.
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- verb transitive To
buy off ;ransom ;redeem (from sin, hell, etc.). - verb transitive To
stone for;gain over;bribe .
Etymologies
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From Middle English *forbyen, forbiggen, forbuggen, equivalent to for- + buy.
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