Efferate

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Meaning

(obsolete) To excite into a passionate, angry, bestial state..

Example Sentences

[…]; by which meanes he ſtill breaks out againe, and I know not whether more efferated by former attachings, or animated by his often diſchargings, he euer rampeth more feircely than before, and threatneth his accuſers, to ruine all that is holy.

Secondly, as the Stile, and subiect Matter of Stage-Playes is Scurrilous, and Obscene, so likewise it is Bloody, and Tyrannicall; breathing out Malice, Fury, Anger, Murther, Crueltie, Tyrannie, Treacherie, Frensie, Treason, and Reuenge, (the constant Theames, and chiefe Ingredients, of all our Tragedies,) which Efferate, and enrage the Hearts, and Mindes, of Actors, and Spectators; yea, oft times animate, and excite them to Anger, Malice, Duels, Murthers, Reuenge, and more then Barbarous crueltie, to the great disturbance of the publike Peace.

[…]; but if hee had thought even by a civil analogie what theſe men muſt bee in their morals and religions that efferated by a private ſpleen, would give up their Nation to ruine, I believ, Hee would not have put himſelf to a trouble to a framing theſe merciful expedients;[…]; but this man in ſtead of preaching Chriſt, efferated the ſpirits of his Hearers into rebellions and commotions;

1.2. Wherein haſt thou loved us? or, which is worſe, deſpiſe God himſelf; turn back upon the Mercie-ſeat, grow very negligent, cold and careleſs in the Worſhip of God: nay many times the minde is efferated and grown bruitiſh and inſolent both towards God and man[…]

[…]: in the laſt dayes perillous times ſhall come, Laſt dayes they are in regard of the adminiſtration, that doth ſucceed, and exceed that which was Levitical, Chriſt being a better Prince then Moſes in his Sanctions, a better Prieſt then Aaron in his Sacrifice, he was not onely an High Prieſt, but an Apoſtle, that was ſent out of the Boſome of the Father, to bring glad tydings, yet when the Plenty of Grace was moſt of all diſperſed, the Power of Godlineſs was moſt deſpiſed, ſo that men were efferated by clemency, enraged by meekneſs, impatient by forbearance, wax wanton in the moſt goodly Heritage;

’Tis a sign men have drunk in a false Religion, when their spirits are efferated, and grow Monsters in wickedness;

I am not ſo fooliſh tᵒ Hope, That, now that the Age is become ſo efferated by the late Civil War’ and ſo emboldned by their conſtant Impunity after whatſoever Provocations and Affrontings of Authority;

How hath it efferated ſome, and made them inſolent, fierce, froward!

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• efferates
• efferating
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