What does inescate mean?
Inescate means (obsolete, transitive) To allure; to lay a bait for..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To allure; to lay a bait for..
Many such pranks are played by our Jesuits, sometimes in their own habits, sometimes in others, – to inescate and beguile young women.
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Inescate means (obsolete, transitive) To allure; to lay a bait for..
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Many such pranks are played by our Jesuits, sometimes in their own habits, sometimes in others, – to inescate and beguile young women.
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