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obsŏlēto

obsŏlēto · v. a

to degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile

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What it meant

obsŏlēto — Lewis & Short

obsŏlēto, āvi, 1, v. a.obsoletus,

I to degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile (eccl. Lat.).
I Lit.: qui vestitum obsoletāssent nuptialem, Tert. adv. Gnost. 6.—
II Trop.: majestatis vestigia obsoletant, Tert. Apol. 15.

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