preposterate

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English

Verb

preposterate (third-person singular simple present preposterates, present participle preposterating, simple past and past participle preposterated)

  1. (obsolete) To reverse or turn upside down.
  2. (obsolete) To pervert or disgrace.
    I never saw thinge done by you which preposterated or perverted the good judgment that all the world esteemeth to shine in you.

Further reading

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989