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spiriting |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr & vb n. {Spiriting}.] 1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up Many officers and private men spirit up and assist those obstinate people to continue in their rebellion. --Swift. 2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away or off The ministry had him spirited away and carried abroad as a dangerous person. --Arbuthnot & Pope. I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of antiquity. --Willis. {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave the offense of inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade process requiring attendance at trial.
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