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Ravened
(gcide) | Raven \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened (r[a^]v"'nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
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1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill.
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2. To devour with great eagerness.
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Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak.
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contravened
(encz) | contravened,odporoval v: Zdeněk Brožcontravened,porušoval v: Zdeněk Brožcontravened,přestupoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
Contravened
(gcide) | Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contravened;
p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
+ venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
of; to defeat.
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So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened. --Southey.
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2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
contravene a law.
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Laws that place the subjects in such a state
contravene the first principles of the compact of
authority. --Johnson.
Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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Cravened
(gcide) | Craven \Cra"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cravened (-v'nd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cravening.]
To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.]
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There is a prohibition so divine,
That cravens my weak hand. --Shak.
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