allect

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To allure; to entice; to sway. obsolete
    — […] for conducing wherof theye cannot devyse a better way then to allect the Kinges Grace, with faier promyses, to discend on this syde, to thentent their enterprise should be the more easye and feysable on that party;· and thus to passe, or sen an armye for this or sch like effect, were neyther wisdome profit honnor ne good counsaill.
  2. To attract; to draw to oneself. obsolete
    — Other were sent also to allect and entice lyz Robert Clyfford , and William Batly to retorne into Englande, promslinge to theim franke and free pardone of all offences, and commes promitted promcions and rewardes, for obeynge to the kynges request.

词形变化

allects present,singular,third-person allecting participle,present allected participle,past allected past

词源

From Latin allectare, frequentative of allicere, allectum.
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