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abacinate

/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/

Translations

abacinateverb

abacinated

Past Simple

abacinated

Past Participle

abacinating

Gerund

/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/

The cruel king decided to abacinate the prisoner as a punishment.

Жестокий король решил ослепить пленника в качестве наказания.

Additional translations

ослепить (путем воздействия горячими или яркими предметами)

Synonyms

deprive of sight

abacinateverb

To blind (a person or animal) by exposing the eyes to intense heat or dazzling light, especially as a form of torture.

The despot commanded that the captive be abacinated with red-hot copper plates held before his eyes.

(Figurative) To deprive of clear judgment or perception; to dazzle or stupefy.

Sudden wealth can abacinate even the shrewdest minds, clouding their sense of reality.