"effront" meaning in English

See effront in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: effronts [present, singular, third-person], effronting [participle, present], effronted [participle, past], effronted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} effront (third-person singular simple present effronts, present participle effronting, simple past and past participle effronted)
  1. (obsolete) To give self-confidence to. Tags: obsolete Related terms: effrontery
    Sense id: en-effront-en-verb-dxc8OSpS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "effronted",
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      ]
    },
    {
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              76,
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          "ref": "1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici:",
          "text": "I am naturally bashful; nor hath conversation, age, or travel, been able to effront, or enhardem me.",
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        "(obsolete) To give self-confidence to."
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        {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "effront"
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "effronted",
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        "To give self-confidence to."
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        "(obsolete) To give self-confidence to."
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