Accoy
//əˈkɔɪ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue. obsolete
"Of faire Pæana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee."
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More examples"Of faire Pæana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee."
Etymology
From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.
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