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Abacinate
UK
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
US
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
Translation of "abacinate" into Russian
abacinate
Verb
UK
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
US
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
abacinate
abacinates
abacinated Past Simple / Past Participle
abacinating Gerund
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)
Definitions
abacinate
Verb
UK
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
US
/ˈæb.ə.sɪ.neɪt/
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.