diffide

diffide

English

Etymology

Latin diffido (“I distrust”)

Verb

diffide

1. (obsolete) To be distrustful
   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 22:

     "Nor is it sufficient ground to diffide to the strength of this Argument..."

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Italian

Noun

diffide f

1. plural of diffida

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Latin

Verb

diffīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of diffīdō