preposterate
English
Verb
preposterate (third-person singular simple present preposterates, present participle preposterating, simple past and past participle preposterated)
- (obsolete) To reverse or turn upside down.
- (obsolete) To pervert or disgrace.
- I never saw thinge done by you which preposterated or perverted the good judgment that all the world esteemeth to shine in you.
Further reading
- http://books.google.com/books?id=1gvRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA683&lpg=PA683&dq=preposterate&source=bl&ots=NMyCk1sAFq&sig=os3p2vFcEP7j0t0cJZRLqQHbT-M&hl=en&ei=qWF4SpfPBcHVlAeP5NGZBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=preposterate&f=false
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989