What is to drive away; to overcome. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Harvey called?
profligate — To drive away; to overcome. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Harvey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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