v. Obs. rare–1. [f. FAINT a. + -EN5.] trans. To make faint, depress, dispirit.
1612–5. Bp. Hall, Contempl., N. T., II. i. Thou wilt not be, either so little absent as not to whet our appetites, nor so long as to fainten the heart.
v. Obs. rare–1. [f. FAINT a. + -EN5.] trans. To make faint, depress, dispirit.
1612–5. Bp. Hall, Contempl., N. T., II. i. Thou wilt not be, either so little absent as not to whet our appetites, nor so long as to fainten the heart.
