definition of the word abacinate

• From Late Latin abacinatum, past participle of abacinare; ab- "off" + bacinus "a basin".

to abacinate (third-person singular simple present abacinates, present participle abacinating, simple past and past participle abacinated)

1. (transitive, torture) To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes^[1].

• abacination

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1. ^ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1998, MICRA, Inc.) at dictionary.com

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