Meaning of ambiate | Babel Free

Definitions

To ambition; to covet; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly.

obsolete, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“'Tis a great piece of the corruption of our depraved nature, to ambiate things moſt prohibited : […]”

“You few that Wiſdom above Treaſure, Prize, And Ambiate the Title of the wiſe, Come⟳ hither, here are Patterns that Surmount, Whoſe Travels will Conduct you to the Fount ; […]”

“There is no being ſecure, but by walking in the low and ſafe Way of Humility, without ambiating Honours and Dignities.”

“During the last⟳ year, however, few have⟳ ambiated that office ; […]”

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