Meaning of ambiate | Babel Free

Definitions

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

obsolete, transitive

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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