On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:07:49 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > The root word it derives from basically means "to make smaller or > > less important". > > Actually, in the Mother Tongue, it means "to express disapproval of" (I > quote an Oxford English dictionary).
You quote one of the three definitions in the OED. The second is "plead earnestly against", which applies here. The third is "pray against" which applies just before removal fro the tree :) -- Neil Bothwick 668 - The neighbour of the beast.
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