obfirm

English

Etymology

Latin obfirmare (to make steadfast)

Verb

obfirm (third-person singular simple present obfirms, present participle obfirming, simple past and past participle obfirmed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make firm or stubborn.
    • 1647, Joseph Hall, Satan's Fiery Darts Quenched, Or, Temptations Repelled.:
      The one walks on securely and resolutely as obfirmed in his wickedness.

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