constult

present singular third person constults · participle present constulting · participle past constulted · past constulted

1. intransitiveobsoleteTo act together in a foolish or stupid manner, to become as great a fool as those around, to behave as much in a foolish or stupid manner as those around.

   Some Engliſh Gentlemen with him conſulted And he as nat’rally with them conſtulted : […]

   1630, John Taylor, “The Worlds eighth Wonder”, in All the Workes of Iohn Taylor, the Water Poet, being 63 in number, collected into one volum, [sine loco]: [sine editio], page 67

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   Now let vs conſtult among our ſelues, How to miſbehaue our ſelues to the Kings worship, […]

   1594, [William] Kemp, A Knacke to knowe a Knaue, London: imprinted by Richard Iones, pages [unpaged; lines 1365–1366]

   Phyſitians after this courſe muſt turn very fools, and become paraſites to putrefactions ; if they dare not own, or cannot attaque either the ſourſe and head of the diſeaſe, or the ſtreams and potency of it, what do they meet and ſit and conſult (or rather conſtult) together?

   1660 [1659], John Gauden, Κακουργοι Sive Medicastri: Slight Healings of Publique Hurts, London: published by Andrew Crook, page 91