superseminate

present singular third person superseminates · participle present superseminating · participle past superseminated · past superseminated

1. obsoleteTo sow over something previously sown.

   Would to God that that Charity which is diffused in us by the spirit, would suffocate these superseminated tares of contentions...

   1650 [1620], Nicolas Caussin, translated by Sir Thomas Hawkins, The Holy Court, 3 (The Angel of Peace to All Christian Princes), William Bentley, page 4

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   While there is corruption in our nature,—narrowness in our faculties,—sleepiness in our eyes,—difficulty in our profession,—cunning in our enemies, δυσνόητα, 'hard things in the scriptures,'—and an envious man to superseminate; there will still be τί ἑτέρως φρονοῦντες, 'men that will be differently minded.'

   1826 [1637], Edward Reynolds, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Edward Reynolds, Lord Bishop of Norwich, volume IV, London: B. Holdsworth, Sermon II. The Peace of the Church, page 295

   [T]hey that have the guiding of ſouls muſt remember that they […] muſt render an account; and that cannot be done with joy, when it ſhall be indifferent to any man to ſuperſeminate what he pleaſe; […]

   1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “Section III”, in Clerus Domini: or, A Discourse of the Divine Institution, Necessity, Sacrednesse, and Separation of the Office Ministerial. […], London: […] R[ichard] Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC, paragraph 15, page 20

   The field is first sown with good Corn, and then the Envious one comes after to super-seminate and sow his Tares of Idolatry, Superstition and Heresie, where true religion was sown before...

   1690, Christopher Ness, “VII. Of Cain and Abel”, in A Compleat History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament, volume I, London: T. Snowden, page 67

   Dr. Lister, (according to his communicative and obliging Nature) has taught us how to raise such as our Gardiners cover with nasty Litter, during the Winter; by rather laying of Clean and Sweet Wheat-Straw upon the Beds, super-seminating and over-strowing them thick with the Powder of bruised Oyster-Shells, &c. to produce that most tender and delicious Sallet.

   1699, John Evelyn, Acetaria : A Discourse of Sallets., London: B. Tooke, pages 134, 135