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He soon afterwards composed that discourse,
conformably to the plan which he had crayoned out.

Malone.

Craze (krāz), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Crazed (krāzd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Crazing.] [OE.
crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw.
krasa to crackle, slå i kras, to break to
pieces, F. écraser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf.
Crash.] 1. To break into pieces; to
crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.

God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And
craze their chariot wheels.

Milton.

2. To weaken; to impair; to render
decrepit. [Obs.]

Till length of years,

And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs.

Milton.

3. To derange the intellect of; to render
insane.

Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his
wits.


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