v. Obs. rare. [f. L. cōmœdia + -ATE, after It. comediare ‘to play Comedies’ (Florio).] trans. To act as in a comedy; to ‘play.’
1624. Darcie, Birth of Heresies, xvii. 71. When the Masse Priest hath plaid the part of the hang’d theefe … hee afterwards comœdiates the Centurion.
