v. Obs. rare. Also 6 emperysshe, emperyshe. [app. f. F. empirer, on the erroneous analogy of words like embellish; afterwards perh. associated with PERISH.]
trans. To make worse, impair, enfeeble. Hence Emperishing ppl. a.
1530. Palsgr., 531. It is not utterly marred, but it is sore emperysshed.
1545. T. Raynold, Womans Booke, Y 5 b. The weedes … wyll defourme and emperysshe the good grace of them.
1579. Spenser, Sheph. Cal., Feb. I deeme thy braine emperished bee Through rustie elde.
1593. Nashe, Christ’s T. (1613), 68. Rather … then inward emperishing Famine should too vntimely inage thee.
