v. Obs. [f. L. ēnecāt- ppl. stem of ēnecāre, f. ē out + necāre to kill.] trans. To kill outright. In quot. absol.
1657. Phys. Dict., Erecated, killed.
1665. G. Harvey, Advice agst. Plague, 10. Some … enecate in two or three hours, suddenly corrupting or extinguishing the vital spirits.
1721–1809. Bailey, Enecated, killed.
Hence Enecation, Obs. [see -ATION], the action of killing outright, destruction.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 182. The enecation of small wormes.
1661. Lovell, Hist. Anim. & Min., 430. Vlcers … are cured … if verminose, by extraction, and enecation.
