English Explanatory Dictionary

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To ask someone to reconsider a decision or view they took while their judgment was swayed by momentary passion, excitement, etc.

Word forms

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober appealing from Philip drunk to Philip sober appealed from Philip drunk to Philip sober

Etymology

Valerius Maximus, 6, 2, ext. 1: Provocarem ad Philippum, inquit, sed sobrium.—"I will appeal to Philip, she said, but to Philip sober."

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