ē+ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French élancer, from Middle French ( s ') eslancer to rush, from es- (from Latin ex- ) + lancer to hurl, launch — more at ex- , lance
archaic : throw
elance a spear
: launch
ē+ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French élancer, from Middle French ( s ') eslancer to rush, from es- (from Latin ex- ) + lancer to hurl, launch — more at ex- , lance
archaic : throw
elance a spear
: launch
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012