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waylay

[wey-ley, wey-ley]

verb (used with object)

waylaid, waylaying 
  1. to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.

  2. to await and accost unexpectedly.

    The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.



waylay

/ ɱɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to lie in wait for and attack

  2. to await and intercept unexpectedly

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • waylayer noun
  • ɲˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of waylay1

First recorded in 1505–15; way 1 + lay 1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen “to lie in wait,” derivative of wegelage “a lying in wait”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of waylay1

C16: from way + lay 1
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But unlike in the past, Byrne’s new movie never waylays you with a surprise narrative wrinkle or unexpected thematic depth.

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In the summer of 2023, Arbit was waylaid by a right-wing campaign that reduced his detailed proposal to “the pronoun bill” by spreading the debunked idea it would criminalize misgendering someone.

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Personally, I’d rather be waylaid in the waiting room of “The Pitt.”

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Then in 1967 he was waylaid in his car by criminals who shot him and killed his wife, Pauline.

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Court documents show they waylaid permits and put its landlord “on notice” after activists calling themselves Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust threatened them with relentless protest.

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