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▪ I. † enˈjoy, n. Obs.
[f. next. vb.]
= enjoyment.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie (1869) 249 As true loue is content with his enioy.
▪ II. enjoy, v.|ɛnˈdʒɔɪ|
Forms: α. 4–7 enjoye, (4 enyoie, 5–6 enyoy), 5 enjoye, 7 enjoie, 6– enjoy. β. 5–8 injoy, 6–7 injoye, injoie.
[a. either OF. enjoie-r (cf. It. ingiojare) to give joy to, refl. to enjoy, f. en- in + joie joy; or OF. enjoir to enjoy, rejoice, f. en- + joir (Fr. jouir):—L. gaudēre; cf. rejoice.]
1. a. intr. To be in joy, or in a joyous state; to manifest joy, exult, rejoice.
c1380Wyclif Tracts Wks. (1880) 243 Enyoie ȝe to him wiþ quakynge. 1382― Luke i. 14 And manye schulen enioye in his natyuite. c1440Gesta Rom. (1878) 122 (Harl. MS.) He enioyed and was glad in al his herte. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 250/3 He sechyng the kyngdome of heuen enioyeth as a vaynqueur. 1549Laneham Let. Pref. 41 Yet he neuer enioied after, but in conclusyon pitifully wasted his painful lyfe.
†b. to enjoy of: = sense 3 or 4 [Fr. jouir de].
1515Barclay Egloges (1570) C iv/3 Likewise mayst thou inioy of our science. 1557North Diall of Princes 238 a/1 Of all that I haue had, possessed, attained, and whereof I haue enioyed, I haue onely two thinges, etc.
†2.
a. trans. To put into a joyous condition; to make happy, give pleasure to. Obs.
1484Caxton Ryall Bk. C j, For to gladde and enjoye the people. c1500Melusine 150 Whos taryeng enjoyed her moche. 1502Ord. Crysten Men iv. xxvii. (1506) 324 That it hym may enioye & recomforte in his spyryte. 1610Markham Masterp. ii. li. 107 No meat will enioy or do good vnto him.
b. refl. To experience pleasure, be happy; now chiefly, to find pleasure in an occasion of festivity or social intercourse, in a period of recreation, etc.
1656H. More Antid. Ath. (J.), Creatures are made to enjoy themselves, as well as to serve us. 1711Shaftesbury Charac. iii. §2 (1737) I. 310 When I employ my Affection in friendly and social Actions..I can sincerely enjoy myself. 1712Steele Spect. No. 422 ⁋2 The agreeable Man makes his Friends enjoy themselves. Mod. Did you enjoy yourself at the party? He is enjoying himself at the seaside. They have nothing to do but enjoy themselves.
3. a. trans. To possess, use, or experience with delight. Also with reference to the feeling only: To take delight in, relish. Also absol.
1462Paston Lett. No. 457 II. 109 Iche off us all schuld injoy the wylleffar off odyr. 1538Starkey England ii. 67 No one can long Enyoy plesure. 1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iv. iv. 108 Such are the Rich, That haue aboundance, and enioy it not. a1639Reliq. Wotton. 12 Both well enough injoying the present. 1667Milton P.L. ix. 829 Adam wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct. 1713Addison Cato (T.), I could enjoy the pangs of death And smile in agony. 1742Richardson Pamela III. 137 How he..injoys..the Relations of his own rakish Actions. 1870E. Peacock Ralf Skirl II. ii. 10 William enjoyed the novelty very much. 1872Ruskin Eagle's Nest §85 It is appointed for all men to enjoy, but for few to achieve.
b. with inf. as obj. colloq. or vulgar.
1864Realm 22 June 3 She would greatly enjoy to dance at a ball once more.
4. a. In weaker sense: To have the use or benefit of, have for one's lot (something which affords pleasure, or is of the nature of an advantage).
c1460Fortescue Abs. & Lim. Mon. (1714) 144 We schal now enjoye our own Goods [in peace under Edward IV]. 1535Coverdale Job xxxiii. 28 Latteth him enioye the light of y⊇ lyuinge. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 811/2 He had of so long continuance inioied the name of iust and vpright. 1651Hobbes Leviath. i. xiv. 67 Mony is thrown amongst many, to be enjoyed by them that catch it. 1676Hobbes Iliad i. 88 As long as I enjoy my life. 1749Fielding Tom Jones i. iv. (1840) 3/2 It [Allworthy's house] stood..high enough to enjoy a most charming prospect. 1818Cruise Digest VI. 300 Anne..shall hold and enjoy the same as a place of inheritance. 1830Disraeli Chas. I, III. iv. 52 Wentworth had not enjoyed the royal favour. 1874Carpenter Ment. Phys. (1879) i. vii. 324 Animals enjoying a much lower degree of intelligence.
¶ Sometimes used catachr. with obj. denoting something not pleasurable or advantageous.
Chiefly in expressions like ‘to enjoy poor health,’ ‘to enjoy an indifferent reputation’, where the n. has properly a favourable sense, qualified adversely by the adj. (Cf. the similar use of jouir de, censured by Fr. grammarians.) Uses like those in quots. 1577, a 1633, to which this explanation does not apply, could not now occur.
1577Hanmer Anc. Eccl. Hist. 469 What shall I speake of Pertinax and what of Iulian? Enjoyed not both they one kinde of death? a1633Munday Palmerin (1639) i. liv. His Father, Mother and all his friends..were not a little sorrowfull to enjoy his absence. 1834Venn Life & Lett. (1835) 407 At best she enjoys poor health. 1871Macduff Mem. Patmos ii. 148 The reigns of Alexander Severus and Caracalla..enjoyed an unhappy distinction for their grinding taxation.
b. To have one's will of (a woman).
1598Shakes. Merry W. ii. ii. 265 You shall, if you will, enioy Fords wife. 1667Milton P.L. ix. 1032 Never did thy Beautie..so enflame my sense With ardor to enjoy thee. 1950A. Clarke Coll. Plays (1963) 284 Brother. Her present marriage has been consummated. Abbot. But lacking true consent, is null and void. Brother. Although her husband frequently enjoyed her?
▸ In later use, probably after dialectal Yiddish genist. In imper., with ellipsis of object: take pleasure in the thing (freq. food or drink) being presented.
1876H. James Roderick Hudson ix, Don't mind the pain, and it will cease to trouble you. Enjoy, enjoy; it is your duty. 1959H. Golden For 2¢ Plain ii. 92 When my mother served our meals..she would always say, ‘Enjoy, enjoy’... The word ‘enjoy’ was seldom used by itself. It was always repeated. 1964Prevention July in L. M. Feinsilver Taste of Yiddish (1970) 306 Just read, enjoy, absorb! 1985L. Sanders Fourth Deadly Sin v. 41 ‘Spend money’, he said. ‘Enjoy.’ 199830 All Time Great Recipes (BBC Good Food) Autumn 1/1 We hope that in this selection, you will rediscover some old friends—and make some new ones as well. Enjoy! |