释义 |
futilize, v. rare.|ˈfjuːtɪlaɪz| [f. futile + -ize.] trans. To make futile.
1766H. Brooke Fool of Qual. II. ix. 119 Her whole soul and essence is futilized and extracted into shew and superficials. 1867R. M. Phillimore tr. Dupanloup's Stud. Wom. vi. (1869) 35 Not to futilize (if I may be allowed the word) the mind of men, who are already too much inclined to futility. |