| 释义 |
genˈteelize, v. rare.
See also gentilize.
[f. genteel a. + -ize.]
trans. To render genteel.
1767Sterne Tr. Shandy IX. xiii, A man cannot dress, but his ideas get cloth'd at the same time: and if he dresses like a gentleman, every one of them stands presented to his imagination, genteelized along with him. 1865Athenæum No. 1950. 351/2 It is proposed to ‘genteelize’—as a friend calls it—one of the largest open spaces. |