| 释义 |
carnalize, v.|ˈkɑːnəlaɪz|
[f. carnal a. + -ize.]
1. trans. To make carnal; to rob of spirituality; to sensualize. Hence ˈcarnalized ppl. a.
1685J. Scott Chr. Life i. §2 A sensual and carnalized spirit. 1755Young Centaur vi. (1757) IV. 264 We are so carnalized by our lusts. 1850McCosh Div. Govt. (1852) 21 A tendency to carnalize the Divine character by representing it in symbol. 1884Miss Cobbe in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 803 It will not merely belittle life, it will carnalize it, to take Religion out of it.
†2. intr. To act carnally, have carnal intercourse. Obs.
1706T. Baker Tunbr. Walks ii. i, Tell him you are sorry you shou'd carnalize without his consent. |