| 释义 |
cretinize, v.|ˈkriːtɪnaɪz|
[f. as prec. + -ize: mod.F. crétiniser.]
trans. To reduce to the condition of a cretin. Hence cretinized ppl. a.
1846R. Ford Gath. Spain xxiv. 338 The Spanish Bourbons, when not ‘cretinised’ into idiots, are creatures composed to cunning and cowardice. 1858Sat. Review V. 16/2 No Jesuit, seeking to cretinize humanity for pious purposes. 1869Daily News 30 June, Society as usually understood..would cretinize an archangel.
1876Freeman Hist. & Archit. Sk. 315 The wretched look of the dwarfed, diseased, and cretinized inhabitants. |