colossalizev.

Brit.

/kəˈlɒsəlʌɪz/,

/kəˈlɒsl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/kəˈlɑsəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– colossalize, 1900s– colossalise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colossal adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < colossal adj. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier colossality n.

transitive. To render colossal (in various senses); to increase greatly in size, degree, or importance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > excessively

oversize1615

colossalize1808

exaggerate1850

1808 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 26 453 The exaggerations of mysticism sometimes caricature what they strive to colossalize.

1868 R. W. Emerson Quot. & Originality in Lett. & Social Aims (1876) 175 Owing his fame to his effigy colossalized through the lens of John Wilson.

1941 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 12 Apr. 6/3 To colossalize this otherwise stupendous French inefficiency, the tanks of the Ninth army finally arrived somewhat off the scene of battle.

1992 A. C. Danto Beyond Brillo Box (1998) 139 From where the impulse arose, to colossalize the Coke bottle, is one of the deep questions in the social history of modern times.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colossalize
释义	colossalizev. Brit. /kəˈlɒsəlʌɪz/, /kəˈlɒsl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /kəˈlɑsəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– colossalize, 1900s– colossalise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colossal adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < colossal adj. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier colossality n. transitive. To render colossal (in various senses); to increase greatly in size, degree, or importance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > excessively oversize1615 colossalize1808 exaggerate1850 1808 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 26 453 The exaggerations of mysticism sometimes caricature what they strive to colossalize. 1868 R. W. Emerson Quot. & Originality in Lett. & Social Aims (1876) 175 Owing his fame to his effigy colossalized through the lens of John Wilson. 1941 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 12 Apr. 6/3 To colossalize this otherwise stupendous French inefficiency, the tanks of the Ninth army finally arrived somewhat off the scene of battle. 1992 A. C. Danto Beyond Brillo Box (1998) 139 From where the impulse arose, to colossalize the Coke bottle, is one of the deep questions in the social history of modern times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1808
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