commonizev.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmənʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈkɑməˌnaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– commonise, 1800s– commonize.

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

Etymology: < common adj. + -ize suffix.In sense 3 after commons n. 5.

1. transitive. To make (something) ordinary or usual.

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1807 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 29 Aug. Plenipotentiaries were commonizing the X. Y. Z. [i.e. the XYZ Affair (1797–8)].

1917 H. C. Morrison Autiobiogr. 174 Custom commonizes sin.

2020 @TheProzin 17 May 2020 in twitter.com (accessed 7 Oct. 2020) So many people commonizing Cheating, got the loyal partners saying ‘as long as I don't see it, it's fine by me’.

2. transitive. To make (something) unrefined, vulgar, or coarse. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > make common [verb (transitive)]

commonize1842

1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany xviii. 293 The holiest personages are here depicted in those profane and disgusting forms, which nothing but a false religion dare attempt, and all that is intellectual and refined in Christianity is commonised and imbruted.

1883 M. W. Hungerford Portia III. xx. 43 I think kissing a mistake... It commonises everything.

1902 E. Hoyt Misdemeanors Nancy ii. 43 A simple, unworldly type of girl, who doesn't flirt with every man she meets and commonize herself in doing it.

1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 13 Dec. The English language is being so knocked about and pulled to pieces and commonised.

3. intransitive. colloquial. At Oxford University: to pool commons (commons n. 5c) so as to form a joint meal. Now rare.

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1863 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 75 Yesterday I commonized for breakfast with Hardy.

1914 N. J. Davidson Things seen in Oxf. v. 163 If the man feels that he would like to spend a sociable meal with a friend, he ‘commonizes’ with him—that is to say, he asks his scout to take his commons to his friend's rooms, or vice versa.

a1940 J. H. Muirhead Refl. (2012) vii. 91 Wallas and I were not long in arranging to commonize at breakfast and dinner.

4. transitive. Linguistics (chiefly U.S.). To convert (a proper name) into a common noun (or occasionally a verb or adjective); to derive (a common noun, etc.) from a proper name. Also occasionally intransitive: to become a common noun (or occasionally a verb or adjective).

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [verb (transitive)] > convert proper noun into common noun

commonize1935

1935 A. G. Kennedy Current Eng. ix. 357 One should examine in some detail the groups and kinds of names that have been most often commonized.

1974 Amer. Speech 1971 46 122 From its use as a proper place name, the Watergate quickly became a proper name for an improper event. There are signs..that it is commonizing... ‘Equally cynical and deceitful are the corporate Watergates.’

2004 T. Burton Long Words bother Me 120 Once proper nouns have been commonized..they behave just like other common nouns.

5. transitive. Originally and chiefly in the automotive industry: the process of standardizing (parts or components used in products). Also more generally: to standardize (something).

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1953 [implied in: Financial Times 18 June p. i/5 The motor industry is making headway..in the ‘commonisation’ of parts. (at commonization n. 2)].

1962 N. B. Henry Individualizing Instruction (61st Yearbk. U.S. National Soc. Study Educ.) iv. 67 The effort was to ‘commonize’ the content [of laboratory plans in schools] as much as possible, rather than to ‘individualize’ it as much as possible.

2017 menafn.com (Nexis) 2 Feb. By commonizing structures and components for vehicle systems, elements can be used across a broad spectrum of automotive brands and sizes without time-consuming redesign.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commonize
释义	commonizev. Brit. /ˈkɒmənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkɑməˌnaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– commonise, 1800s– commonize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: common adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < common adj. + -ize suffix.In sense 3 after commons n. 5. 1. transitive. To make (something) ordinary or usual. ΚΠ 1807 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 29 Aug. Plenipotentiaries were commonizing the X. Y. Z. [i.e. the XYZ Affair (1797–8)]. 1917 H. C. Morrison Autiobiogr. 174 Custom commonizes sin. 2020 @TheProzin 17 May 2020 in twitter.com (accessed 7 Oct. 2020) So many people commonizing Cheating, got the loyal partners saying ‘as long as I don't see it, it's fine by me’. 2. transitive. To make (something) unrefined, vulgar, or coarse. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > make common [verb (transitive)] commonize1842 1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany xviii. 293 The holiest personages are here depicted in those profane and disgusting forms, which nothing but a false religion dare attempt, and all that is intellectual and refined in Christianity is commonised and imbruted. 1883 M. W. Hungerford Portia III. xx. 43 I think kissing a mistake... It commonises everything. 1902 E. Hoyt Misdemeanors Nancy ii. 43 A simple, unworldly type of girl, who doesn't flirt with every man she meets and commonize herself in doing it. 1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 13 Dec. The English language is being so knocked about and pulled to pieces and commonised. 3. intransitive. colloquial. At Oxford University: to pool commons (commons n. 5c) so as to form a joint meal. Now rare. ΚΠ 1863 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 75 Yesterday I commonized for breakfast with Hardy. 1914 N. J. Davidson Things seen in Oxf. v. 163 If the man feels that he would like to spend a sociable meal with a friend, he ‘commonizes’ with him—that is to say, he asks his scout to take his commons to his friend's rooms, or vice versa. a1940 J. H. Muirhead Refl. (2012) vii. 91 Wallas and I were not long in arranging to commonize at breakfast and dinner. 4. transitive. Linguistics (chiefly U.S.). To convert (a proper name) into a common noun (or occasionally a verb or adjective); to derive (a common noun, etc.) from a proper name. Also occasionally intransitive: to become a common noun (or occasionally a verb or adjective). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [verb (transitive)] > convert proper noun into common noun commonize1935 1935 A. G. Kennedy Current Eng. ix. 357 One should examine in some detail the groups and kinds of names that have been most often commonized. 1974 Amer. Speech 1971 46 122 From its use as a proper place name, the Watergate quickly became a proper name for an improper event. There are signs..that it is commonizing... ‘Equally cynical and deceitful are the corporate Watergates.’ 2004 T. Burton Long Words bother Me 120 Once proper nouns have been commonized..they behave just like other common nouns. 5. transitive. Originally and chiefly in the automotive industry: the process of standardizing (parts or components used in products). Also more generally: to standardize (something). ΚΠ 1953 [implied in: Financial Times 18 June p. i/5 The motor industry is making headway..in the ‘commonisation’ of parts. (at commonization n. 2)]. 1962 N. B. Henry Individualizing Instruction (61st Yearbk. U.S. National Soc. Study Educ.) iv. 67 The effort was to ‘commonize’ the content [of laboratory plans in schools] as much as possible, rather than to ‘individualize’ it as much as possible. 2017 menafn.com (Nexis) 2 Feb. By commonizing structures and components for vehicle systems, elements can be used across a broad spectrum of automotive brands and sizes without time-consuming redesign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1807
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