commonizingn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑməˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s commonising, 1800s– commonizing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commonize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < commonize v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or practice of making something ordinary or usual; (also) the action or practice of making something unrefined, vulgar, or coarse.

ΚΠ

1836 T. Wyse Educ. Reform ii. 357 Whig Peers are much more peers, than they are Whigs: to this commonising of their House they would be as much opposed as the staunchest Tories.

1866 H. Dunn Organized Christianity iv. 45 The commonizing of exercises which pertain only to the renewed heart, by public advertisements and prayer meetings; by placards..; has a very decided tendency to..cheapen and coarsen things which were never intended to be thus dealt with.

1962 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 12 Jan. 4/2 The commonizing of Gilbert and Sullivan will bring on a wave of deep nostalgia.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 July c1 Certain types mourn the commonizing of elite words.

†2. colloquial. At Oxford University: the practice of pooling commons (commons n. 5c) so as to form a joint meal; an instance of this. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1863 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 75 Commonizing is drawing your own commons at another man's rooms.

1879 Portfolio 165 What day can be happier than that of which the morning is given (after a lively college breakfast, or a ‘commonizing’ with a friend) to study.

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

commonizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑməˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commonize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < commonize v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier commonizing n. 1.

That makes something ordinary or usual; (also) that makes something unrefined, vulgar, or coarse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [adjective] > making common

commonizing1843

1843 R. H. Horne Orion Pref. I have adopted the Greek mythological names.., with a view of getting rid of commonizing associations.

1995 Sunday Tel. (Nashua & S. New Hampsh.) 14 May a7/3 I lived it [sc. suburban life]..and I think it's a common American experience, and a commonizing American experience.

2002 Amer. Lit. Hist. 14 234 Sentimentalism is understood by misogynist and feminist critics alike as a common and commonizing tendency.

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

单词	commonizing
释义	commonizingn. Brit. /ˈkɒmənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑməˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s commonising, 1800s– commonizing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commonize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < commonize v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or practice of making something ordinary or usual; (also) the action or practice of making something unrefined, vulgar, or coarse. ΚΠ 1836 T. Wyse Educ. Reform ii. 357 Whig Peers are much more peers, than they are Whigs: to this commonising of their House they would be as much opposed as the staunchest Tories. 1866 H. Dunn Organized Christianity iv. 45 The commonizing of exercises which pertain only to the renewed heart, by public advertisements and prayer meetings; by placards..; has a very decided tendency to..cheapen and coarsen things which were never intended to be thus dealt with. 1962 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 12 Jan. 4/2 The commonizing of Gilbert and Sullivan will bring on a wave of deep nostalgia. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 July c1 Certain types mourn the commonizing of elite words. †2. colloquial. At Oxford University: the practice of pooling commons (commons n. 5c) so as to form a joint meal; an instance of this. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1863 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 75 Commonizing is drawing your own commons at another man's rooms. 1879 Portfolio 165 What day can be happier than that of which the morning is given (after a lively college breakfast, or a ‘commonizing’ with a friend) to study. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). commonizingadj. Brit. /ˈkɒmənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑməˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: commonize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < commonize v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier commonizing n. 1. That makes something ordinary or usual; (also) that makes something unrefined, vulgar, or coarse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [adjective] > making common commonizing1843 1843 R. H. Horne Orion Pref. I have adopted the Greek mythological names.., with a view of getting rid of commonizing associations. 1995 Sunday Tel. (Nashua & S. New Hampsh.) 14 May a7/3 I lived it [sc. suburban life]..and I think it's a common American experience, and a commonizing American experience. 2002 Amer. Lit. Hist. 14 234 Sentimentalism is understood by misogynist and feminist critics alike as a common and commonizing tendency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836adj.1843
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