† altifyv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -fy suffix.

Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -fy suffix. Compare post-classical Latin altificare (Vetus Latina). Compare earlier (with different sense) altification n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To lift up, make high, exalt (literally or figuratively).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)]

overOE

mountc1330

risec1384

raise?c1425

to get upa1500

to screw up?1614

sublime1616

altify1643

1643 W. Lithgow Present Surveigh London & Englands State sig. B3 The Northeast cornerd Bulwark is double altified above the rest of the worke.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cumb. 217 Every County is given to magnify (not to say altify) their own things therein.

Derivatives

altified adj. Lifted up, made high, exalted.

ΚΠ

1643 W. Lithgow Present Surveigh London & Englands State sig. B3 The altified bulwark is twice pallosaded.

1705 in L. E. Carroll Hymn Writers Early Pennsylvania (2008) ii. 27 Thou art, like the North Star In heaven altified.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	altify
释义	† altifyv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -fy suffix. Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -fy suffix. Compare post-classical Latin altificare (Vetus Latina). Compare earlier (with different sense) altification n. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To lift up, make high, exalt (literally or figuratively). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] overOE mountc1330 risec1384 raise?c1425 to get upa1500 to screw up?1614 sublime1616 altify1643 1643 W. Lithgow Present Surveigh London & Englands State sig. B3 The Northeast cornerd Bulwark is double altified above the rest of the worke. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cumb. 217 Every County is given to magnify (not to say altify) their own things therein. Derivatives altified adj. Lifted up, made high, exalted. ΚΠ 1643 W. Lithgow Present Surveigh London & Englands State sig. B3 The altified bulwark is twice pallosaded. 1705 in L. E. Carroll Hymn Writers Early Pennsylvania (2008) ii. 27 Thou art, like the North Star In heaven altified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1643
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