downtreadv.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnˈtrɛd/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌtrɛd/

Inflections: Past tense downtrod; past participle downtrodden;

Forms: see down- prefix and tread v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, tread v.

Etymology: < down- prefix + tread v. Compare earlier to tread down at tread v. 5b.

Chiefly literary.

transitive. To crush as if by treading. Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts: to suppress or subdue; to oppress by tyranny.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > oppress [verb (transitive)]

beareOE

charka1300

to weigh downa1340

besit1377

to bear (a person or thing) heavyc1384

oppressc1384

thringa1400

empressc1400

accloyc1425

to sit downa1450

threst1513

downtread1536

to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595

to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)1602

pressa1616

weight1647

to bear (a person or thing) heavily1702

weigh1794

freight1892

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down

nithereOE

adweschOE

overtreadOE

quellOE

to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175

adauntc1325

to bear downc1330

oppressc1380

repressc1391

overyoke?a1425

quencha1425

to bear overc1425

supprisec1440

overquell?c1450

farec1460

supprime1490

downbeara1500

stanch1513

undertread1525

downtread1536

suppress1537

to set one's foot on the neck of1557

depress?a1562

overbear1565

surpress1573

trample1583

repose1663

spiflicate1749

sort1815

to trample down1853

to sit on ——1915

to clamp down1924

crack down1940

tamp1959

1536 J. Gwynneth Confut. Fyrst Parte Frythes Boke xxiii. sig. k.ii How tartly..wolde ye haue torne, and (as they say) vnder ye fote clene doune troden, his good name.

1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. D.iii Repent, repent, your sinnes shalbe down troden.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 244 That we, downe-treading earthly cogitations, May mount our thoughts to heau'nly meditations.

1755 J. Cleland Titus Vespasian i. i. 6 Shall not Rome, thus wantonly down-trod, 'Mongst all her Daughters find one active Spirit To rouze Revenge against this odious Tyrant!

1875 H. W. Longfellow Pandora viii. 4 The flowers, downtrodden by the wind.

1893 M. F. Egan Success of Patrick Desmond xxvi. 339 The Romish Church may despise and downtread the female sex, but you can't have whole pocket-handkerchiefs without 'em.

1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 11 I don't suppose that anywhere in the world you could find three cormorants with brighter ideas about down-treading the proletariat than the firm of Peters, Satan and Tucker, incorporated.

2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Dec. (Sport section) 50 Let us rise against these racist first world bullies! They will downtread us no more!

Derivatives

ˈdowntreading n.

ΚΠ

1622 A. Jones Spiritual Chaine 46 Our good God doth oftentimes also affoord his souldiers this downe treading of his enmies in this world.

1856 D. D. Buck Our Lord's Great Prophecy ii. vii. 180 It relates to the general captivity and dispersion of the Jews, and the still continued downtreading of Jerusalem by the Gentiles.

2014 Times (Nexis) (Scotland ed.) 11 Apr. 40 Out there, everybody speaks Russian... So where is the downtreading of ethnic minorities?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downtread
释义	downtreadv. Brit. /ˌdaʊnˈtrɛd/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌtrɛd/ Inflections: Past tense downtrod; past participle downtrodden; Forms: see down- prefix and tread v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, tread v. Etymology: < down- prefix + tread v. Compare earlier to tread down at tread v. 5b. Chiefly literary. transitive. To crush as if by treading. Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts: to suppress or subdue; to oppress by tyranny. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > oppress [verb (transitive)] beareOE charka1300 to weigh downa1340 besit1377 to bear (a person or thing) heavyc1384 oppressc1384 thringa1400 empressc1400 accloyc1425 to sit downa1450 threst1513 downtread1536 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)1602 pressa1616 weight1647 to bear (a person or thing) heavily1702 weigh1794 freight1892 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down nithereOE adweschOE overtreadOE quellOE to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175 adauntc1325 to bear downc1330 oppressc1380 repressc1391 overyoke?a1425 quencha1425 to bear overc1425 supprisec1440 overquell?c1450 farec1460 supprime1490 downbeara1500 stanch1513 undertread1525 downtread1536 suppress1537 to set one's foot on the neck of1557 depress?a1562 overbear1565 surpress1573 trample1583 repose1663 spiflicate1749 sort1815 to trample down1853 to sit on ——1915 to clamp down1924 crack down1940 tamp1959 1536 J. Gwynneth Confut. Fyrst Parte Frythes Boke xxiii. sig. k.ii How tartly..wolde ye haue torne, and (as they say) vnder ye fote clene doune troden, his good name. 1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. D.iii Repent, repent, your sinnes shalbe down troden. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 244 That we, downe-treading earthly cogitations, May mount our thoughts to heau'nly meditations. 1755 J. Cleland Titus Vespasian i. i. 6 Shall not Rome, thus wantonly down-trod, 'Mongst all her Daughters find one active Spirit To rouze Revenge against this odious Tyrant! 1875 H. W. Longfellow Pandora viii. 4 The flowers, downtrodden by the wind. 1893 M. F. Egan Success of Patrick Desmond xxvi. 339 The Romish Church may despise and downtread the female sex, but you can't have whole pocket-handkerchiefs without 'em. 1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 11 I don't suppose that anywhere in the world you could find three cormorants with brighter ideas about down-treading the proletariat than the firm of Peters, Satan and Tucker, incorporated. 2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Dec. (Sport section) 50 Let us rise against these racist first world bullies! They will downtread us no more! Derivatives ˈdowntreading n. ΚΠ 1622 A. Jones Spiritual Chaine 46 Our good God doth oftentimes also affoord his souldiers this downe treading of his enmies in this world. 1856 D. D. Buck Our Lord's Great Prophecy ii. vii. 180 It relates to the general captivity and dispersion of the Jews, and the still continued downtreading of Jerusalem by the Gentiles. 2014 Times (Nexis) (Scotland ed.) 11 Apr. 40 Out there, everybody speaks Russian... So where is the downtreading of ethnic minorities? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1536
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