† entamev.¹

Forms: Also Middle English entamy, Middle English enteme.

Etymology: < French entame-r = atamer : see attame v.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To make a cut into, wound. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (transitive)] > wound > cut

wound?c1225

cutc1275

entamec1330

slash1382

grushc1420

begash1555

gash1562

entrench1590

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12387 He..entamed boþe his bryn.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3699 Þe helm was so hard y-wroȝt, þat he miȝt entamy him noȝt, Wyþ no dynt of swerde.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 66 If thou thy conscience Entamed hast in such a wise.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 1160 They fande no flesche entamede.

1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xii. xii Loves of bred hole & entamed.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos iv. 18 The whiche trees soo cutte and entamed.

2. To make the first cut in. Hence figurative. To open (a discussion, conversation, etc.). Cf. French entamer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)]

beginc1175

baptizec1384

to set a (on) broachc1440

open1471

to set abroachc1475

entame1477

to set afloat1559

initiate1604

first1607

principiate1613

to set afoot or on foot1615

unclap1621

inchoatea1631

flush1633

to set on1638

principatec1650

rudiment1654

auspicate1660

embryonate1666

to strike up1711

start1723

institutea1797

float1833

spark1912

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 120 She entemed & began to opene her mater in this wise.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 110/3 Whyche of them bothe shold entame or bygynne to take of the breed.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 299 He had not entamed nor shewed the matere to no man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

entamev.²

/ɛnˈteɪm/

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + tame adj.

a. transitive. To tame; to subdue.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > make obedient

master?c1225

atame1340

tamec1384

reclaima1393

reducec1475

subduea1525

range1587

to bring ina1599

tawne1606

entamea1616

puppify1660

to bring to1747

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. v. 49 'Tis not..Your cheeke of creame That can entame my spirits to your worship.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 111 All are..at much cost entamed.

†b. intransitive. To grow or become tame. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > become less violent or severe [verb (intransitive)] > lose vigour or intensity

swindOE

wane1297

forslacka1300

keelc1325

deadc1384

abatea1387

flag1639

to go off1642

subsidea1645

slacken1651

flat1654

lower1699

relax1701

deaden1723

entame1768

sober1825

lighten1827

sletch1847

slow1849

languish1855

bate1860

to slow up1861

to slow down1879

1768 J. Ross Ode on Loss of Friend in Wks. (MS) 223 My trembling frame With some felt impulse shrinks, and all my pow'rs entame.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	entame
释义	† entamev.¹ Forms: Also Middle English entamy, Middle English enteme. Etymology: < French entame-r = atamer : see attame v. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To make a cut into, wound. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (transitive)] > wound > cut wound?c1225 cutc1275 entamec1330 slash1382 grushc1420 begash1555 gash1562 entrench1590 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12387 He..entamed boþe his bryn. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3699 Þe helm was so hard y-wroȝt, þat he miȝt entamy him noȝt, Wyþ no dynt of swerde. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 66 If thou thy conscience Entamed hast in such a wise. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 1160 They fande no flesche entamede. 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xii. xii Loves of bred hole & entamed. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos iv. 18 The whiche trees soo cutte and entamed. 2. To make the first cut in. Hence figurative. To open (a discussion, conversation, etc.). Cf. French entamer. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] beginc1175 baptizec1384 to set a (on) broachc1440 open1471 to set abroachc1475 entame1477 to set afloat1559 initiate1604 first1607 principiate1613 to set afoot or on foot1615 unclap1621 inchoatea1631 flush1633 to set on1638 principatec1650 rudiment1654 auspicate1660 embryonate1666 to strike up1711 start1723 institutea1797 float1833 spark1912 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 120 She entemed & began to opene her mater in this wise. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 110/3 Whyche of them bothe shold entame or bygynne to take of the breed. c1500 Melusine (1895) 299 He had not entamed nor shewed the matere to no man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). entamev.² /ɛnˈteɪm/ Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + tame adj. a. transitive. To tame; to subdue. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > make obedient master?c1225 atame1340 tamec1384 reclaima1393 reducec1475 subduea1525 range1587 to bring ina1599 tawne1606 entamea1616 puppify1660 to bring to1747 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. v. 49 'Tis not..Your cheeke of creame That can entame my spirits to your worship. View more context for this quotation 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 111 All are..at much cost entamed. †b. intransitive. To grow or become tame. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > become less violent or severe [verb (intransitive)] > lose vigour or intensity swindOE wane1297 forslacka1300 keelc1325 deadc1384 abatea1387 flag1639 to go off1642 subsidea1645 slacken1651 flat1654 lower1699 relax1701 deaden1723 entame1768 sober1825 lighten1827 sletch1847 slow1849 languish1855 bate1860 to slow up1861 to slow down1879 1768 J. Ross Ode on Loss of Friend in Wks. (MS) 223 My trembling frame With some felt impulse shrinks, and all my pow'rs entame. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). > as lemmas entame † entame v. Obsolete ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. v. 49 'Tis not..your cheeke of creame That can entame my spirits. View more context for this quotation extracted from en-prefix¹ < v.¹c1330v.²a1616 as lemmas
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