单词 | futilize |
释义 | futilizev. rare. transitive. To make futile. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > make less important or unimportant > make insubstantial futilize1766 frivolize1821 superficialize1828 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail to [verb (transitive)] > render vain futilize1766 stultify1865 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. ix. 119 Her whole soul and essence is futilized and extracted into shew and superficials. 1867 R. M. Phillimore tr. Dupanloup Stud. Woman (1869) vi. 35 Not to futilize (if I may be allowed the word) the mind of men, who are already too much inclined to futility. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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