† gentilizev.¹

Forms: 1500s gentellise, 1600s gentillize, 1600s gentlelize, 1600s–1800s gentilize, 1800s gentilise, 1900s gentleise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English gentil , gentle adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < gentil, variant of gentle adj. + -ize suffix.

Obsolete.

a. transitive. To raise (a person) to the status of gentleman or gentlewoman; to ennoble (a person, a person's lineage). Also: to endow (a person) with the character or qualities traditionally associated with high social status, such as honour, courtesy, refinement, etc. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > render reputable or respectable [verb (transitive)]

gentilize1581

gild1584

ingentilize1611

respectabilize1843

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. ii. sig. L8^v This saying is most true, that gentry is the daughter of knowledge: and that knowledge doeth gentellise [Fr. ennoblit] him that possesseth it.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 92 T'inritch your selues, and your vnthriftie Sonnes To Gentillize with proud possessions.

1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 158 Where is that in vs, that may truly Gentilize vs.

1750 ‘Philocalos’ Rev. Mr. M–ke D–s' Case 9 I take it for granted, he would not have us think his Blood gentilized or ennobled by his marrying a Woman of Family.

1830 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 30 May Religion is, in its essence, the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It will alone gentilise.

1904 G. M. Trevelyan Eng. under Stuarts i. 5 The richer yeoman who ‘gentleised’ their sons.

b. transitive. to gentilize it: to act as though one is of superior social status; to act the gentleman. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (intransitive)]

to make it goodlyc1325

usurpc1400

to take state upon one1597

to come over ——1600

to gentilize it1607

to state it1625

to give oneself airs1701

to put on airs1715

to mount (also ride) the high horse1782

to put on (the) dog1865

to get (also have) notions1866

to put on side1870

to have a roll on1881

to put (or pile) on lugs1889

side1890

to put on the Ritz1921

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue 231 Where the master standeth vpon tearmes of his qualitie and condition, and will refuse to put..his eye towards the plow, he may..gentlelize it awhile.

1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript ii. i. sig. L2^v Our Yeomen toe, that neuer Armes haue borne To Gentillize it makes themselues a scorne.

c. transitive. To have a civilizing effect on (something); to improve; to refine. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] > purify or refine

slick1340

filec1400

polishc1400

burnish1526

polite1535

extirpate1548

purify1548

soften1579

purgea1582

refine1592

mellow1593

civilize1596

rarefy1600

incivilize1603

sublimate1624

alembicate1627

chastise1627

sublime1631

calcine1635

gentilize1635

ennoble1636

subtilize1638

deconcoct1655

sublimizea1729

smooth1762

absterge1817

decrassify1855

sandpaper1890

1635 A. Stafford Femall Glory 55 It would have gentiliz'd Barbarisme it selfe.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. xv. 440 No worldly prosperity, nor his much converse abroad, could gentilize Rasheyd's ignoble understanding.

2. transitive. To reduce the acidity of (cider); to make mellow. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > cider-making > [verb (transitive)] > make mellow

gentilize1679

1679 J. Newburgh in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva (ed. 3) 393 Two or three Eggs whole put into an Hogshead of Cider that is become sharp..sometimes rarely lenifies and gentilizes it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021).

gentilizev.²

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛntᵻlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(t)əˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1500s– gentilize, 1600s 1800s– gentilise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentile n., gentile adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: Partly < gentile n. + -ize suffix, and partly < gentile adj. + -ize suffix. Compare slightly earlier gentilizing n.¹

1. intransitive. To live as a gentile (gentile n. 1a, 2a); to conform to, or be reconciled to non-Jewish or pagan customs or practices.Frequently in discussions relating to the customs or practices of the Jewish and gentile communities of the early Christian Church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > paganism > practice paganism [verb (intransitive)]

idolatrize1592

gentilize1593

idolizea1627

paganize1640

ethnicize1665

heathenize1681

infidelize1876

1593 T. Bell Motives Romish Faith Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2 If Tertullian..erred montanizing:..if S. Paul gentilizing [etc.].

1633 L. Anderton Non-entity of Protestancy vi. 62 Diuers Protestants do wholy gentilize heerein, granting Saluation, and eternall happines to Heathens, dying Heathens.

1680 T. Lawson Mite into Treasury 50 They began to Jewdaize, yea, and to Gentilize.

1855 Church of Eng. Q. Rev. Jan. 112 Trypho urges the philosopher to become a Jew, and keep the Sabbath; while Justin calls upon his opponent to gentilize, and give up his Sabbath.

2000 Novum Testamentum 42 225 The..problem of commensality in mixed Jewish/Gentile communities, and the resulting need for Jewish Christians to gentilize.

2. transitive. To cause (a person or thing) to be, become, or appear gentile (gentile adj. 1, 2a) in nature or character.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > paganism > paganization > paganize [verb (transitive)]

idol1605

paganize1615

gentilize1643

heathenize1681

infidelize1836

1643 E. Huit Whole Prophecie of Daniel Explained xi. f. 341 It is not known that multitudes of the two Tribes being gentilized stayed behinde in time of the returne.

1843 ‘C. Elizabeth’ Judah's Lion i. 6 Alexander, the surname of a Hebrew connexion, which had been given him, was shortened into Alick, and thus assisted to Gentilize him.

1883 A. Saphir in Bible Soc. Rec. Mar. [Scripture] must not be Paganised or Gentilised, or stripped of its Jewish character.

1908 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 12 26 The new spirit that..threatened to do away with the traditional simple piety, to gentilize the masses, and to destroy the Jewish nationality.

2020 D. B. Ruderman Missionaries, Converts, & Rabbis v. 101 Her interest was not in ‘Judaizing’ the gentiles but rather in not ‘Gentilizing’ the Jews.

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

单词	gentilize
释义	† gentilizev.¹ Forms: 1500s gentellise, 1600s gentillize, 1600s gentlelize, 1600s–1800s gentilize, 1800s gentilise, 1900s gentleise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English gentil , gentle adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < gentil, variant of gentle adj. + -ize suffix. Obsolete. 1. a. transitive. To raise (a person) to the status of gentleman or gentlewoman; to ennoble (a person, a person's lineage). Also: to endow (a person) with the character or qualities traditionally associated with high social status, such as honour, courtesy, refinement, etc. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > render reputable or respectable [verb (transitive)] gentilize1581 gild1584 ingentilize1611 respectabilize1843 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. ii. sig. L8^v This saying is most true, that gentry is the daughter of knowledge: and that knowledge doeth gentellise [Fr. ennoblit] him that possesseth it. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 92 T'inritch your selues, and your vnthriftie Sonnes To Gentillize with proud possessions. 1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 158 Where is that in vs, that may truly Gentilize vs. 1750 ‘Philocalos’ Rev. Mr. M–ke D–s' Case 9 I take it for granted, he would not have us think his Blood gentilized or ennobled by his marrying a Woman of Family. 1830 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 30 May Religion is, in its essence, the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It will alone gentilise. 1904 G. M. Trevelyan Eng. under Stuarts i. 5 The richer yeoman who ‘gentleised’ their sons. b. transitive. to gentilize it: to act as though one is of superior social status; to act the gentleman. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (intransitive)] to make it goodlyc1325 usurpc1400 to take state upon one1597 to come over ——1600 to gentilize it1607 to state it1625 to give oneself airs1701 to put on airs1715 to mount (also ride) the high horse1782 to put on (the) dog1865 to get (also have) notions1866 to put on side1870 to have a roll on1881 to put (or pile) on lugs1889 side1890 to put on the Ritz1921 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue 231 Where the master standeth vpon tearmes of his qualitie and condition, and will refuse to put..his eye towards the plow, he may..gentlelize it awhile. 1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript ii. i. sig. L2^v Our Yeomen toe, that neuer Armes haue borne To Gentillize it makes themselues a scorne. c. transitive. To have a civilizing effect on (something); to improve; to refine. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] > purify or refine slick1340 filec1400 polishc1400 burnish1526 polite1535 extirpate1548 purify1548 soften1579 purgea1582 refine1592 mellow1593 civilize1596 rarefy1600 incivilize1603 sublimate1624 alembicate1627 chastise1627 sublime1631 calcine1635 gentilize1635 ennoble1636 subtilize1638 deconcoct1655 sublimizea1729 smooth1762 absterge1817 decrassify1855 sandpaper1890 1635 A. Stafford Femall Glory 55 It would have gentiliz'd Barbarisme it selfe. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. xv. 440 No worldly prosperity, nor his much converse abroad, could gentilize Rasheyd's ignoble understanding. 2. transitive. To reduce the acidity of (cider); to make mellow. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > cider-making > [verb (transitive)] > make mellow gentilize1679 1679 J. Newburgh in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva (ed. 3) 393 Two or three Eggs whole put into an Hogshead of Cider that is become sharp..sometimes rarely lenifies and gentilizes it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021). gentilizev.² Brit. /ˈdʒɛntᵻlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1500s– gentilize, 1600s 1800s– gentilise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentile n., gentile adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: Partly < gentile n. + -ize suffix, and partly < gentile adj. + -ize suffix. Compare slightly earlier gentilizing n.¹ 1. intransitive. To live as a gentile (gentile n. 1a, 2a); to conform to, or be reconciled to non-Jewish or pagan customs or practices.Frequently in discussions relating to the customs or practices of the Jewish and gentile communities of the early Christian Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > paganism > practice paganism [verb (intransitive)] idolatrize1592 gentilize1593 idolizea1627 paganize1640 ethnicize1665 heathenize1681 infidelize1876 1593 T. Bell Motives Romish Faith Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2 If Tertullian..erred montanizing:..if S. Paul gentilizing [etc.]. 1633 L. Anderton Non-entity of Protestancy vi. 62 Diuers Protestants do wholy gentilize heerein, granting Saluation, and eternall happines to Heathens, dying Heathens. 1680 T. Lawson Mite into Treasury 50 They began to Jewdaize, yea, and to Gentilize. 1855 Church of Eng. Q. Rev. Jan. 112 Trypho urges the philosopher to become a Jew, and keep the Sabbath; while Justin calls upon his opponent to gentilize, and give up his Sabbath. 2000 Novum Testamentum 42 225 The..problem of commensality in mixed Jewish/Gentile communities, and the resulting need for Jewish Christians to gentilize. 2. transitive. To cause (a person or thing) to be, become, or appear gentile (gentile adj. 1, 2a) in nature or character. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > paganism > paganization > paganize [verb (transitive)] idol1605 paganize1615 gentilize1643 heathenize1681 infidelize1836 1643 E. Huit Whole Prophecie of Daniel Explained xi. f. 341 It is not known that multitudes of the two Tribes being gentilized stayed behinde in time of the returne. 1843 ‘C. Elizabeth’ Judah's Lion i. 6 Alexander, the surname of a Hebrew connexion, which had been given him, was shortened into Alick, and thus assisted to Gentilize him. 1883 A. Saphir in Bible Soc. Rec. Mar. [Scripture] must not be Paganised or Gentilised, or stripped of its Jewish character. 1908 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 12 26 The new spirit that..threatened to do away with the traditional simple piety, to gentilize the masses, and to destroy the Jewish nationality. 2020 D. B. Ruderman Missionaries, Converts, & Rabbis v. 101 Her interest was not in ‘Judaizing’ the gentiles but rather in not ‘Gentilizing’ the Jews. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1581v.²1593
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