aridifyv.

/əˈrɪdɪfʌɪ/

Etymology: < arid adj. + -ify suffix.

transitive. To make arid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > render unproductive [verb (transitive)] > the mind

aridify1920

1920 Glasgow Herald 5 Mar. 8 As in Charles Darwin's case, prolonged and continuous absorption in hard thinking may aridify the emotions and destroy the appreciation of genuine poetry.

1930 W. de la Mare Desert Islands 149 Definitions aridify arguments.

1937 W. de la Mare in Proc. Brit. Acad. 1936 XXI. 249 Only a puritan aridified by a sense of duty could finally condemn it [sc. rhyme].

Derivatives

aˈridified adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	aridify
释义	aridifyv. /əˈrɪdɪfʌɪ/ Etymology: < arid adj. + -ify suffix. transitive. To make arid. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > render unproductive [verb (transitive)] > the mind aridify1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 5 Mar. 8 As in Charles Darwin's case, prolonged and continuous absorption in hard thinking may aridify the emotions and destroy the appreciation of genuine poetry. 1930 W. de la Mare Desert Islands 149 Definitions aridify arguments. 1937 W. de la Mare in Proc. Brit. Acad. 1936 XXI. 249 Only a puritan aridified by a sense of duty could finally condemn it [sc. rhyme]. Derivatives aˈridified adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1920
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