idiotizev.

Brit.

/ˈɪdɪətʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈɪdiəˌtaɪz/

Forms: 1500s ideotize, 1700s– idiotize, 1800s– idiotise.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: idiot n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < idiot n. (or its Latin or Greek source) + -ize suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier idiotism n. 3a, and also medieval Greek ἰδιωτίζειν to pronounce in the local manner.

†1. intransitive. To act in an individual way. Cf. idiotism n. 3a. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 11 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Foreign Calvinists..disown and condemn our Dissenters for Idiotizing as well as Schismatizing.

†2. intransitive. To be or become an idiot or like that of an idiot. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1762 T. Flloyd tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Persian Lett. II. cix. 26 It looks..as if the heads of the greatest men idiotized when they meet together.

3. transitive. To make idiotic, to turn into an idiot; to make a fool of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > make weak [verb (transitive)] > make idiotic

idiotize1775

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > befool, cheat, dupe [verb (transitive)]

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1775 ‘Layman’ Strictures on Churches of Rome, Eng. & Scotl. 308 Should she [sc. the Church] be always considered as actually non compos mentis; as under that lunatic infatuation which idiotizes every thing she says, renders an object of forlorn pity every assertion she utters.

1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 580 They bethought them..how they might further idiotise the public.

1841 R. Oastler Fleet Papers I. xlviii. 382 The invention..idiotizes all our former sages.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. vi. 88 Henchard stood as if idiotised.

1901 H. James Sacred Fount xiv. 303 ‘Or of her having deformed and idiotised herself,’ my friend subjoined.

1945 S. Gross tr. M. Unamuno Perplexities & Paradoxes 107 Willy's Claudinas, which have been translated into Castilian and have been very popular, are not only corrupting the moral sense, but also are idiotizing our people.

2000 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 19 May b5 Talking animals idiotize the wild kingdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idiotize
释义	idiotizev. Brit. /ˈɪdɪətʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈɪdiəˌtaɪz/ Forms: 1500s ideotize, 1700s– idiotize, 1800s– idiotise. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: idiot n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < idiot n. (or its Latin or Greek source) + -ize suffix. With sense 1 compare earlier idiotism n. 3a, and also medieval Greek ἰδιωτίζειν to pronounce in the local manner. †1. intransitive. To act in an individual way. Cf. idiotism n. 3a. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 11 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Foreign Calvinists..disown and condemn our Dissenters for Idiotizing as well as Schismatizing. †2. intransitive. To be or become an idiot or like that of an idiot. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1762 T. Flloyd tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Persian Lett. II. cix. 26 It looks..as if the heads of the greatest men idiotized when they meet together. 3. transitive. To make idiotic, to turn into an idiot; to make a fool of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > make weak [verb (transitive)] > make idiotic idiotize1775 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > befool, cheat, dupe [verb (transitive)] belirtOE bitruflea1250 begab1297 bobc1320 bedaffc1386 befool1393 mock1440 triflea1450 glaik?a1513 bedawa1529 fond?1529 allude1535 gulla1550 dolt1553 dor1570 poop1575 colt1579 foolify1581 assot1583 noddify1583 begecka1586 elude1594 wigeona1595 fool1598 noddy1600 fop1602 begull1605 waddle1606 woodcockize1611 bemocka1616 greasea1625 noddypoop1640 truff1657 bubble1668 cully1676 coaxc1679 dupe1704 to play off1712 noodle1769 idiotize1775 oxify1804 tomfool1835 sammyfoozle1837 trail1847 pipe lay1848 pigwidgeon1852 green1853 con1896 rib1912 shuck1959 1775 ‘Layman’ Strictures on Churches of Rome, Eng. & Scotl. 308 Should she [sc. the Church] be always considered as actually non compos mentis; as under that lunatic infatuation which idiotizes every thing she says, renders an object of forlorn pity every assertion she utters. 1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 580 They bethought them..how they might further idiotise the public. 1841 R. Oastler Fleet Papers I. xlviii. 382 The invention..idiotizes all our former sages. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. vi. 88 Henchard stood as if idiotised. 1901 H. James Sacred Fount xiv. 303 ‘Or of her having deformed and idiotised herself,’ my friend subjoined. 1945 S. Gross tr. M. Unamuno Perplexities & Paradoxes 107 Willy's Claudinas, which have been translated into Castilian and have been very popular, are not only corrupting the moral sense, but also are idiotizing our people. 2000 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 19 May b5 Talking animals idiotize the wild kingdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1716
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