imperialisticadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ᵻmˌpɪriəˈlɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperialist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < imperialist n. + -ic suffix. Compare German imperialistisch (1830 or earlier). Compare earlier imperialist adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of imperialists or imperialism; practising or supporting imperialism.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adjective] > relating to or supporting imperialism

imperialist1658

imperialistic1851

1851 Daily News 23 June 4/3 What if this imperialistic indispensable [sc. Louis Napoleon] were to go mad, or die?

1879 J. B. Brown Let. 27 Sept. in Daily News 30 Sept. 2/2 That Imperialistic rather than Imperial policy, whose tinsel glitter her keen and thrifty eye would at once have detected and despised.

1894 Dublin Rev. July 110 When, in an imperialistic age brutalism was spreading downwards.

1933 N. Waln House of Exile iii. iii. 223 His remarks were a stirring appeal to the citizens of China to unite against the ‘Imperialistic Foreign Devil’.

1958 Spectator 14 Feb. 201/3 Firm paternal rule of the kind which it is now fashionable to condemn as ‘imperialistic’ or ‘colonial’.

1969 Listener 24 Apr. 568/3 They show the unwavering will of the people to make up for all the damage done by these imperialistic traitors in the shortest possible time.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Apr. a23/1 To Chinese,..the current episode is one more effort by imperialistic and condescending foreigners to tear China apart or hold it back.

Derivatives

imperiaˈlistically adv. in an imperialistic way; in the manner of an imperialist.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adverb] > in imperialist manner

imperialistically1881

1881 World 11 May 11/2 The little chapel over which Monsignor Goddard has presided so imperialistically.

1895 Johannesburg Standard 3 Aug. 4 The Colonist..[is] Imperialistically loyal as far as is consistent with Colonial Conceit.

1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 2nd. Ser. 6 6 It is only when the politics of these new regions fail..that power is used imperialistically to adjust those conditions.

2011 E. R. Canterbery Brief Hist. Econ. ix. 182 Capitalism, according to Lenin, had advanced to its highest stage as colonialism, extending its powers imperialistically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperialistic
释义	imperialisticadj. Brit. /ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpɪriəˈlɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperialist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < imperialist n. + -ic suffix. Compare German imperialistisch (1830 or earlier). Compare earlier imperialist adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of imperialists or imperialism; practising or supporting imperialism. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adjective] > relating to or supporting imperialism imperialist1658 imperialistic1851 1851 Daily News 23 June 4/3 What if this imperialistic indispensable [sc. Louis Napoleon] were to go mad, or die? 1879 J. B. Brown Let. 27 Sept. in Daily News 30 Sept. 2/2 That Imperialistic rather than Imperial policy, whose tinsel glitter her keen and thrifty eye would at once have detected and despised. 1894 Dublin Rev. July 110 When, in an imperialistic age brutalism was spreading downwards. 1933 N. Waln House of Exile iii. iii. 223 His remarks were a stirring appeal to the citizens of China to unite against the ‘Imperialistic Foreign Devil’. 1958 Spectator 14 Feb. 201/3 Firm paternal rule of the kind which it is now fashionable to condemn as ‘imperialistic’ or ‘colonial’. 1969 Listener 24 Apr. 568/3 They show the unwavering will of the people to make up for all the damage done by these imperialistic traitors in the shortest possible time. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Apr. a23/1 To Chinese,..the current episode is one more effort by imperialistic and condescending foreigners to tear China apart or hold it back. Derivatives imperiaˈlistically adv. in an imperialistic way; in the manner of an imperialist. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adverb] > in imperialist manner imperialistically1881 1881 World 11 May 11/2 The little chapel over which Monsignor Goddard has presided so imperialistically. 1895 Johannesburg Standard 3 Aug. 4 The Colonist..[is] Imperialistically loyal as far as is consistent with Colonial Conceit. 1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 2nd. Ser. 6 6 It is only when the politics of these new regions fail..that power is used imperialistically to adjust those conditions. 2011 E. R. Canterbery Brief Hist. Econ. ix. 182 Capitalism, according to Lenin, had advanced to its highest stage as colonialism, extending its powers imperialistically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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