单词 | inquisite |
释义 | † inquisiteadj. Obsolete. rare. Inquisitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] inquisitivec1386 inquiring1598 investigating1631 inquirous1632 burrow-headed1650 curious1653 interested1665 inquisitous1694 interrogative1709 yuky1719 Eve-ish1753 inquisite1808 wondering1810 percontatorial1849 questionous1893 quizzy1920 curious-minded1928 1808 ‘H. St. Victor’ Ruins of Rigonda II. 84 [He bent his eyes] in the most firm and inquisite search on his countenance. 1822 ‘P. Beauchamp’ Anal. Infl. Nat. Relig. ii. 123 When mankind advance a little in knowledge, and become inquisite [1875 inquisitive]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † inquisitev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To inquire into, investigate, examine. Also absol. To make inquiry. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)] underseekc897 speerc900 lookeOE askOE seeOE teem witnessc1200 seeka1300 fand13.. inquirec1300 undergoc1315 visit1338 pursuea1382 searcha1382 examinec1384 assay1387 ensearchc1400 vesteyea1425 to have in waitc1440 perpend1447 to bring witnessc1475 vey1512 investigate?1520 recounta1530 to call into (also in) question1534 finger1546 rip1549 sight1556 vestigatea1561 to look into ——1561 require1563 descry?1567 sound1579 question1590 resolve1593 surview1601 undersearch1609 sift1611 disquire1621 indagate1623 inspect1623 pierce1640 shrive1647 in-looka1649 probe1649 incern1656 quaeritate1657 inquisite1674 reconnoitre1740 explore1774 to bring to book1786 look-see1867 scrutate1882 to shake down1915 sleuth1939 screen1942 1674 (title) Defensio Legis: or, the whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 181 He inquisited with Justice and Decorum. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 191 What rather encouraged them to inquisite the Actions of their Adversaries. 2. To proceed against (a person) by inquisition or by the method of the Inquisition. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > try or hear cause [verb (transitive)] > try by methods of inquisition inquisite1639 inquisition1647 1639 R. Gentilis tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Inquisition 6 That those which are Inquisited or Cited for Heresie, flying within the State, shall bee condemned for foure yeares to prisons separate from other Prisons. 1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. D3v This is all the remedy that can be had, that such as are so narrowly inquisited may in their recourse to Rome with their commissions finde Justice. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. §50 621 It is a transcendent Justification to be thus inquisited and in every Respect, acquitted. 1736 S. Chandler Hist. Persecution 223 He is farther asked, whether he hath ever been inquisited. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < |
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