Laconizev.

/ˈlakənʌɪz/

Etymology: < Greek λακωνίζειν, < Λάκων Laconian adj. and n.: see -ize suffix.

1. intransitive. To favour the Lacedæmonians; to imitate their customs or mode of speech; to side with them in politics.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [verb (intransitive)] > support Laconians (ancient Greece)

Laconize1603

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 205 If he be disposed to laconize a little..he would..say: He is not.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 424 The philosopher assures those who in other cities imagined they laconised, merely by imitating the severe exercises, and the other warlike manners of the Lacedæmonians, that they were grossly deceived.

2. transitive. To bring under the Lacedæmonian dominion or form of government.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > make subject to > specific leader or form of government

Laconize1876

Hitlerize1933

1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) ii. iii. 128 We will Laconize all Hellas.

Derivatives

ˈLaconizing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > to specific type of government

Laconizing1823

Bourbonization1886

society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > to specific form of government

Laconizing1823

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 425 The very instances which Plato supplies of this ‘laconising’ are the two venerable proverbs, Nosce te ipsum! and Ne quid nimis!

1869 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece II. iii. ii. 372 The dangerous consequences of his Laconizing tendency.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 113 The mistake of the Laconizing set in supposing [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	laconize
释义	Laconizev. /ˈlakənʌɪz/ Etymology: < Greek λακωνίζειν, < Λάκων Laconian adj. and n.: see -ize suffix. 1. intransitive. To favour the Lacedæmonians; to imitate their customs or mode of speech; to side with them in politics. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [verb (intransitive)] > support Laconians (ancient Greece) Laconize1603 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 205 If he be disposed to laconize a little..he would..say: He is not. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 424 The philosopher assures those who in other cities imagined they laconised, merely by imitating the severe exercises, and the other warlike manners of the Lacedæmonians, that they were grossly deceived. 2. transitive. To bring under the Lacedæmonian dominion or form of government. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > make subject to > specific leader or form of government Laconize1876 Hitlerize1933 1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) ii. iii. 128 We will Laconize all Hellas. Derivatives ˈLaconizing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > to specific type of government Laconizing1823 Bourbonization1886 society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [adjective] > to specific form of government Laconizing1823 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. I. 425 The very instances which Plato supplies of this ‘laconising’ are the two venerable proverbs, Nosce te ipsum! and Ne quid nimis! 1869 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece II. iii. ii. 372 The dangerous consequences of his Laconizing tendency. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues I. 113 The mistake of the Laconizing set in supposing [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1603
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