languefyv.

Brit.

/ˈlaŋɡwᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈlæŋɡwəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1600s–1700s languify, 1600s– languefy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin languefacere.

Etymology: < classical Latin languefacere to make languid < languēre (see languish v.) + -facere (see -fy suffix).

rare.

1. transitive. To make faint, weak, or languid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > cause to be ill [verb (transitive)] > make weak

fellOE

wastec1230

faintc1386

endull1395

resolvea1398

afaintc1400

defeat?c1400

dissolvec1400

weakc1400

craze1476

feeblish1477

debilite1483

overfeeble1495

plucka1529

to bring low1530

debilitate1541

acraze1549

decaya1554

infirma1555

weaken1569

effeeble1571

enervate1572

enfeeble1576

slay1578

to pull downa1586

prosternate1593

shake1594

to lay along1598

unsinew1598

languefy1607

enerve1613

pulla1616

dispirit1647

imbecilitate1647

unstring1700

to run down1733

sap1755

reduce1767

prostrate1780

shatter1785

undermine1812

imbecile1829

disinvigorate1844

devitalize1849

wreck1850

atrophy1865

crumple1892

1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist ii. vi. 59 By the clamour whereof how many..were couched and languefied?

1759 in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1764) III. 127/1 With all the might Of solar pow'r, that languifies the night.

1932 W. Lewis Doom of Youth IV. v. 224 These [eyelashes] languefied and weighted his eyelids.

†2. intransitive. To become weak or languid. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of an action or plan

failc1394

misfare1489

fro1559

to shoot nipshot1568

miscarry1589

languefya1734

misfire1942

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §110 197 The Plot..began to languify, and must haue gone out, like a Snuff, if this Murder had not happened.

Derivatives

ˈlanguefying adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak > making weak

weakeninga1586

feebling1624

languefying1651

debilitating1674

debilitative1682

depauperating1770

adynamical1798

enervating1821

prostrating1822

adynamous1828

debilitant-

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋207 Physitians may deservedly suffer the lash and feel compunction for their inhumane languifying practises.

1873 H. James Let. 22 June (1920) I. 35 Rome, for direct working, was not good—too many distractions and a languefying atmosphere.

1930 M. Josephson Portrait of Artist iv. 105 The distracting and languefying climate of Rome is a warning to him [sc. Henry James].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	languefy
释义	languefyv. Brit. /ˈlaŋɡwᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈlæŋɡwəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1600s–1700s languify, 1600s– languefy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin languefacere. Etymology: < classical Latin languefacere to make languid < languēre (see languish v.) + -facere (see -fy suffix). rare. 1. transitive. To make faint, weak, or languid. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > cause to be ill [verb (transitive)] > make weak fellOE wastec1230 faintc1386 endull1395 resolvea1398 afaintc1400 defeat?c1400 dissolvec1400 weakc1400 craze1476 feeblish1477 debilite1483 overfeeble1495 plucka1529 to bring low1530 debilitate1541 acraze1549 decaya1554 infirma1555 weaken1569 effeeble1571 enervate1572 enfeeble1576 slay1578 to pull downa1586 prosternate1593 shake1594 to lay along1598 unsinew1598 languefy1607 enerve1613 pulla1616 dispirit1647 imbecilitate1647 unstring1700 to run down1733 sap1755 reduce1767 prostrate1780 shatter1785 undermine1812 imbecile1829 disinvigorate1844 devitalize1849 wreck1850 atrophy1865 crumple1892 1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist ii. vi. 59 By the clamour whereof how many..were couched and languefied? 1759 in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1764) III. 127/1 With all the might Of solar pow'r, that languifies the night. 1932 W. Lewis Doom of Youth IV. v. 224 These [eyelashes] languefied and weighted his eyelids. †2. intransitive. To become weak or languid. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of an action or plan failc1394 misfare1489 fro1559 to shoot nipshot1568 miscarry1589 languefya1734 misfire1942 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §110 197 The Plot..began to languify, and must haue gone out, like a Snuff, if this Murder had not happened. Derivatives ˈlanguefying adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak > making weak weakeninga1586 feebling1624 languefying1651 debilitating1674 debilitative1682 depauperating1770 adynamical1798 enervating1821 prostrating1822 adynamous1828 debilitant- 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋207 Physitians may deservedly suffer the lash and feel compunction for their inhumane languifying practises. 1873 H. James Let. 22 June (1920) I. 35 Rome, for direct working, was not good—too many distractions and a languefying atmosphere. 1930 M. Josephson Portrait of Artist iv. 105 The distracting and languefying climate of Rome is a warning to him [sc. Henry James]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1607
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