legendizingn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdʒənˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see legendize v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legendize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < legendize v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier legendizing adj., and also earlier legend v.

The action or process of creating a legend or legends; interpretation or reinterpretation of a person or thing as a legend or legendary; an instance of this.

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1908 N. R. Best Beyond Nat. Order iii. 82 Had it been solely by slow process of legendizing that Bible miracles had been created, they would infallibly have attached themselves to the names of David and Solomon.

1932 G. Frank Thunder & Dawn xi. 361 Here is a contention that rests manifestly upon a romantic legendizing of the motives that moved the makers of ancient art.

1997 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 10 The Chinese press and officialdom extolled his work and virtues. I suspect that he went along with the legendising to a certain extent.

2014 R. Rix Barbarian North in Medieval Imagination (2015) iii. 51 The legendizing of the Goths as Rome's most feared opponents.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

legendizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdʒənˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s 1900s– legendizing, 1900s– legendising.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legend n., -izing suffix² , legendize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Originally < legend n. + -izing suffix² . Compare later legendize v. In later use probably re-formed < legendize v. + -ing suffix².

That creates legends; legend-making; (now esp.) that creates or promotes an exaggerated or idealized image of a person or thing.

ΚΠ

1752 Monthly Rev. Mar. 197 We likewise with the good bishop of Sylves, may not appear to have complied a little with the legendizing spirit of his religion.

1915 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Aug. 203/2 It [sc. the painting] is a wonderful embodiment of the heroic Washington, a splendid production of the legendizing period of our country's history.

1935 Times 30 Mar. 15 Generations of admirers since have sought to explain them [sc. General Lee's comments on Gettysburg] away or cover them up, and even..[this latest biographer]..does not avoid this legendizing tendency.

1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man i. 19 Thornbank..had a legendising affection for anything local that was in any way remarkable.

2004 J. McWilliams New England's Crises & Cultural Memory viii. 246 Hawthorne's sketch entitled ‘Old Ticonderoga’..remains a neglected anomaly among legendizing pre-Civil War accounts of the fort's history.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legendizing
释义	legendizingn. Brit. /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɛdʒənˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see legendize v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legendize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < legendize v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier legendizing adj., and also earlier legend v. The action or process of creating a legend or legends; interpretation or reinterpretation of a person or thing as a legend or legendary; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1908 N. R. Best Beyond Nat. Order iii. 82 Had it been solely by slow process of legendizing that Bible miracles had been created, they would infallibly have attached themselves to the names of David and Solomon. 1932 G. Frank Thunder & Dawn xi. 361 Here is a contention that rests manifestly upon a romantic legendizing of the motives that moved the makers of ancient art. 1997 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 10 The Chinese press and officialdom extolled his work and virtues. I suspect that he went along with the legendising to a certain extent. 2014 R. Rix Barbarian North in Medieval Imagination (2015) iii. 51 The legendizing of the Goths as Rome's most feared opponents. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). legendizingadj. Brit. /ˈlɛdʒ(ə)ndʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɛdʒənˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s 1900s– legendizing, 1900s– legendising. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legend n., -izing suffix² , legendize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: Originally < legend n. + -izing suffix² . Compare later legendize v. In later use probably re-formed < legendize v. + -ing suffix². That creates legends; legend-making; (now esp.) that creates or promotes an exaggerated or idealized image of a person or thing. ΚΠ 1752 Monthly Rev. Mar. 197 We likewise with the good bishop of Sylves, may not appear to have complied a little with the legendizing spirit of his religion. 1915 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Aug. 203/2 It [sc. the painting] is a wonderful embodiment of the heroic Washington, a splendid production of the legendizing period of our country's history. 1935 Times 30 Mar. 15 Generations of admirers since have sought to explain them [sc. General Lee's comments on Gettysburg] away or cover them up, and even..[this latest biographer]..does not avoid this legendizing tendency. 1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man i. 19 Thornbank..had a legendising affection for anything local that was in any way remarkable. 2004 J. McWilliams New England's Crises & Cultural Memory viii. 246 Hawthorne's sketch entitled ‘Old Ticonderoga’..remains a neglected anomaly among legendizing pre-Civil War accounts of the fort's history. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908adj.1752
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