make-beliefn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪkbᵻliːf/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪkbəˈˌlif/,

/ˈmeɪkbiˈˌlif/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: make-believe n.

Etymology: Variant of make-believe n., after belief n. N.E.D. (1904) notes that ‘the formation of the latter [i.e. make-believe], being misunderstood, was imagined to be incorrect’; however, the wider pattern of nouns and adjectives ending in voiceless fricatives corresponding to verbs ending in voiced fricatives (e.g., safe:save, strife:strive, etc., alongside belief:believe) probably also exerted some influence.

Make-believe, pretence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun]

foxingc1220

feignc1320

faintise1340

simulation1340

dissimulingc1374

likenessc1384

dissimulationc1386

coverture1393

dissemblationc1425

assimulationa1450

dissemblec1480

fiction1483

dissemblinga1500

irony1502

dissimulance1508

dissembly?c1550

blindation1588

counterfeisance1590

misseeming1590

supposing1596

dissemblance1602

guise1662

dissimulating1794

make-believe1794

representation1805

sham-Abra(ha)m1828

make-belief1837

pretence1862

make-believing1867

postiche1876

kid-stakes1916

smoke and mirrors1980

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [adjective] > only in imagination or unreal > make-believe

pretending1434

pretend1708

make-believe1806

make-believing1867

make-belief1873

play-play1941

1837 W. T. Moncrieff Sam Weller i. iii. 15 This make-belief is only wasting powder and shot.

1854 W. S. Landor Lett. Amer. 17 Creeds and lichens grow in the extremities of his [sc. the Tzar's] frozen regions; farther to the southwest, beliefs are make-beliefs.

1858 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. (1873) 2nd Ser. ii. 85 The early institutions of a nation may fail of fully carrying out their ends, but there is no make-belief as to what those ends are.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) vii. i. 229 A sort of make-belief lady.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 4/1 The contempt with which all things are remembered, to which cling suggestions of the theatrical and the make-belief.

1960 J. Rae Custard Boys ii. xix. 212 He had been my guide through the days of make-belief and blinkered memory.

1992 G. Swift Ever After ix. 101 The moment of my unbelief. The beginning of my make-belief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	make-belief
释义	make-beliefn. Brit. /ˈmeɪkbᵻliːf/, U.S. /ˈmeɪkbəˈˌlif/, /ˈmeɪkbiˈˌlif/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: make-believe n. Etymology: Variant of make-believe n., after belief n. N.E.D. (1904) notes that ‘the formation of the latter [i.e. make-believe], being misunderstood, was imagined to be incorrect’; however, the wider pattern of nouns and adjectives ending in voiceless fricatives corresponding to verbs ending in voiced fricatives (e.g., safe:save, strife:strive, etc., alongside belief:believe) probably also exerted some influence. Make-believe, pretence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] foxingc1220 feignc1320 faintise1340 simulation1340 dissimulingc1374 likenessc1384 dissimulationc1386 coverture1393 dissemblationc1425 assimulationa1450 dissemblec1480 fiction1483 dissemblinga1500 irony1502 dissimulance1508 dissembly?c1550 blindation1588 counterfeisance1590 misseeming1590 supposing1596 dissemblance1602 guise1662 dissimulating1794 make-believe1794 representation1805 sham-Abra(ha)m1828 make-belief1837 pretence1862 make-believing1867 postiche1876 kid-stakes1916 smoke and mirrors1980 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [adjective] > only in imagination or unreal > make-believe pretending1434 pretend1708 make-believe1806 make-believing1867 make-belief1873 play-play1941 1837 W. T. Moncrieff Sam Weller i. iii. 15 This make-belief is only wasting powder and shot. 1854 W. S. Landor Lett. Amer. 17 Creeds and lichens grow in the extremities of his [sc. the Tzar's] frozen regions; farther to the southwest, beliefs are make-beliefs. 1858 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. (1873) 2nd Ser. ii. 85 The early institutions of a nation may fail of fully carrying out their ends, but there is no make-belief as to what those ends are. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) vii. i. 229 A sort of make-belief lady. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 4/1 The contempt with which all things are remembered, to which cling suggestions of the theatrical and the make-belief. 1960 J. Rae Custard Boys ii. xix. 212 He had been my guide through the days of make-belief and blinkered memory. 1992 G. Swift Ever After ix. 101 The moment of my unbelief. The beginning of my make-belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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