单词 | molochize |
释义 | † Molochizev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To imbue with the cruelty characteristic of the worship of Moloch (see etymology at Moloch n.). ΚΠ 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 295 Humanity was dead, for superstition Molochized the heart. 2. transitive. To immolate; to sacrifice as if to Moloch. ΚΠ 1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold i. i. 3 I think that they would Molochize them [sc. their babies] too, To have the heavens clear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < v.1825 |
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