† morbifyv.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin morbificare ; Latin morbus , -ify suffix.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin morbificare (5th cent.), or independently < classical Latin morbus disease (see morbid adj.) + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier morbifical adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǭ·ɹbifəi) /ˈmɔːbɪfaɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make diseased.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > make diseased [verb (transitive)]

morbify1623

blight1811

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Morbify, to cause sicknes.

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 64 So morbifies their flesh The poison-drama of Euripides.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	morbify
释义	† morbifyv. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin morbificare ; Latin morbus , -ify suffix. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin morbificare (5th cent.), or independently < classical Latin morbus disease (see morbid adj.) + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier morbifical adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǭ·ɹbifəi) /ˈmɔːbɪfaɪ/. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To make diseased. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > make diseased [verb (transitive)] morbify1623 blight1811 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Morbify, to cause sicknes. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 64 So morbifies their flesh The poison-drama of Euripides. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1623
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