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单词 nonsensify
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nonsensifyv.

Brit. /nɒnˈsɛnsᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /nɑnˈsɛnsəˌfaɪ/
Forms: Past participle 1600s nonsensifyed, 1900s– nonsensified.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nonsense n., -ify suffix.
Etymology: < nonsense n. + -ify suffix.
rare.
transitive. To make nonsense of; to treat in a nonsensical manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > utter nonsensically [verb (transitive)] > make nonsense of
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1649 H. Lawrence Some Considerations Use Holy Script. 13 They have..nonsensifyed a Scripture with their Figures and Allegories.
1947 H. Jackson Compl. Nonsense E. Lear (1951) p. xi He even nonsensified himself and his cat in verse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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