单词 | obsorption |
释义 | † obsorptionn. Obsolete. rare. Swallowing up; absorption. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.) consuminga1398 consumptiona1398 devoration1528 devouring1577 consumation1586 obsorptionc1600 swallow1607 depredation1626 depastion1658 c1600 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Cornwall (1728) 3 The Rockes..had they bene of a more earthy or tender substance coulde not have so long prevented Cornwalls utter obsorpation. c1600 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Cornwall (1728) 42 Manie deuises they vse to preuent the obsorpation of the churche [by drifting sand]. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 801 There would succeed other Emanations and Regenerations, and other succeeding Destructions and Obsorptions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1600 |
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