单词 | out-prize |
释义 | † out-prizev. Obsolete. transitive. To exceed in value; to surpass in one's estimation. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [verb (transitive)] > surpass in value value1528 out-prize1576 overprize1593 outvalue1600 overvalue1608 outbid1642 1576 R. Peterson tr. G. della Casa Galateo sig. A5v To his friend Mayster Robert Peterson Gent. This little Diamond, shall outprize, a quarry full of stones. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iv. 79 She's out-priz'd by a trifle. View more context for this quotation a1641 A. Munday et al. Bk. Sir Thomas More (1911) iv. iv. 66 I conceive that Nature Hath sundry metals, out of which she frames Us mortals, each in valuation Outprizing other. View more context for this quotation 1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess i. ii. 9 Then it must of necessity follow, that your unparalell'd Mistress is outpriz'd by a Trifle. a1783 H. Brooke Impostor (1789) iv. ii. 60 Suppose his faith, his crown, his people, offer'd For one rich jewel that out-prizes all. a1851 J. Baillie Ethwald iv. iii. 84 in Wks. (1851) 187 In truth thy off'ring far outprizes all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < |
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