Pelmanizev.
/ˈpɛlmənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpɛlmənˌaɪz/ Now rare.
1. intransitive. To practise Pelmanism.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > practise Pelmanism [verb (intransitive)]
Pelmanize1916
1916 Times 17 July 13/4 (advt.) People who ‘Pelmanize’.
1919 Honey Pot 1 4 (advt.) Lots of our fellows are Pelmanising out here.
1934 Brit. Weekly 11 Jan. 319/3 (advt.) Pelmanise for promotion, for progress, for success.
2. transitive. To train or instruct in the techniques of Pelmanism.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > sharpen memory [verb (transitive)] > train
Pelmanize1919
1919 Times 15 May 3/6 (advt.) The men and women who have Pelmanized their minds are the men and women who ‘get things done’.
1921 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 176/1 In some Oriental way he had Pelmanised his memory.
1931 R. Campbell Georgiad ii. 17 Broadcast your love and Pelmanise your Passion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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