perfectioningn.

Brit.

/pəˈfɛkʃənɪŋ/,

/pəˈfɛkʃn̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/pərˈfɛkʃənɪŋ/

Forms: see perfection n. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfection n., -ing suffix¹; perfection v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < perfection n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also < perfection v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier perfecting n., and later perfection v.

The action of bringing something to perfection.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > bringing to perfection

perfectinga1513

perfectioning1548

sublimation1599

perfectionating1695

perfectionizing1808

perfectionation1812

perfectionment1827

perfectation1832

perfectionizement1844

sublimification1886

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xxiv. 186 Christe..taught the perfeccionyng of the lawe [L. legis absolutionem], whan he pronounced those straunge beatitudes neuer afore heard of.

1641 T. Urquhart Epigrams iii. 42 (title of epigram) That overweening impedeth oftentimes the perfectioning of the very same qualitie, wee are proudest of.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. v. ix. 95 Culture really contributes to the Perfectioning of its new Productions.

1762 S. Foote Orators i. 9 The perfectioning of our countrymen in..the right use of their native language.

1866 J. A. Partridge On Democracy 387 A gradual perfectioning of the instrument which the People are preparing to wield.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals i. 59 The gradual perfectioning of the respiratory machinery.

1902 Daily Chron. 7 Apr. 3/2 The invention and practical perfectioning of the mechanical pianoforte player.

1997 Italica 74 189 Poetry..should indeed aim toward a sublime end, such as the moral perfectioning of humanity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfectioning
释义	perfectioningn. Brit. /pəˈfɛkʃənɪŋ/, /pəˈfɛkʃn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /pərˈfɛkʃənɪŋ/ Forms: see perfection n. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfection n., -ing suffix¹; perfection v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < perfection n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also < perfection v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier perfecting n., and later perfection v. The action of bringing something to perfection. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > bringing to perfection perfectinga1513 perfectioning1548 sublimation1599 perfectionating1695 perfectionizing1808 perfectionation1812 perfectionment1827 perfectation1832 perfectionizement1844 sublimification1886 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xxiv. 186 Christe..taught the perfeccionyng of the lawe [L. legis absolutionem], whan he pronounced those straunge beatitudes neuer afore heard of. 1641 T. Urquhart Epigrams iii. 42 (title of epigram) That overweening impedeth oftentimes the perfectioning of the very same qualitie, wee are proudest of. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. v. ix. 95 Culture really contributes to the Perfectioning of its new Productions. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 9 The perfectioning of our countrymen in..the right use of their native language. 1866 J. A. Partridge On Democracy 387 A gradual perfectioning of the instrument which the People are preparing to wield. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals i. 59 The gradual perfectioning of the respiratory machinery. 1902 Daily Chron. 7 Apr. 3/2 The invention and practical perfectioning of the mechanical pianoforte player. 1997 Italica 74 189 Poetry..should indeed aim toward a sublime end, such as the moral perfectioning of humanity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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