perficientn.adj.

Brit.

/pəˈfɪʃnt/, U.S.

/pərˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perficient-, perficiēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin perficient-, perficiēns, present participle of perficere to complete, finish, accomplish (see perfect adj.). Compare Middle French perficient, adjective (1524 in an apparently isolated attestation in grâce perficiente in sense ‘which achieves the salvation of someone’), Old Occitan perficient (c1350), Spanish perficiente, adjective (1487 or earlier; rare).

†A. n.

1. A person who or thing which accomplishes or completes something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > one who completes an action or process

enderc1384

perfecterc1425

fulfillerc1434

finisher1526

sealer1615

crownera1625

perficient1641

completer1701

perfector1836

1641 H. L'Estrange Gods Sabbath 11 Rest being..The perfection of the perficient and of the thing perfected.

1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura v. 106 Certain it is that practise and experience was its Nurse and perficient.

1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. on Clubs xxvii. 311 He became so great a Perficient in Drinking, Smoaking, and sitting up a Nights.

2. A person who endows a charity. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Perficient, one who endows a charity.

B. adj.

That accomplishes or achieves something; effectual.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective]

frameeOE

goodeOE

mightyOE

vailanta1325

sicker1338

mightful1340

suffisant1340

virtuousa1387

effectivea1398

effectuala1398

worthya1398

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substantialc1449

virtual?a1475

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working1532

operatory1551

operatoriousa1555

stately1567

feckful1568

efficace?1572

shifty1585

operative1590

instrumental1601

efficable1607

speeding1612

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valid1651

perficient1659

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implemental1676

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sufficient1831

slick1833

roadworthy1837

practician1863

positive1903

performant1977

1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 269 The essential and perficient Act of Confirmation, viz. Imposition of Hands.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. i. ii. iii. 43 In Animals..there is not a perficient Proportion, nor miscibles of Proportion, nor Qualities of Miscibles.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. xviii. 481 The king being the sole founder of all civil corporations, and the endower the perficient founder of all eleemosynary ones.

1888 Science 6 July 3/1 The perficient objection [to pronouncing grace] was probably the inconvenience to the service of the repast.

1972 Rev. Eng. Stud. 23 268 The equation of the Three Graces with prevenient, illuminant, and perficient grace.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Oct. (Saturday section) 28 You might never reach to use the word ‘perfervid’ to describe him. You might instead reach a little further in the dictionary towards perficient.

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

单词	perficient
释义	perficientn.adj. Brit. /pəˈfɪʃnt/, U.S. /pərˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perficient-, perficiēns. Etymology: < classical Latin perficient-, perficiēns, present participle of perficere to complete, finish, accomplish (see perfect adj.). Compare Middle French perficient, adjective (1524 in an apparently isolated attestation in grâce perficiente in sense ‘which achieves the salvation of someone’), Old Occitan perficient (c1350), Spanish perficiente, adjective (1487 or earlier; rare). †A. n. 1. A person who or thing which accomplishes or completes something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > one who completes an action or process enderc1384 perfecterc1425 fulfillerc1434 finisher1526 sealer1615 crownera1625 perficient1641 completer1701 perfector1836 1641 H. L'Estrange Gods Sabbath 11 Rest being..The perfection of the perficient and of the thing perfected. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura v. 106 Certain it is that practise and experience was its Nurse and perficient. 1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. on Clubs xxvii. 311 He became so great a Perficient in Drinking, Smoaking, and sitting up a Nights. 2. A person who endows a charity. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Perficient, one who endows a charity. B. adj. That accomplishes or achieves something; effectual. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] frameeOE goodeOE mightyOE vailanta1325 sicker1338 mightful1340 suffisant1340 virtuousa1387 effectivea1398 effectuala1398 worthya1398 availingc1420 effectuous?a1425 operant?a1425 substantialc1449 virtual?a1475 substantious1483 available1502 efficacious1528 energial1528 working1532 operatory1551 operatoriousa1555 stately1567 feckful1568 efficace?1572 shifty1585 operative1590 instrumental1601 efficable1607 speeding1612 effectuating1615 officious1618 availsome1619 prevailable1624 valid1651 perficient1659 affectuous1664 implemental1676 virtual1760 efficient1787 sufficient1831 slick1833 roadworthy1837 practician1863 positive1903 performant1977 1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 269 The essential and perficient Act of Confirmation, viz. Imposition of Hands. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. i. ii. iii. 43 In Animals..there is not a perficient Proportion, nor miscibles of Proportion, nor Qualities of Miscibles. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. xviii. 481 The king being the sole founder of all civil corporations, and the endower the perficient founder of all eleemosynary ones. 1888 Science 6 July 3/1 The perficient objection [to pronouncing grace] was probably the inconvenience to the service of the repast. 1972 Rev. Eng. Stud. 23 268 The equation of the Three Graces with prevenient, illuminant, and perficient grace. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Oct. (Saturday section) 28 You might never reach to use the word ‘perfervid’ to describe him. You might instead reach a little further in the dictionary towards perficient. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1641
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