单词 | philippicize |
释义 | † philippicizev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To slander or derogate with a philippic. ΚΠ 1741 H. Walpole Corr. (1861) XXX. 303 With artful horror Pitt will paint my shame, And Lyttleton Philippicize my name. 2. intransitive. To utter a philippic or invective. Also transitive (reflexive): to bring oneself into a particular condition by doing this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > utter invective or abuse [verb (intransitive)] railc1475 envy1477 inveigh1529 blaspheme1584 invect1614 invectivate1624 to cast, throw, or fling dirt1642 ran-tan1660 philippicize1799 to fire a broadside1827 tirade1871 diatribe1893 rort1931 foul-mouth1960 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)] > bring into condition by rail1600 brawla1616 philippicize1839 1799 R. Southey Let. 21 Dec. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 33 However, I need not philippicise, and it is too late to veer about. 1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 46 173 We have Philippicized ourselves into a perspiration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1741 |
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