单词 | philistinize |
释义 | philistinizev. rare. transitive. To make into a philistine; to imbue with philistine values. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > deprive of taste [verb (transitive)] philistinize1881 1881 G. Meredith in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 250 Children..are secretly Philistinizing the demagogue,..turning him into a slow-stepping Liberal. 1891 I. Zangwill Bachelor's Club 164 She has not been philistinised by a refined education. 1993 Forbes (Nexis) 6 Dec. 149 Rarity no longer is a requisite for collectibility. Neither, in many cases, is intrinsic beauty or antiquity... In short, collecting has been philistinized and proletarianized. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1881 |
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