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单词 philistinize
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philistinizev.

Brit. /ˈfɪlᵻstᵻnʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfɪləstəˌnaɪz/, /ˈfɪləˌstaɪˌnaɪz/
Forms: 1800s philistinise, 1800s– philistinize.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Philistine n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < Philistine n. + -ize suffix.
rare.
transitive. To make into a philistine; to imbue with philistine values.
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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).
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