† belitterv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, litter n., litter v.

Etymology: < be- prefix + either litter n. or litter v. (although both of these are first attested later in the relevant senses: compare litter n. 5a, litter v. 7a).

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To give birth, have young.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (intransitive)] > bring forth young

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whelp1398

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kitten1495

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yean1548

dam1577

farrow1580

cub1755

a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 2 De enfaunter, to belitter.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. 161/2 Be-litter, to bring forth a child.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

belitterv.²

Brit.

/bᵻˈlɪtə/, U.S.

/bəˈlɪdər/,

/biˈlɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, litter n.

Etymology: < be- prefix + litter n. Compare litter v., which is first attested later in the relevant senses. Compare earlier belitter v.¹

†1. transitive. To strew with straw or other plant matter. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter loosely or strew > strew (a surface) with something > with specific substance

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belitter1655

litter1700

verbenate1829

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 41 Soon after, all England was belittered with the news of this straw, and Catholicks cried it up for no lesse than a miracle.

1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. ii. xliii. 65 Contented with a House belittered with Straw.

2. transitive. To strew with rubbish or things in disorder; to make untidy with litter. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > pollute the environment [verb (transitive)] > cover with litter

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mullock1861

1678 Quacks Acad. 4 A Chamber..bee-litter'd with Urinals, or empty Gallipots.

1839 Fantastical Excursion into Planets 64 Now the poor lunarians went on complaining very much of the over-abundance of these ephemeral annoyances which thus belitter their soil.

1858 T. F. Barham Philadelphia iii. 78 Our civilized life is already burdened and belittered by the redundancy of our manufactures.

1889 Church Rev. July 4 The Sunday School-room is belittered with leaflets when the session is over—children drop them on the floor.

1913 Mrs. H. Ward Coryston Family i. iii. 45 There was not a sign anywhere of the photographs and small knick-knacks which generally belitter a woman's sitting-room.

1957 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 9 Sept. c4/4 The cans that belitter the roadside make one almost wish that prohibition was back.

1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Feb. 19 The set is grimy, belittered with porno mags and crisp pokes.

2009 L. D. Walls Passage to Cosmos 325 Curses on his Victorian translators belitter Anglo-American Humboldt scholarship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belitter
释义	† belitterv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, litter n., litter v. Etymology: < be- prefix + either litter n. or litter v. (although both of these are first attested later in the relevant senses: compare litter n. 5a, litter v. 7a). Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To give birth, have young. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (intransitive)] > bring forth young belittera1325 whelp1398 fawn1481 litter1484 kitten1495 kittle1530 yean1548 dam1577 farrow1580 cub1755 a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 2 De enfaunter, to belitter. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. 161/2 Be-litter, to bring forth a child. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2018). belitterv.² Brit. /bᵻˈlɪtə/, U.S. /bəˈlɪdər/, /biˈlɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: be- prefix, litter n. Etymology: < be- prefix + litter n. Compare litter v., which is first attested later in the relevant senses. Compare earlier belitter v.¹ †1. transitive. To strew with straw or other plant matter. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter loosely or strew > strew (a surface) with something > with specific substance rusha1325 belitter1655 litter1700 verbenate1829 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 41 Soon after, all England was belittered with the news of this straw, and Catholicks cried it up for no lesse than a miracle. 1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. ii. xliii. 65 Contented with a House belittered with Straw. 2. transitive. To strew with rubbish or things in disorder; to make untidy with litter. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > pollute the environment [verb (transitive)] > cover with litter belitter1678 mullock1861 1678 Quacks Acad. 4 A Chamber..bee-litter'd with Urinals, or empty Gallipots. 1839 Fantastical Excursion into Planets 64 Now the poor lunarians went on complaining very much of the over-abundance of these ephemeral annoyances which thus belitter their soil. 1858 T. F. Barham Philadelphia iii. 78 Our civilized life is already burdened and belittered by the redundancy of our manufactures. 1889 Church Rev. July 4 The Sunday School-room is belittered with leaflets when the session is over—children drop them on the floor. 1913 Mrs. H. Ward Coryston Family i. iii. 45 There was not a sign anywhere of the photographs and small knick-knacks which generally belitter a woman's sitting-room. 1957 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 9 Sept. c4/4 The cans that belitter the roadside make one almost wish that prohibition was back. 1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Feb. 19 The set is grimy, belittered with porno mags and crisp pokes. 2009 L. D. Walls Passage to Cosmos 325 Curses on his Victorian translators belitter Anglo-American Humboldt scholarship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.¹a1325v.²1655
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