单词 | prematurate |
释义 | † prematurateadj. Obsolete. rare. 1. Done before the appropriate time; premature. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > early or premature rathe1340 soona1400 premature?1530 fore-ripeda1533 untimeousc1540 immature1548 overtimely1548 prematurate1570 oversoona1586 over-early1605 premiseda1616 prematured1692 unearthly1865 previous1869 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 479/1 It is thought also by some, that the reuoking backe agayne..was prematurate, or done all out of time. 1747 Let. to Author Address All Rationalists x. 138 Out of Fear of a too prematurate unridling of myself, I begg'd to be excused. 2. Young, immature. ΚΠ 1750 Q. Mackenzie-Quin Method to multiply or divide Figures To Subscribers p. iv Those several prematurate Authors. 1751 tr. N. A. Pluche Truth of Gospel I. 293 Nor is it less wonderful to see these prematurate Philosophers making Chronological Computations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1570 |
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