Procrusteanizev.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈkrʌstɪənʌɪz/, U.S.

/proʊˈkrəstiəˌnaɪz/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Procrustean adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < Procrustean adj. + -ize suffix.

Now rare.

transitive. To enforce uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality; to stretch or contract unnaturally. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > by force

Procrusteanize1846

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Procrusteanize, to stretch or contract to a given or required extent or size.

1873 A. J. Ellis in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies 2nd Ser. App. 269 Next it becomes clear that measures of three syllables each were distinctly recognised. There is no attempt to procrusteanise them by the excision of a syllable, or to slur over the obnoxious item by a grace note.

1899 Speaker 30 Dec. 338/2 The girls sat daily in a horrible machine constructed to Procrusteanize a long and graceful neck by drawing up the head and chin.

1955 V. Nabokov Lolita II. xxvii. 266 My fancy was both Proustianized and Procrusteanized; for that particular morning..the dapper and bilious janitor..started to complain that a man who had seen Rita home recently had been ‘sick like a dog’ on the front steps.

1956 Amer. Anthropologist 58 744 The value-orientational concept tends to procrusteanize and homogenize.

2001 National Rev. (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Books, Arts & Manners section) 15 It would have been interesting to see Crazy/Beautiful before Disney Procrusteanized it into the PG-13 format.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procrusteanize
释义	Procrusteanizev. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈkrʌstɪənʌɪz/, U.S. /proʊˈkrəstiəˌnaɪz/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Procrustean adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < Procrustean adj. + -ize suffix. Now rare. transitive. To enforce uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality; to stretch or contract unnaturally. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > by force Procrusteanize1846 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Procrusteanize, to stretch or contract to a given or required extent or size. 1873 A. J. Ellis in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies 2nd Ser. App. 269 Next it becomes clear that measures of three syllables each were distinctly recognised. There is no attempt to procrusteanise them by the excision of a syllable, or to slur over the obnoxious item by a grace note. 1899 Speaker 30 Dec. 338/2 The girls sat daily in a horrible machine constructed to Procrusteanize a long and graceful neck by drawing up the head and chin. 1955 V. Nabokov Lolita II. xxvii. 266 My fancy was both Proustianized and Procrusteanized; for that particular morning..the dapper and bilious janitor..started to complain that a man who had seen Rita home recently had been ‘sick like a dog’ on the front steps. 1956 Amer. Anthropologist 58 744 The value-orientational concept tends to procrusteanize and homogenize. 2001 National Rev. (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Books, Arts & Manners section) 15 It would have been interesting to see Crazy/Beautiful before Disney Procrusteanized it into the PG-13 format. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1846
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