单词 | re-establish |
释义 | re-establishv. 1. a. transitive. To establish (a person or thing) again in a former place, position, or state; to restore to a previous place or position. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > re-establish > in a former condition re-establish1483 reinvest1579 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 290v/2 Thus was the precious tree of the Crosse reestablyshed in his place. 1586 Wilkes in J. L. Motley Hist. Netherl. (1860) II. x. 99 I had not much to do..to re-establish in her Majesty..a singular good opinion of you. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xvi. 67 He could now deliuer them..and re-establish them in their former peace. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 97 He purpos'd to re-establish Henry d'Albret in the kingdome of Navarre. 1728 E. Haywood tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée (1732) II. 215 A Nation on whose Throne his Ancestors had sat for a long Series of Ages, would not fail to protect and re-establish him. 1788 C. Smith Emmeline III. i. 24 He..soon found means to re-establish himself in the favour of Miss Delamere. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. x. 96 He has been kind to me, and re-established me among my flock. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. 311 He expected that..he could re-establish the English party in a decisive superiority. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 753/1 The..alpine flora..following the shrinking glaciers till the plants were able to establish (or re-establish) themselves on the Alps. 2000 Independent 28 Aug. i. 3/3 There are fears that malaria could become re-established in Britain, aided by global warming. b. transitive. To fix or set up (a structure, etc.) again; to rebuild, re-erect. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > fix or establish in position > again resettle1545 replant1550 re-establish1666 1666 J. Rose Eng. Vineyard Vindicated 35 Re-establish your props, and with your foot tread the earth close to the roots. 1692 J. Dunton Young-students-libr. 157/2 She went from City to City..to re-establish desolate Churches, to build new ones, [etc.]. 1764 C. Hotham Operations Allied Army 36 Six bridges were re-established on the Lippe, which the French had destroyed in their retreat towards the Rhine. 1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 24 The same writer..mentions, that it was a common practice to reestablish large Trees..that had been blown down. 1862 E. Cust Ann. Wars 19th Cent. II. 224 By the exertions of Bertrand and Pernetti the bridge was re-established before the middle of the night. 2006 T. Wynn Where are Prophets? iii. 38 A great procession went to the square,..where the statue was re-established on the same place as before. 2. transitive. To establish (a system, process, institution, etc.) again or anew; to set up again in a state or condition similar to the former one; to restore. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > re-establish redressc1450 restablisha1475 restable1494 re-edify1511 refound?a1513 re-establish1550 reordain1579 replace1587 replant1588 refix1591 reinstitute1600 reimplace1611 reordinate1613 reinstate1616 restate1625 reassurea1711 re-erecta1711 re-estatea1945 1550 T. Nicolls in tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War Prol. f. vv The constitucions of lawes and Royalmes,..the meanes whereby they fall into decaye, and agayne whereby they arne reestablyshed and restored. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin ii. 77 The better to reestablish their gouernment, they had in their parliament..instituted a kind of pollicie. 1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 161 The great design of the gospel was to re-establish natural worship. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 257 Theodosia..was..afterward re-established and possessed by the Genoese, under the name of Cafa. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 62 Some young men..undertook to re-establish monarchy. 1865 J. Bright Speeches Amer. Question 183 He had a fair chance of re-establishing his business. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking ix. 193 America was..re-establishing a metallic currency. 1902 G. K. Chesterton Twelve Types 141 This attempt to re-establish communication with the elemental, or..to return to nature. 1984 J. Wain in Listener 14 June 29/2 Hale decamped to Florida and re-established his ministry there. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) v. 120 If I try hard I can re-establish contact with this steadily departing vessel of cellular mush. 3. transitive (chiefly in passive). a. To restore (a person's health or strength) to the usual state; to set (ill health) to rights. Formerly also: †to restore (a person) to health (obsolete). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > heal or cure [verb (transitive)] > restore to health healc1000 temperc1000 recoverc1330 covera1375 restorec1384 recovera1398 rectifya1400 revert1446 recruita1661 re-establish1664 to set up1686 to bring toa1796 reinstate1810 tinker1823 recuperate1849 to bring about1854 to pick up1857 to fetch round1870 re-edify1897 to pull round1900 1664 P. Belon tr. N. Le Fèvre Disc. Rawleigh's Great Cordial 89 [Wine] penetrates and insinuates it self to the extremities, thereby to correct what might be there of hurtful, and by that means re-establish Health. 1695 T. Tenison Serm. Funeral Queen Mary 21 The King's Life is..preserv'd, and his Health re-establish'd. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 7. ⁋ 18 His Health being so well re-established by the Baths. 1766 J. Wilkes Let. 3 Mar. in Corr. (1805) IV. 306 I thank my dearest daughter for her obliging solicitude about my health. I am now quite re-established. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 268 The jeweller..felt his strength re-established. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. xxv. 288 With health so far re-established that he was able to take exercise on horseback. 1913 Musical Times 54 608/1 The King granted him a pension to enable him to leave Naples to endeavour to re-establish his health. 1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Sept. 12 To ensure that any interim administration, in power until President Yeltsin's health is re-established, does not feel isolated. b. To restore (one's circumstances, possessions, etc.) to a proper condition; to set to rights. Now rare except as merged with sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] recovera1382 recurea1382 reparela1382 instore1382 store1387 restorec1390 redressc1405 repeal1479 rectifya1529 restauratea1538 redeem1575 instaurate1583 upright1601 upseta1652 reficiate1657 rehabilitate1663 retrieve1665 re-establish1706 re-rail1914 rehab1961 1706 Memorial Dispersed in Holland 48 If he have time given him to re-establish his Forces..they will speedily see him engag'd in an Abyss of Successive..Enterprizes. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. viii. 155 It had been for some time my intention to re-establish my circumstances by marrying a woman of fortune. View more context for this quotation 1812 G. Chalmers Hist. View Domest. Econ. Great Brit. & Ireland 144 To see her..reestablish her financial affairs, in so short a period, after the conclusion of war. 1822 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater 61 About fifteen shillings I had employed in re-establishing..my dress. 1923 Polit. Sci. Q. 38 6 He suggested..a moratorium to permit Germany to reestablish her finances. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve froverc900 hearteOE lighteOE onlightc1175 salvec1175 leathc1200 solace1297 stillc1315 to put in comfortc1320 easec1385 comfort1389 fordilla1400 recomforta1400 ronea1400 solancea1400 cheer?a1425 acheerc1450 consolate1477 repease1483 dilla1500 recreate?a1500 sporta1500 dulcerate?1586 comfit1598 comfortize1600 reassure1604 sweeten1647 console1693 re-establish1722 release1906 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 212 These things re-establish'd the Minds of the People very much. 1732 T. Gordon tr. Tacitus Hist. in Wks. II. 230 A few days after, as Domitian harangued them, they heard him with minds now re-established and emboldened. 1823 Times 26 Feb. 3/3 I feel satisfied that I could re-establish his mind. 1852 J. A. Giles tr. M. Paris Eng. Hist. I. 229 This letter..re-established the minds of many which had formerly been in a wavering state. Derivatives re-eˈstablishable adj. rare. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Restablissable, reestablishable. 1965 C. Olson Let. 2 Dec. in R. Maud Sel. Lett. (2000) cxix. 338 A sick leave expiring but re-establishable ‘for a period of an additional five months’. 2003 H. R. Cooper Slavic Script. iv. 83 No single, re-establishable version seems to underly [sic] the earliest biblical translations we have. re-eˈstablished adj. ΚΠ 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. iv. 290 The Britaines growne bold..admonished their reestablished King. 1798 E. Inchbald tr. A. von Kotzebue Lovers' Vows v. ii. 88 The whole village was witness of Agatha's shame—the whole village must be witness of Agatha's re-established honour. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch (1874) VII. lxxi. 540 The sudden sense of exposure after the re-established sense of safety. 1923 Jrnl. Brit. Inst. Internat. Affairs 3 97 She is in danger of losing the re-established co-operation of the West. 1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell xxv. 455 The reestablished old familiarity is such that Lowell feels able to hazard a direct quote from Hardwick without fear of..recriminations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1483 |
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