red-baitv.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdˌbeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌbeɪt/

Forms: also with capital initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red n., bait v.

Etymology: < red n. + bait v., after red-baiting n., red-baiter n. Compare slightly earlier red-baiting adj.

Originally U.S.

transitive. To subject (a person, group, etc.) to red-baiting. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > persecute > specific suspected communists

red-bait1938

1938 N.Y. Times 23 Sept. 27/1 Mr. Forbes added that any attempt to use the Communist party endorsements to ‘Red-bait’ candidates would fail.

1940 G. Seldes Witch Hunt p. xi Nevertheless, that program was redbaited into compromise and failure.

1974 Socialist Worker 2 Nov. 12/5 The information could be used to red-bait or victimise workers involved in the present disputes.

1992 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. iv. 1/4 It is not easy to red-bait without Reds. One can expect Mr. Baker to change that, fast, and to see that the campaign looks forward, not back.

2002 Journalist Aug.–Sept. 31/1 She was red-baited out of Congress by her Republican opponent, one Richard M. Nixon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-bait
释义	red-baitv. Brit. /ˈrɛdˌbeɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌbeɪt/ Forms: also with capital initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red n., bait v. Etymology: < red n. + bait v., after red-baiting n., red-baiter n. Compare slightly earlier red-baiting adj. Originally U.S. transitive. To subject (a person, group, etc.) to red-baiting. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > persecute > specific suspected communists red-bait1938 1938 N.Y. Times 23 Sept. 27/1 Mr. Forbes added that any attempt to use the Communist party endorsements to ‘Red-bait’ candidates would fail. 1940 G. Seldes Witch Hunt p. xi Nevertheless, that program was redbaited into compromise and failure. 1974 Socialist Worker 2 Nov. 12/5 The information could be used to red-bait or victimise workers involved in the present disputes. 1992 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. iv. 1/4 It is not easy to red-bait without Reds. One can expect Mr. Baker to change that, fast, and to see that the campaign looks forward, not back. 2002 Journalist Aug.–Sept. 31/1 She was red-baited out of Congress by her Republican opponent, one Richard M. Nixon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1938
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