† retectionn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retection-, retectio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retection-, retectio revelation, disclosure (first half of the 15th cent.) < classical Latin retect- , past participial stem of retegere to uncover, reveal, disclose ( < re- re- prefix + tegere to cover: see tect adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Obsolete.

An instance of uncovering something or of being uncovered; an exposure; an instance of revealing something or of being revealed; a disclosure, a revelation.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun]

discoveringa1375

nakeninga1382

bewrayingc1386

detection1471

discoverture?1473

revelationc1485

disclosinga1513

disclosurea1525

disclose1548

overture1548

patefaction1553

displaying1556

discovery1567

unripping1568

revealment1576

discoverment1578

retection1581

unmaskinga1586

unclasping?1592

denudation1593

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divulgation1610

unvizardinga1628

exposinga1631

divulgement1632

unbowellinga1639

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revealinga1649

unrolling1648

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unveilinga1774

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divulgence1851

revelationism1854

unbosoming1910

uncovery1963

1581 J. Fielde Caueat for Parsons Howlet sig. Dii^v George Wicellus in his retection swereth horribly.

1603 A. Willet (title) A retection, or discoverie of a false detection.

1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie iv. 83/3 A remonstrance opposed to the erronious retection of some supposed Errours, by Polydore Virgill.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L2^v Tis not impossible one thing to move Contrary wayes, which by a fit retection I strongly will evince and clearly prove.

1664 R. Boyle Exper. & Considerations Colours i. iii. 56 Though this may be said to be rather a Restauration of a Body to its own Colour, or a Retection of its native Colour, than a Change, yet still there Intervenes in it a change, [etc.].

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Retection, the act of discovering to the view.

1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. xxviii. 294 Prepare thyself for a retection upon entering your kitchen, that will bring the hammer with the effect of a battering-ram upon thy assured felicity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	retection
释义	† retectionn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retection-, retectio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retection-, retectio revelation, disclosure (first half of the 15th cent.) < classical Latin retect- , past participial stem of retegere to uncover, reveal, disclose ( < re- re- prefix + tegere to cover: see tect adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Obsolete. An instance of uncovering something or of being uncovered; an exposure; an instance of revealing something or of being revealed; a disclosure, a revelation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] discoveringa1375 nakeninga1382 bewrayingc1386 detection1471 discoverture?1473 revelationc1485 disclosinga1513 disclosurea1525 disclose1548 overture1548 patefaction1553 displaying1556 discovery1567 unripping1568 revealment1576 discoverment1578 retection1581 unmaskinga1586 unclasping?1592 denudation1593 untrussing1597 uncovering1598 detecting1604 divulging1604 divulgation1610 unvizardinga1628 exposinga1631 divulgement1632 unbowellinga1639 unfolding1646 revealinga1649 unrolling1648 pre-discovery1653 discoverance1664 unshelling1670 development1760 unveilinga1774 disclosal1786 displayment1801 divulgence1851 revelationism1854 unbosoming1910 uncovery1963 1581 J. Fielde Caueat for Parsons Howlet sig. Dii^v George Wicellus in his retection swereth horribly. 1603 A. Willet (title) A retection, or discoverie of a false detection. 1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie iv. 83/3 A remonstrance opposed to the erronious retection of some supposed Errours, by Polydore Virgill. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L2^v Tis not impossible one thing to move Contrary wayes, which by a fit retection I strongly will evince and clearly prove. 1664 R. Boyle Exper. & Considerations Colours i. iii. 56 Though this may be said to be rather a Restauration of a Body to its own Colour, or a Retection of its native Colour, than a Change, yet still there Intervenes in it a change, [etc.]. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Retection, the act of discovering to the view. 1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. II. xxviii. 294 Prepare thyself for a retection upon entering your kitchen, that will bring the hammer with the effect of a battering-ram upon thy assured felicity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1581
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