roboratingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒbəreɪtɪŋ/,

/ˈrəʊbəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑbəˌreɪdɪŋ/,

/ˈroʊbəˌreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roborate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < roborate v. + -ing suffix².

Medicine. Now rare.

That strengthens, invigorates, or fortifies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > strengthening > [adjective]

strengthening1571

roborating1615

enabling1628

strengthing1672

steeling1849

fortifying1863

1615 W. Barclay Callirhoe sig. B^v This water..fortifieth the wayes: for it hath not onely an opening force, but a roborating vertue also.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 680/2 Before all things roborating and comforting things [L. Roborantia & Confortantia] should be given to the Sick.

1788 J. Anderson Med. Remarks Evacuation (ed. 2) iv. 74 The toxic astringent and volatile alkaline..shew their roborating, antispasmodic, and antiseptic power.

1888 S. Lilienthal tr. T. Clemens in E. P. Anshutz New, Old & Forgotten Remedies (1900) 21 Mineral waters..are all well know for their roborating and alterating qualities.

1907 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. Nov. 663 This series of attacks lasted for six weeks, and finally subsided under roborating treatment and small doses of digitalis.

2007 E. Ernst et al. Complementary Therapies for Pain Managem. ii. 60 An Italian mineral water with traces of iron, copper and arsenic used in small doses for its roborating effects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roborating
释义	roboratingadj. Brit. /ˈrɒbəreɪtɪŋ/, /ˈrəʊbəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɑbəˌreɪdɪŋ/, /ˈroʊbəˌreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roborate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < roborate v. + -ing suffix². Medicine. Now rare. That strengthens, invigorates, or fortifies. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > strengthening > [adjective] strengthening1571 roborating1615 enabling1628 strengthing1672 steeling1849 fortifying1863 1615 W. Barclay Callirhoe sig. B^v This water..fortifieth the wayes: for it hath not onely an opening force, but a roborating vertue also. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 680/2 Before all things roborating and comforting things [L. Roborantia & Confortantia] should be given to the Sick. 1788 J. Anderson Med. Remarks Evacuation (ed. 2) iv. 74 The toxic astringent and volatile alkaline..shew their roborating, antispasmodic, and antiseptic power. 1888 S. Lilienthal tr. T. Clemens in E. P. Anshutz New, Old & Forgotten Remedies (1900) 21 Mineral waters..are all well know for their roborating and alterating qualities. 1907 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. Nov. 663 This series of attacks lasted for six weeks, and finally subsided under roborating treatment and small doses of digitalis. 2007 E. Ernst et al. Complementary Therapies for Pain Managem. ii. 60 An Italian mineral water with traces of iron, copper and arsenic used in small doses for its roborating effects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1615
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