单词 | siderealize |
释义 | siderealizev. Somewhat rare. transitive. To elevate as if to the level of the stars or heavens; to raise to a superior level of brilliance or refinement. Also intransitive: to be elevated in this way. ΚΠ 1867 W. Pater in Westm. Rev. Jan. 82 German literature transformed, siderealized, as we see it in Goethe, reckons Winckelmann among its imitators. 1888 tr. V. Hugo Toilers of Sea II. ii. i. xiii. 73 This strange grotto was, if we may be permitted the expression, ‘siderealized’. The mind was stupefied there by the power of the unforeseen. 1913 Harper's Mag. Apr. 733/1 Certitudes we cannot formulate, but which nevertheless siderealize into a faith beyond the reach of common doubt. 1982 Antioch Rev. 40 478 Etherealized and siderealized, it is inhabited by an alien. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1867 |
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