spiritingn.

Brit.

/ˈspɪrᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈspɪrᵻdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spirit n., spirit v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < spirit n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < spirit v. + -ing suffix¹.With sense 3 compare earlier spriting n.

a. The action or fact of being instilled with a spirit or animating principle, esp. the spirit of God. Also: the action of imbuing someone with a particular quality. Cf. spirit v. 3. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1642 J. Caryl Wks. of Ephesus Explained sig. A3^v The spiriting of them with Sincerity, and the crowning of them with Constancy.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 121 These Maxims are..the depths, and restorative quintessences of Law; that from whence all inferiour things have their invigoration and spiriting.

a1821 J. Keats Spenser in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) I. 11 It is impossible to 'scape from toil O' the sudden, and receive thy spiriting: The flower must drink the nature of the soil Before it can put forth its blossoming.

1989 P. Sanchez World we Celebrate 313/2 Just as Jesus' birth was..a manifestation of God's glory, so too was the spiriting of the believers in the risen Lord... Just as Jesus was filled by the Spirit and empowered for his ministry of healing and service, so too would be his disciples.

†b. The action or fact of inspiring, encouraging, rousing, or emboldening someone or something. Also with up. Cf. spirit v. 1a, 3b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [noun] > imparting of

inspiringa1340

animation1612

inspirement1616

spiriting1661

visitation1791

1661 J. Fell Life T. Fuller 30 An importunate spiriting of the Defendants in their Sallies.

1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose 613 Some promises both of Spiriting for the duty, and of Countenancing it, when undertaken.

1761 Hist. Proc. Case Margaret x. 105 She now needed some encouragement and spiriting up, to be able to defend her own.

1845 E. B. Barrett Let. 5 Mar. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) I. 37 We turn to you..for comfort and gentle spiriting.

2. The abduction of a person; the quick or covert removal of a person or thing. Frequently with away. Cf. spirit v. 5.

ΚΠ

1659 M. Rivers Englands Slavery 16 They should petition to the Parliament..that there may an Act passe to secure them..from this violent spiriting.

1700 R. W. Let. to Member of Parl. conc. Growth of Popery 3 The late Spiriting away of the poor Spanish and Portuguese Converts tells you very plainly, what they dare do now.

1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 139/1 The party who had given offence..was..laid hold of by persons in masks, who..conveyed him to the remotest provinces of Russia. There were several of these seisures attended with spiriting away in that manner.

1854 in Trans. Ossianic Soc. 2 86 There are innumerable strange stories told of the spiriting of children and nurses.

1906 Amer. Art News 27 Oct. The spiriting away of the famous ‘Duchess of Devonshire’ painting.

2017 William & Mary Q. 74 438 The word ‘kidnap’ entered the English language at this time to describe the child victims of spiriting.

†3. The action of engaging in behaviour typical of or appropriate to a spirit; behaviour of this sort. Also figurative. Cf. spriting n. Obsolete.In later use chiefly in echoes of the passage from Shakespeare cited at quot. 1768.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > action of

spiriting1768

1768 Shakespeare's Tempest i. ii. 16 in E. Capell Shakespeare his Comedies, Hist. & Trag. I I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting [earlier eds. spryting] gently.

1841 T. Moore Lalla Rookh Pref., in Poet. Wks. VI. p. xvii Quick as Fancy required the aid of fact, in her spiritings.

1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls 2nd Ser. 120 As I am free to do my spiriting.

1916 B. F.-R. Hale Nest-builder iv. 198 Djinns, Afrits and Goddesses should be allowed to perform their spiritings unseen of mortals.

†a. The treatment of silk and other fabric with a dilute solution of sulphuric acid in order to clean it prior to dyeing; (also) the solution used for this. Cf. spirit v. 7a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > substances for

solace1552

spiriting1854

1854 T. Love Art of Cleaning, Dyeing, Scouring, & Finishing 53 Now sort the silks for spiriting, taking the darkest first.

1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 146 When it [sc. a curtain] has been well worked in this [soap liquor], handle it directly out of the soap into the spiriting.

b. The application of alcohol to a surface or material, esp. as a finishing process in French polishing. Frequently with off. Cf. spirit v. 7b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > [noun] > process in French-polishing

spiriting1877

1877 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 7 Sept. 644/1 Now comes the tug of war, known as ‘spiriting off’. Great care must be used here, or the work will be dull instead of bright.

1960 C. H. Hayward Staining & Polishing ix. 55 Purpose of spiriting. The idea of this process is gradually to burnish the surface of semi-soft shellac.

2004 Tool & Machinery Catal. 2005 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) xiv. 23/2 Refined methylated spirit..used with French polish flakes when making one's own polish and when spiriting off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spiritingadj.

Brit.

/ˈspɪrᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈspɪrᵻdɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < spirit v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier dispiriting adj.

rare before 21st cent.

That instils spirit; inspirational, inspiring, heartening. Cf. dispiriting adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > [adjective]

heartwarming1603

heartening1606

encouraging1663

spiriting1671

inspiriting1796

enheartening1836

assuring1866

upbuilding1898

morale-boosting1960

the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [adjective] > inspiring

actuating1631

spiriting1671

inspiring1716

inspirative1797

inspirating1809

inspirational1884

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness

comfortative1377

comfortive1377

cheerfula1440

comfortablec1460

cheering1549

sunny1565

sunshine1594

heartsome1596

sprightly1598

livening1605

brightening1642

exhilarating1644

encheering1652

cheery1655

spiriting1671

sunshiny1686

riant1720

sonsy1721

genial1747

cheerfulizing1840

cheer-up1846

enlivening1862

exhilarative1864

exhilarant1866

exhilaratory1871

heartening1895

1671 W. Sclater Royal-pay, & Pay-master 29 Let me dismiss you with those Spiriting words of Seneca in his Chorus to Hercules Oetæus.

1857 G. Meredith Farina 240 The Goshawk was Farina's bridesman, and a very spiriting bridesman was he!

2018 Mandurah (Austral.) Mail (Nexis) 30 Aug. 65 Falcons coach Paul Pannell said it was a spiriting win for the club in front of a home crowd that featured South Mandurah's 1998 and 2008 premiership heroes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spiriting
释义	spiritingn. Brit. /ˈspɪrᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspɪrᵻdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spirit n., spirit v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < spirit n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < spirit v. + -ing suffix¹.With sense 3 compare earlier spriting n. 1. a. The action or fact of being instilled with a spirit or animating principle, esp. the spirit of God. Also: the action of imbuing someone with a particular quality. Cf. spirit v. 3. Now rare. ΚΠ 1642 J. Caryl Wks. of Ephesus Explained sig. A3^v The spiriting of them with Sincerity, and the crowning of them with Constancy. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus viii. 121 These Maxims are..the depths, and restorative quintessences of Law; that from whence all inferiour things have their invigoration and spiriting. a1821 J. Keats Spenser in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) I. 11 It is impossible to 'scape from toil O' the sudden, and receive thy spiriting: The flower must drink the nature of the soil Before it can put forth its blossoming. 1989 P. Sanchez World we Celebrate 313/2 Just as Jesus' birth was..a manifestation of God's glory, so too was the spiriting of the believers in the risen Lord... Just as Jesus was filled by the Spirit and empowered for his ministry of healing and service, so too would be his disciples. †b. The action or fact of inspiring, encouraging, rousing, or emboldening someone or something. Also with up. Cf. spirit v. 1a, 3b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [noun] > imparting of inspiringa1340 animation1612 inspirement1616 spiriting1661 visitation1791 1661 J. Fell Life T. Fuller 30 An importunate spiriting of the Defendants in their Sallies. 1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose 613 Some promises both of Spiriting for the duty, and of Countenancing it, when undertaken. 1761 Hist. Proc. Case Margaret x. 105 She now needed some encouragement and spiriting up, to be able to defend her own. 1845 E. B. Barrett Let. 5 Mar. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) I. 37 We turn to you..for comfort and gentle spiriting. 2. The abduction of a person; the quick or covert removal of a person or thing. Frequently with away. Cf. spirit v. 5. ΚΠ 1659 M. Rivers Englands Slavery 16 They should petition to the Parliament..that there may an Act passe to secure them..from this violent spiriting. 1700 R. W. Let. to Member of Parl. conc. Growth of Popery 3 The late Spiriting away of the poor Spanish and Portuguese Converts tells you very plainly, what they dare do now. 1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 139/1 The party who had given offence..was..laid hold of by persons in masks, who..conveyed him to the remotest provinces of Russia. There were several of these seisures attended with spiriting away in that manner. 1854 in Trans. Ossianic Soc. 2 86 There are innumerable strange stories told of the spiriting of children and nurses. 1906 Amer. Art News 27 Oct. The spiriting away of the famous ‘Duchess of Devonshire’ painting. 2017 William & Mary Q. 74 438 The word ‘kidnap’ entered the English language at this time to describe the child victims of spiriting. †3. The action of engaging in behaviour typical of or appropriate to a spirit; behaviour of this sort. Also figurative. Cf. spriting n. Obsolete.In later use chiefly in echoes of the passage from Shakespeare cited at quot. 1768. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > action of spiriting1768 1768 Shakespeare's Tempest i. ii. 16 in E. Capell Shakespeare his Comedies, Hist. & Trag. I I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting [earlier eds. spryting] gently. 1841 T. Moore Lalla Rookh Pref., in Poet. Wks. VI. p. xvii Quick as Fancy required the aid of fact, in her spiritings. 1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls 2nd Ser. 120 As I am free to do my spiriting. 1916 B. F.-R. Hale Nest-builder iv. 198 Djinns, Afrits and Goddesses should be allowed to perform their spiritings unseen of mortals. 4. †a. The treatment of silk and other fabric with a dilute solution of sulphuric acid in order to clean it prior to dyeing; (also) the solution used for this. Cf. spirit v. 7a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > substances for solace1552 spiriting1854 1854 T. Love Art of Cleaning, Dyeing, Scouring, & Finishing 53 Now sort the silks for spiriting, taking the darkest first. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 146 When it [sc. a curtain] has been well worked in this [soap liquor], handle it directly out of the soap into the spiriting. b. The application of alcohol to a surface or material, esp. as a finishing process in French polishing. Frequently with off. Cf. spirit v. 7b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > [noun] > process in French-polishing spiriting1877 1877 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 7 Sept. 644/1 Now comes the tug of war, known as ‘spiriting off’. Great care must be used here, or the work will be dull instead of bright. 1960 C. H. Hayward Staining & Polishing ix. 55 Purpose of spiriting. The idea of this process is gradually to burnish the surface of semi-soft shellac. 2004 Tool & Machinery Catal. 2005 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) xiv. 23/2 Refined methylated spirit..used with French polish flakes when making one's own polish and when spiriting off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spiritingadj. Brit. /ˈspɪrᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspɪrᵻdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spirit v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < spirit v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier dispiriting adj. rare before 21st cent. That instils spirit; inspirational, inspiring, heartening. Cf. dispiriting adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > [adjective] heartwarming1603 heartening1606 encouraging1663 spiriting1671 inspiriting1796 enheartening1836 assuring1866 upbuilding1898 morale-boosting1960 the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [adjective] > inspiring actuating1631 spiriting1671 inspiring1716 inspirative1797 inspirating1809 inspirational1884 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness comfortative1377 comfortive1377 cheerfula1440 comfortablec1460 cheering1549 sunny1565 sunshine1594 heartsome1596 sprightly1598 livening1605 brightening1642 exhilarating1644 encheering1652 cheery1655 spiriting1671 sunshiny1686 riant1720 sonsy1721 genial1747 cheerfulizing1840 cheer-up1846 enlivening1862 exhilarative1864 exhilarant1866 exhilaratory1871 heartening1895 1671 W. Sclater Royal-pay, & Pay-master 29 Let me dismiss you with those Spiriting words of Seneca in his Chorus to Hercules Oetæus. 1857 G. Meredith Farina 240 The Goshawk was Farina's bridesman, and a very spiriting bridesman was he! 2018 Mandurah (Austral.) Mail (Nexis) 30 Aug. 65 Falcons coach Paul Pannell said it was a spiriting win for the club in front of a home crowd that featured South Mandurah's 1998 and 2008 premiership heroes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642adj.1671
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