单词 | superfete |
释义 | † superfetev. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. To conceive again while still pregnant; = superfetate v.figurative in quot. 1642. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (intransitive)] > be made or produced acomeOE breedc1200 newc1390 gendera1398 foddenc1440 surmount1522 rise1549 naturate1576 superfete1642 kittle1823 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > conception > conceive [verb (intransitive)] > in addition superfetate1623 superfete1784 1642 J. Howell The Vote 4 So is my fancy quickned by the glance Of His benigne aspect and countenance, It makes me pregnant, and to superfæte, Such is the vigor of His beames and heate. 1784 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. I. p. cxc These animals, probably, superfete; a fœtus of six inches in length having been extracted, at the same time that a young one has been seen..mounted on the back of another. 2. transitive. figurative. To conceive or articulate (something) as an addition to or variation upon something already thought of or articulated. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (transitive)] > reinforce superfete1650 1650 J. Howell Cotgrave's French-Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. a3 His brain may..raise and superfæte a second thought before the first be uttered. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. v. 100 That..they [sc. nuns] might superfete their vow, and not only forsweare the use, but the very looks of Men-kinde. 1859 New Exegesis Shakespeare i. 45 He [sc. Othello] is even superfeted upon that [Italian] character, in every sense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1642 |
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