superficializev.

Brit.

/ˌs(j)uːpəˈfɪʃəlʌɪz/,

/ˌs(j)uːpəˈfɪʃl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈfɪʃ(ə)lˌaɪz/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– superficialize, 1800s– superficialise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superficial adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < superficial adj. + -ize suffix.

†1.

a. transitive. To apply (paint or colour) to a surface. Cf. superficialized adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > paint [verb (transitive)]

paintc1275

depaintc1320

englose1430

bepaint1567

superficialize1593

repaint1600

overpaint1611

repassa1806

colour-wash1850

distemper1870

respray1880

to paint out1902

aerosol1979

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 78 That colour on their cheekes you behold superficializd, is but sir Iohn whites, or sir Iohn Red-caps liuery.

b. transitive. figurative. To put a gloss on; to gloss over. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > improve appearance

paintc1390

set1540

daub1543

plaster1546

varnish1571

to gild over1574

adorn1589

parget1592

glaze1605

apparel1615

pranka1616

lustre1627

candidate1628

varnish1641

lacquer1688

whitewash1703

tinsel1748

duff1750

fineer1765

veneer1847

superficialize1851

gloss1879

window dress1913

beglamour1926

sportswash2012

1851 E. P. Whipple Lit. & Life vi. 98 It is a characteristic weakness of the day to superficialize evil; to spread a little cold cream over Pandemonium.

2. intransitive. To treat a subject or do something superficially.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > have slight knowledge [verb (intransitive)]

smatter1530

to have a smack of, at, or in1551

superficialize1656

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or negligent [verb (intransitive)] > do something without thoroughness

superficialize1656

skima1748

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Superficialize, to do any thing on the outside, or not throughly.

1820 Edinb. Rev. Aug. 238 It is far better to cultivate one district well..than to superficialize over the whole city.

1871 Galaxy (N.Y.) Mar. 328 Better to elaborate the history of Greece or of Rome or of England than to superficialize in general history.

1976 J. Webber in S. Henning et al. Eng. Renaissance Drama vii. 82 The Janus face that allows comedy to coexist with tragedy..could, given man's natural tendency to superficialize, look indifferently upon a wedding-funeral.

1994 A. R. Epstein tr. N. Kauppi Making of Avant-garde: Tel Quel iii. 214 It was necessary to mix eclectically, to abstract or superficialize, and to produce vagueness.

3. transitive. To make superficial; to give a superficial character to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > utter with little knowledge [verb (transitive)] > render superficial

superficialize1828

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > make less important or unimportant > make insubstantial

futilize1766

frivolize1821

superficialize1828

1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. i. 138 Morus and Koppe superficialized still further the Christian ideas.

1863 M. Pattison in National Rev. Jan. 217 It is a necessary consequence of the advance of education that every subject becomes vulgarised and superficialised.

1947 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 2 Dec. 12/2 But ‘North Star’ managed to superficialize even such a titanic struggle.

2000 P. Sacks Standardized Minds xi. 247 If policymakers were to try to engineer an assessment system that would most effectively dumb-down and superficialize teaching and learning, [etc.].

Derivatives

superˈficializing n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > making shallow

superficializing1828

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > making unimportant

superficializing1828

trivializationa1866

minifying1867

sidetracking1872

de-emphasis1940

marginalization1940

trivializing1963

deprioritization1975

marginalizing1977

1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. i. 129 The first theologians..gave occasion to the superficializing or the rejection of Christian doctrine.

2008 B. Plotkin Nature & Human Soul iv. 103 Indulgence..pacifies the child and results in a superficializing of the ego.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superficialize
释义	superficializev. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːpəˈfɪʃəlʌɪz/, /ˌs(j)uːpəˈfɪʃl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈfɪʃ(ə)lˌaɪz/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– superficialize, 1800s– superficialise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superficial adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < superficial adj. + -ize suffix. †1. a. transitive. To apply (paint or colour) to a surface. Cf. superficialized adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > paint [verb (transitive)] paintc1275 depaintc1320 englose1430 bepaint1567 superficialize1593 repaint1600 overpaint1611 repassa1806 colour-wash1850 distemper1870 respray1880 to paint out1902 aerosol1979 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 78 That colour on their cheekes you behold superficializd, is but sir Iohn whites, or sir Iohn Red-caps liuery. b. transitive. figurative. To put a gloss on; to gloss over. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > improve appearance paintc1390 set1540 daub1543 plaster1546 varnish1571 to gild over1574 adorn1589 parget1592 glaze1605 apparel1615 pranka1616 lustre1627 candidate1628 varnish1641 lacquer1688 whitewash1703 tinsel1748 duff1750 fineer1765 veneer1847 superficialize1851 gloss1879 window dress1913 beglamour1926 sportswash2012 1851 E. P. Whipple Lit. & Life vi. 98 It is a characteristic weakness of the day to superficialize evil; to spread a little cold cream over Pandemonium. 2. intransitive. To treat a subject or do something superficially. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > have slight knowledge [verb (intransitive)] smatter1530 to have a smack of, at, or in1551 superficialize1656 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > be careless or negligent [verb (intransitive)] > do something without thoroughness superficialize1656 skima1748 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Superficialize, to do any thing on the outside, or not throughly. 1820 Edinb. Rev. Aug. 238 It is far better to cultivate one district well..than to superficialize over the whole city. 1871 Galaxy (N.Y.) Mar. 328 Better to elaborate the history of Greece or of Rome or of England than to superficialize in general history. 1976 J. Webber in S. Henning et al. Eng. Renaissance Drama vii. 82 The Janus face that allows comedy to coexist with tragedy..could, given man's natural tendency to superficialize, look indifferently upon a wedding-funeral. 1994 A. R. Epstein tr. N. Kauppi Making of Avant-garde: Tel Quel iii. 214 It was necessary to mix eclectically, to abstract or superficialize, and to produce vagueness. 3. transitive. To make superficial; to give a superficial character to. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > utter with little knowledge [verb (transitive)] > render superficial superficialize1828 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > make less important or unimportant > make insubstantial futilize1766 frivolize1821 superficialize1828 1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. i. 138 Morus and Koppe superficialized still further the Christian ideas. 1863 M. Pattison in National Rev. Jan. 217 It is a necessary consequence of the advance of education that every subject becomes vulgarised and superficialised. 1947 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 2 Dec. 12/2 But ‘North Star’ managed to superficialize even such a titanic struggle. 2000 P. Sacks Standardized Minds xi. 247 If policymakers were to try to engineer an assessment system that would most effectively dumb-down and superficialize teaching and learning, [etc.]. Derivatives superˈficializing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > making shallow superficializing1828 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > making unimportant superficializing1828 trivializationa1866 minifying1867 sidetracking1872 de-emphasis1940 marginalization1940 trivializing1963 deprioritization1975 marginalizing1977 1828 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. Rationalist Char. I. i. 129 The first theologians..gave occasion to the superficializing or the rejection of Christian doctrine. 2008 B. Plotkin Nature & Human Soul iv. 103 Indulgence..pacifies the child and results in a superficializing of the ego. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1593
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