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单词 bovrilize
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bovrilizev.

Brit. /ˈbɒvrᵻlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈbɑvrəˌlaɪz/
Forms: 1900s– bovrilise, 1900s– bovrilize. Also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Bovril n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < Bovril n. + -ize suffix. Compare bovrilized adj.
British. Now rare.
transitive. To reduce (something) to its essence; to epitomize, to condense.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > condense
condensate1555
contract1604
to shut up1622
compress1746
condense1805
pemmican1837
pemmicanize1845
to boil down1880
bovrilize1900
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > summarize or abridge [verb (transitive)]
abrevya1325
comprehendc1369
abridgec1384
shorta1390
suma1398
abbreviate?a1475
shorten1530
to cut short?1542
curtail1553
to knit up1553
to wind up1583
clip1598
epitomize1599
brief1601
contract1604
to shut up1622
decurt1631
to sum up1642
breviate1663
curtilate1665
compendize1693
epitomate1702
to gather up1782
summarize1808
scissor1829
précis1856
to cut down1857
to boil down1880
synopsize1882
essence1888
résumé1888
short copy1891
bovrilize1900
pot1927
summate1951
capsulize1958
profile1970
1900 Judy 14 Nov. 549/1 Let us compress then our passionate passion, Bovrilise billing and cooing to nil, Love in a centralised Daily Mail fashion.
1902 Academy 13 Dec. 655/2 His fondness for bovrilising thought..into so small a compass of words that the sentences are really too ‘meaty’.
1934 Illustr. London News 26 May 822/1 The epigram and the conceit bovrilise opinion and the laugh keeps us sane.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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