单词 | to put abroad |
释义 | > as lemmasto put abroad to put abroad 1. transitive. To put or spread about; to make public; to disseminate, promulgate. ΚΠ a1540 J. Leland Let. to Cromwell in A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses (1691) I. 68 The Germanes..do send dayly young Scholars hither, that spoileth them [sc. texts by ancient authors], and cutteth them out of Libraries, returning home and putting them abroad as Monuments of their own Country. 1580 Hooper's Certeine Expos. Psalmes f. 61 In the heart they [sc. lies] lie hid, tarying for a time when they may be put abroad, to do mischiefe. ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses i. 3 When, in him shall be..the prime Of youths spring put abroad. 1713 C. Place Heretical Char. ii. 172 A whole Bundle of Heretical Figments, abundance of which were put abroad. 1770 tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. iii. xv, in Wks. 131/2 Vain stories and amusements about the land of Canaan..are put abroad on purpose to abuse you. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xvii. 164 The wildest of these theories being put abroad by the facetious and imaginative Huxter. 1889 Times 20 Mar. 10/1 It is very easy at election times..to put abroad statements of pretended fact. 1908 G. G. Coulton Chaucer & his Eng. iv. 36 These were no doubt fugitive pieces, often written for different friends or patrons, and put abroad in their names. 1957 P. Halmos Toward Meas. Man iv. iv. 194 The energy with which views of this sceptical nature are put abroad these days. 1999 J. Casey Early Mod. Spain ii. 20 The Venetian ambassador..was putting abroad a much higher figure..which would soon become conventional wisdom. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [verb (transitive)] > fly or hoist flags, etc. stretchc1400 to put outa1450 show1488 wear1558 to set out1573 to set up1585 to put abroad1625 fly1655 hoist1697 rehoist1765 run1815 1625 J. Stoneman in S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. x. ii. 1834 We put abroad our Colours, and went toward the Admirall. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 3 To giue notice..by putting abroad his flag. 1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea iv. iii. 424 The latter escaping put abroad the Colours of Algier, but the other being imbayed, she was taken by Vice-Admiral Almonde, and proved to be a French Ship bound to Antegoa. ?1775 Sailing & Fighting Instr. His Majesty's Fleet 5 When any one happens to see a Ship or Ships more than His Majesty's Fleet, he is to put abroad his Ensign, and there keep it till the Admiral's is out. 1848 J. F. Cooper Jack Tier I. viii. 235 Come, Jack, and help me to put abroad this shawl, the only ensign we can show. < as lemmas |
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