vegeteadj.

Brit.

/vᵻˈdʒiːt/, U.S.

/vəˈdʒit/,

/viˈdʒit/

Forms: 1600s veget, 1600s vegit, 1600s– vegete.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin vegetus.

Etymology: < classical Latin vegetus vigorous, active, energetic, making active, invigorating, use as adjective of past participle of vegēre to enliven < the same Indo-European base as waker adj. Compare Middle French vegete (1555), French †vejete (1611 in Cotgrave), Portuguese végeto (1642), Italian vegeto (1694). Compare vegetous adj., vegetary adj.

Now rare.

1. Healthy, active.

a. Of a person, his or her body, etc.: fit and healthy, full of life and vigour, blooming.In quot. 1653 in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving

well-likingc1350

well-thrivena1400

in seasonc1400

flowerya1420

thriftyc1440

valent1492

wealthya1538

vegetous1610

vegete1639

thriving1647

florid1656

grush1786

1639 W. Cartwright Royall Slave iii. i The veget Artist and the vigorous Poet, whose braines are full and forging still.

1653 G. Ashwell Fides Apostolica 189 The Nicene Creed,..by this meanes become vegete and growen, was afterwards used in the Greeke Church.

1670 E. Maynwaring Vita Sana & Longa (new ed.) vii. 85 Active stirring people are..more vegete and lively in spirit.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 268 His Face was always tincted with a fresh Colour, and his Looks vegete and sanguine.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 361 That animal..was supposed to renew its life, and to become..vegete and fresh.

1847 J. Wright Anacreontic Poems 124 The structor vegete, and so clever..The hand of time will quick dissever.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 380 If I forgot that ample and vegete countenance of Mr. R——.

1903 J. H. Stirling Categories iii. 84 It [sc. gas] must have been pregnant, seminally pregnant, with illimitably more than even the vegete young Adam.

†b. Of age, condition, etc.: flourishing, in good form, healthy. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iv. §1 He had lived an healthful and vegete Age till his last sickness.

1665 M. Nedham Medela Medicinæ 401 That florid Vegete vigorous condition which ought to be in the less Vegete, or the Valetudinary state of Bodies.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 230 He that is of a firm habit of body, and has a vegete heat.

1703 Athenian Oracle I. 1 The Soul of an Infant..is in as great perfection, both as to power and act, in the Infancy of the Body, as in its vegete and perfect Man-hood.

1787 T. Harmer Observ. IV. vii. 47 What he says of gray-headedness being consistent with very vegete and unailing old-age is very just.

1808 Universal Mag. June 482/1 By attention to this [sc. the health of the alimentary canal] we may enjoy a vegete old age.

c. Of the mind, mental faculties, etc.: alert, lively, active.

ΚΠ

1663 R. South Serm. preached Nov. 9, 1662 9 The Understanding..was vegete, quick, and lively.

1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. i. 21 A well radicated Habit, in a lively, vegete Faculty, is like an Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver.

1727 M. Earbery tr. T. Burnet Of State of Dead I. iii. 84 Before the organical Construction of the Body is impair'd, and the Spirits are vegete and vigorous.

1769 J. Granger Biogr. Hist. Eng. I. 384 His body was firm and erect, and his faculties lively and vegete.

1846 J. Hamilton Mt. Olives v. 126 If you would possess such a mind you must keep it fresh and vegete and lifesome by secret prayer.

1906 Providence Med. Jrnl. 7 132 It is difficult to connect your honored guest's vegete and alert personality with the idea of such an extended professional career.

†2. Bright, lively, glittering. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated > specifically of things

rattlinga1398

quickly1435

feverous1591

sprightful1595

sprightly1598

vegetea1643

bright-eyed1652

vivacious1670

sparkyc1865

a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) iv. iii. 67 In troth a stone of lustre, I assure you It darts a pretty light, a veget spark.

†3. Of plants or their parts: healthy, vigorous; growing strongly or promoting active growth. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > strong, vigorous, or plump

strongOE

thriftyc1440

well-brawneda1450

valiant1542

pubble1566

stout1573

corroborate1581

bunting1584

lusty1600

plump1600

vegetous1610

blought1611

boisterous1622

stocky1622

robust1627

steera1642

vegete1655

jollya1661

vigorous1706

well-to-do1852

1655 B. W. in S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 106 This be a very necessary management in taller Plants, and serves to make them much more vegete and lusty.

1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2069 Whether the Juyce of Trees, whil'st alive and vegete, can properly be said..to descend.

1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 429 Active in sending the vegete juices through the vessels of all plants.

1800 E. Darwin Phytologia ix. iii. 167 Because the lower leaf dies, and the sweet juice is absorbed, as the upper leaf becomes vegete.

Derivatives

† vegeteness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health

healOE

healthc1000

strengthOE

soundc1275

hailc1300

halec1330

quartc1330

liege poustie1340

plight1394

soundness1398

sanity?a1475

quartfulness1483

healthfulness?1535

symmetry?1541

flesh1548

good liking?1560

well-being1561

valetude1575

safeness1576

kilter1582

mens sana in corpore sanoc1605

eucrasy1607

sanitude1652

salubrity1654

wellness1654

healthiness1670

vegeteness1678

wholesome1738

haleness1815

able-bodiedness1857

1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World i. xxxi. 49 The like Vegeteness and sufficiency, both in body and mind..is sometimes granted to extremity of Age.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vegeteness, Liveliness, Quickness, Soundness, the Quality of having a growing Life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vegete
释义	vegeteadj. Brit. /vᵻˈdʒiːt/, U.S. /vəˈdʒit/, /viˈdʒit/ Forms: 1600s veget, 1600s vegit, 1600s– vegete. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin vegetus. Etymology: < classical Latin vegetus vigorous, active, energetic, making active, invigorating, use as adjective of past participle of vegēre to enliven < the same Indo-European base as waker adj. Compare Middle French vegete (1555), French †vejete (1611 in Cotgrave), Portuguese végeto (1642), Italian vegeto (1694). Compare vegetous adj., vegetary adj. Now rare. 1. Healthy, active. a. Of a person, his or her body, etc.: fit and healthy, full of life and vigour, blooming.In quot. 1653 in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving well-likingc1350 well-thrivena1400 in seasonc1400 flowerya1420 thriftyc1440 valent1492 wealthya1538 vegetous1610 vegete1639 thriving1647 florid1656 grush1786 1639 W. Cartwright Royall Slave iii. i The veget Artist and the vigorous Poet, whose braines are full and forging still. 1653 G. Ashwell Fides Apostolica 189 The Nicene Creed,..by this meanes become vegete and growen, was afterwards used in the Greeke Church. 1670 E. Maynwaring Vita Sana & Longa (new ed.) vii. 85 Active stirring people are..more vegete and lively in spirit. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 268 His Face was always tincted with a fresh Colour, and his Looks vegete and sanguine. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 361 That animal..was supposed to renew its life, and to become..vegete and fresh. 1847 J. Wright Anacreontic Poems 124 The structor vegete, and so clever..The hand of time will quick dissever. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 380 If I forgot that ample and vegete countenance of Mr. R——. 1903 J. H. Stirling Categories iii. 84 It [sc. gas] must have been pregnant, seminally pregnant, with illimitably more than even the vegete young Adam. †b. Of age, condition, etc.: flourishing, in good form, healthy. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iv. §1 He had lived an healthful and vegete Age till his last sickness. 1665 M. Nedham Medela Medicinæ 401 That florid Vegete vigorous condition which ought to be in the less Vegete, or the Valetudinary state of Bodies. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 230 He that is of a firm habit of body, and has a vegete heat. 1703 Athenian Oracle I. 1 The Soul of an Infant..is in as great perfection, both as to power and act, in the Infancy of the Body, as in its vegete and perfect Man-hood. 1787 T. Harmer Observ. IV. vii. 47 What he says of gray-headedness being consistent with very vegete and unailing old-age is very just. 1808 Universal Mag. June 482/1 By attention to this [sc. the health of the alimentary canal] we may enjoy a vegete old age. c. Of the mind, mental faculties, etc.: alert, lively, active. ΚΠ 1663 R. South Serm. preached Nov. 9, 1662 9 The Understanding..was vegete, quick, and lively. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. i. 21 A well radicated Habit, in a lively, vegete Faculty, is like an Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver. 1727 M. Earbery tr. T. Burnet Of State of Dead I. iii. 84 Before the organical Construction of the Body is impair'd, and the Spirits are vegete and vigorous. 1769 J. Granger Biogr. Hist. Eng. I. 384 His body was firm and erect, and his faculties lively and vegete. 1846 J. Hamilton Mt. Olives v. 126 If you would possess such a mind you must keep it fresh and vegete and lifesome by secret prayer. 1906 Providence Med. Jrnl. 7 132 It is difficult to connect your honored guest's vegete and alert personality with the idea of such an extended professional career. †2. Bright, lively, glittering. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated > specifically of things rattlinga1398 quickly1435 feverous1591 sprightful1595 sprightly1598 vegetea1643 bright-eyed1652 vivacious1670 sparkyc1865 a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) iv. iii. 67 In troth a stone of lustre, I assure you It darts a pretty light, a veget spark. †3. Of plants or their parts: healthy, vigorous; growing strongly or promoting active growth. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > strong, vigorous, or plump strongOE thriftyc1440 well-brawneda1450 valiant1542 pubble1566 stout1573 corroborate1581 bunting1584 lusty1600 plump1600 vegetous1610 blought1611 boisterous1622 stocky1622 robust1627 steera1642 vegete1655 jollya1661 vigorous1706 well-to-do1852 1655 B. W. in S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 106 This be a very necessary management in taller Plants, and serves to make them much more vegete and lusty. 1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2069 Whether the Juyce of Trees, whil'st alive and vegete, can properly be said..to descend. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 429 Active in sending the vegete juices through the vessels of all plants. 1800 E. Darwin Phytologia ix. iii. 167 Because the lower leaf dies, and the sweet juice is absorbed, as the upper leaf becomes vegete. Derivatives † vegeteness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health healOE healthc1000 strengthOE soundc1275 hailc1300 halec1330 quartc1330 liege poustie1340 plight1394 soundness1398 sanity?a1475 quartfulness1483 healthfulness?1535 symmetry?1541 flesh1548 good liking?1560 well-being1561 valetude1575 safeness1576 kilter1582 mens sana in corpore sanoc1605 eucrasy1607 sanitude1652 salubrity1654 wellness1654 healthiness1670 vegeteness1678 wholesome1738 haleness1815 able-bodiedness1857 1678 N. Wanley Wonders Little World i. xxxi. 49 The like Vegeteness and sufficiency, both in body and mind..is sometimes granted to extremity of Age. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vegeteness, Liveliness, Quickness, Soundness, the Quality of having a growing Life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1639
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