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单词 virtuize
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virtuizev.

Brit. /ˈvəːtʃuːʌɪz/, /ˈvəːtjuːʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈvərtʃuˌaɪz/
Forms: 1800s– virtuize, 1900s– virtuise.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: virtue n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < virtue n. + -ize suffix.
rare.
1. transitive. To make virtuous; to imbue with virtue.
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society > morality > virtue > [verb (transitive)]
invirtuate1641
envirtue1692
virtuefy1768
virtuize1828
1828 Evangelical Mag. & Missionary Chron. June 279/2 The art of repressing passion, diminishing excesses, correcting self, virtuizing the body, [etc.].
2008 J. Page Peace Educ. ii. 58 The more terrible the sacrifice, as is the case with modern warfare, the more we tend to virtuize the sacrifice.
2. intransitive. To act in a virtuous manner; to behave with consciously adopted propriety.
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1901 H. James Jrnl. 27 Aug. in Compl. Notebks. (1987) i. 198 The woman who..does not stick and ‘virtuize’ and suffer.
1920 D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go ii. 52 If you want me to virtuise and smug with you, you had [better have stayed away].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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