† admirizev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. = admire v. 1a(a).
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > feel wonder, be amazed [verb (intransitive)]
wonderc888
awondera1250
amarvelc1330
muse1340
marvela1382
astone1393
ferlya1400
admirec1429
stun1533
marl1601
wonder-maze1603
strange1639
admirize1702
astony1850
mirate1893
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > happen or move unexpectedly [verb (intransitive)] > feel surprised
to think wonder (also ferly)lOE
to have wondera1400
admirec1429
startle1562
to think (it) strange of (or concerning)1585
to come short?1611
strange1639
to think (it) much1669
admirize1702
to go (all) hot and cold1845
to take to1862
surprise1943
not to know (or to wonder) what hit one1961
1702 J. Logan in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 108 Orders to proclaim the queen have arrived in Virginia..but none here, which makes many admirize.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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