† adoperatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin adoperat-, adoperare, adoprare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin adoperat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of adoperare (also adoprare) to use (15th cent.; 13th cent. in an Italian source as adhovrare ; < classical Latin ad- ad- prefix + operāre operate v.), in early use after Italian adoperare, †adoprare (a1294). Compare Middle French adopérer (1558). Compare slightly earlier operate v. and cooperate v. Compare also slightly earlier adoperation n.

Obsolete.

transitive. To bring into operation; to employ, use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)]

noteOE

take?a1160

turnc1175

usec1300

to fare witha1340

benote1340

spenda1400

usea1400

weara1400

naitc1400

occupy1423

to put (also set) in work?a1425

practise?c1430

apply1439

employ?1473

to call upon ——1477

help1489

tew1489

handle1509

exercise1526

improvea1529

serve1538

feed1540

enure1549

to make (also take) (a) use of1579

wield1601

adoperate1612

to avail oneself ofa1616

prevail1617

to make practice of1623

ploy1675

occasion1698

to call on ——1721

subserve1811

nuse1851

utilize1860

1612 Mr. King tr. Benvenuto Passenger ii. ii. 585 With some the spur she vseth, the bridle with others she adoperates [It. adopra].

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 88 By the secret intelligence of the meanes already adoperated [It. adoprati].

1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 19 Without the Sword, which in this Case was never adoperated.

1708 J. Gailhard Disc. Several Useful Subj. Pref. p. xiv The Holy Ghost..is the efficient Cause that adoperates the Word as an Instrument.

1787 H. C. Jennings Physical Enq. Powers & Properties Spirit 53 Again reduced to adoperate the Power of Spirit.

1837 C. Lofft Self-formation I. 112 I made a discovery of my own, suggested to me no doubt by my subject-matter, but still ‘adoperated’ by myself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	adoperate
释义	† adoperatev. Origin: A borrowing from Latin; originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin adoperat-, adoperare, adoprare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin adoperat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of adoperare (also adoprare) to use (15th cent.; 13th cent. in an Italian source as adhovrare ; < classical Latin ad- ad- prefix + operāre operate v.), in early use after Italian adoperare, †adoprare (a1294). Compare Middle French adopérer (1558). Compare slightly earlier operate v. and cooperate v. Compare also slightly earlier adoperation n. Obsolete. transitive. To bring into operation; to employ, use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] noteOE take?a1160 turnc1175 usec1300 to fare witha1340 benote1340 spenda1400 usea1400 weara1400 naitc1400 occupy1423 to put (also set) in work?a1425 practise?c1430 apply1439 employ?1473 to call upon ——1477 help1489 tew1489 handle1509 exercise1526 improvea1529 serve1538 feed1540 enure1549 to make (also take) (a) use of1579 wield1601 adoperate1612 to avail oneself ofa1616 to avail oneself ofa1616 prevail1617 to make practice of1623 ploy1675 occasion1698 to call on ——1721 subserve1811 nuse1851 utilize1860 1612 Mr. King tr. Benvenuto Passenger ii. ii. 585 With some the spur she vseth, the bridle with others she adoperates [It. adopra]. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 88 By the secret intelligence of the meanes already adoperated [It. adoprati]. 1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 19 Without the Sword, which in this Case was never adoperated. 1708 J. Gailhard Disc. Several Useful Subj. Pref. p. xiv The Holy Ghost..is the efficient Cause that adoperates the Word as an Instrument. 1787 H. C. Jennings Physical Enq. Powers & Properties Spirit 53 Again reduced to adoperate the Power of Spirit. 1837 C. Lofft Self-formation I. 112 I made a discovery of my own, suggested to me no doubt by my subject-matter, but still ‘adoperated’ by myself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.1612
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