| 单词 | euhemerize |
| 释义 | euhemerize in British English or euhemerise (juːˈhiːməˌraɪz) verb to deal with or explain (myths) by euhemerism euhemerize in American English (juˈhimərˌaɪz; juˈhɛmərˌaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: euˈhemerˌized or euˈhemerˌizing to interpret (myths, etc.) by euhemerism euhemerize in American English (juːˈhiməˌraiz, -ˈhemə-) transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing to treat or explain (myths) by euhemerism Also esp Brit euhemerise Word origin [1840–50; euhemer(us) + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flan, sensationalism, set piece, striation, warmup-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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