| 释义 |
ˌdespeˈcificate, v. rare.
[f. de- II. 1.]
trans. To deprive of its specific character. Hence despecifiˈcation.
1872J. Grote in Jrnl. Philol. IV. 63 Despecification (i.e. the word's becoming less specific and significant) which we might express by various metaphors, as degradation, detrition..is simply the want of point, sharpness, and definite significance which results from common..use of the word. 1873F. Hall Mod. Engl. 305 Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated; and only the latter now imports ‘folly’. 1874― in N. Amer. Rev. CXIX. 327 With exceedingly few exceptions, our so-called synonyms..are distinctly despecificated. |