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单词 agence
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agencev.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French agencer.
Etymology: < French agencer to adapt, adjust (12th cent. in Old French), either < a- a- prefix5 + gent gent adj., or < an unattested post-classical Latin form *adgentiare to adorn < classical Latin ad- ad- prefix + an unattested post-classical Latin form *gentus (see gent adj.). Compare Old Occitan agensar ( > Italian agenzare (early 13th cent.)), Catalan agençar (13th cent.).
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To fit, adapt, or adjust.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)]
afaite?c1225
ablea1400
reducec1450
fashion1526
adapt1531
framec1537
handsome1555
accommode1567
apt?1578
square1578
fit1580
coapt1586
commodate1595
suit1595
dispose1602
adjust1611
agence1633
adaptate1638
plya1657
1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint sig. E1 There was an order of Stones in fashion of little Oualls that were agenced and holding together, and enfiled with little joncks of Gold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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