Demn.¹adj.

Brit.

/dɛm/, U.S.

/dɛm/

Forms: 1800s– Dem, 1800s– Dem. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: democrat n.; democratic adj.

Etymology: Partly shortened < democrat n., and partly (in sense B.) shortened < democratic adj., originally as a graphic abbreviation. Compare earlier Demo n.¹ and adj.

U.S. Politics.

A. n.¹

= democrat n. 2. Cf. Demo n.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > Democratic Party > member or adherent of

Demo1794

wool hat1794

democrat1798

Dem1806

1806 Maryland Herald & Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser 12 Sept. 3/2 Lloyd Dorsey, (dem.).

1866 Hillsdale (Mich.) Standard 6 Nov. 2/3 These 130 towns elect 130 Reps. 9 Dems. and 4 Independents.

1944 Billboard 22 July 8/3 Corridor gossip heard in party headquarters..was in many cases concerned with the means to which the Dems would put radio to use in the coming campaign.

1973 A. Lelchuk Amer. Mischief iii. v. 380 I thought how the Democrats might lend the Socialists some bands and girls, while the scholars would in turn give the Dems some real substance to talk about.

2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 62/1 David Yassky, whom the D.L.C. recently named ‘New Dem of the Week’, is rumored to be preparing a run for District Attorney.

B. adj. (attributive).

= democratic adj. 2. Cf. democrat n. Compounds 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > Democratic Party

Demo1801

democratic1802

Dem1810

1810 Weekly Visitor 4 Aug. 204/1 Dem. Press.

1844 Liberator (Boston) 4 Oct. 158/6 The history of the United States..affords no parallel to the humiliating position in which the leaders of the Dem. party..are placed by their acquiescence in the doings, and support of the Baltimore convention.

1924 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 20 June 1/5 (headline) Will broadcast proceedings of Dem convention.

1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 19 July b3/1 Democratic delegates off to Chicago this weekend expected to back Averell Harriman for the Dem nomination.

1984 Jet 9 July 5/2 (heading) Mayor Arrington addresses press along with Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D., N.Y.), Dem platform committee chairman.

2005 J. Hirsen Hollywood Nation ii. 46 Dem candidate John Kerry scheduled a national TV interview during the election period.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

demn.²

Etymology: Shortened < demonstration n.

colloquial.

= demonstration n. (sense 5a). Also, a demonstration of (the operation of) a commercial product, esp. a piece of apparatus.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > [noun] > other methods of teaching

demonstration1742

bear-leading1766

royal road1793

tachydidaxy1846

object teaching1851

object system1862

methodic1864

community education1873

methodics1883

maieutics1885

type-system1901

direct method1904

spoon-feeding1905

play method1914

playway1914

project method1916

active learning1919

study skills1924

skit1926

free activity1929

hypnopaedia1932

sleep-teaching1932

chalk and talk1937

show-and-tell1941

demo1945

naming of (the) parts1946

team teaching1949

teleteaching1953

programming1954

audio-lingualism1961

immersion1965

dem1968

open learning1970

suggestopaedia1970

suggestopedy1970

distance learning1972

fast-tracking1972

paideia1982

tutorial1984

m-learning2001

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > [noun] > practical display of operation or use of a product

demonstration1904

dem1968

1968 M. Butterworth Walk Softly iii. 37 A pencilled scrawl in my old diary: Dem 2 lb fan Willocks, which means that a sweet-and-tobacconist named Willocks had half agreed to be shown a two-pound scale that day.

1968 M. Butterworth Walk Softly iii. 37 ‘Give us the toffee dem, Hes’, pleaded Demauney.

1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers iv. 89 This setting is influenced by the nature of the music, whether we..want the music purely as a background or whether we wish to impress guests with a fully-fledged hi-fi ‘dem’.

1981 Pop. Hi-Fi Mar. 75/2 I..would quibble with one or two turntable/arm/cartridge combinations..judging by the dem I received of JBE/Dynavector arm/Dynavector Karat Ruby cartridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

demv.¹

Etymology: Old English -dęmman in fordęmman : see dam n.¹

Obsolete exc. dialect.

transitive or absol. To dam, obstruct the course of water, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [verb (transitive)] > impound water > dam

stop1398

demc1400

stem?c1450

den1487

dam1563

bay1605

stanch1643

c1000 Ags. Ps. lvii. 4 Swa swa nædran deafe, and fordemmende earan heora.]

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 384 Vche a dale so depe þat demmed at þe brynkez.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. vii. 9 Ryveris..Brystand on skelleis our thir demmyt lynnys.

1895 N.E.D. at Dem Mod.Sc. (Roxburghshire), Trying to dem the stream.

Derivatives

ˈdemming n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > impounding of water > with a dam or weir

demminga1400

weiring1794

damming1802

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1908 He [sc. Noah] baid seuen dais in rest, for doute if ani demmyng brest.

c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 11934 Ihesu and othir childryn..went hem by the rever to gamyn..And demmynges [a1400 Vesp. lakes] vij made of clay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

demv.²

Forms: formerly demn.

Etymology: Variant and euphemistic alteration of damn v.

†1. transitive. To damn, condemn. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > convict or condemn [verb (transitive)]

fordeemc1000

attain1330

filec1330

condemna1340

shape1340

dem1377

convictc1380

reprovea1382

damnc1384

overtakea1393

attainta1400

taintc1400

commita1425

vanquish1502

convincea1535

cast1536

convanquish1540

deprehend1598

forejudge1603

do1819

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 144 (MS. C.) Þise possessioneres preche and dempne freres.

1650 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (1662) i. viii. 132 He is dead and demned in point of Law.

2. transitive. In profane use. (So dem-me int., demmy int. = damme int., n., and adj., damn me!. dem adv. (for demd) = damned adj. 4b.)

ΚΠ

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 31 Oh, Demn you Toad.

1720 Humourist 50 A Beau cries Dem me.

1753 Scots Mag. Oct. 491/1 I now advanced to By Jove, 'fore Ged, Geds curse it, and Demme.

1755 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 374/2 Give me your person, dem your gold!

1801 Sporting Mag. 17 23 Swear in a commanding military dem-me.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvii. 155 Two demd fine women, real countesses.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 31 What a dem fine woman Mrs. Jones was.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xv. 147 Miss Bell's a little countryfied. But the smell of the hawthorn is pleasant, demmy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

demadv.

Brit.

/dɛm/, U.S.

/dɛm/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: damn adv.

Etymology: Alteration of damn adv. after dem v.²

colloquial.

As an intensifier modifying adjectives and (occasionally) adverbs: absolutely, completely, utterly. Cf. damn adj.

ΚΠ

1839 Odd Fellow 26 Jan. 16/1 ‘Saw your Hamlet,’ said the animal, torturing a restive mustache into something like shape, ‘dem good, be God.’

1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 31 What a dem fine woman Mrs. Jones was.

1947 T. H. Raddall Wedding Gift & Other Stories 166 This is a dem poor jest, Colonel.

2011 Daily Star (Nexis) 11 Feb. 42 I have just been admiring my signed photograph of alan small. What a dem fine man.

2021 @Tamilore0 13 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 2 Feb. 2022) These writers know dem well this friendship is unrealistic in real life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

n.¹adj.1806

n.²1968

v.¹a1400

v.²1377

adv.1839

单词	dem
释义	Demn.¹adj. Brit. /dɛm/, U.S. /dɛm/ Forms: 1800s– Dem, 1800s– Dem. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: democrat n.; democratic adj. Etymology: Partly shortened < democrat n., and partly (in sense B.) shortened < democratic adj., originally as a graphic abbreviation. Compare earlier Demo n.¹ and adj. U.S. Politics. A. n.¹ = democrat n. 2. Cf. Demo n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > Democratic Party > member or adherent of Demo1794 wool hat1794 democrat1798 Dem1806 1806 Maryland Herald & Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser 12 Sept. 3/2 Lloyd Dorsey, (dem.). 1866 Hillsdale (Mich.) Standard 6 Nov. 2/3 These 130 towns elect 130 Reps. 9 Dems. and 4 Independents. 1944 Billboard 22 July 8/3 Corridor gossip heard in party headquarters..was in many cases concerned with the means to which the Dems would put radio to use in the coming campaign. 1973 A. Lelchuk Amer. Mischief iii. v. 380 I thought how the Democrats might lend the Socialists some bands and girls, while the scholars would in turn give the Dems some real substance to talk about. 2004 New Yorker 29 Nov. 62/1 David Yassky, whom the D.L.C. recently named ‘New Dem of the Week’, is rumored to be preparing a run for District Attorney. B. adj. (attributive). = democratic adj. 2. Cf. democrat n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > Democratic Party Demo1801 democratic1802 Dem1810 1810 Weekly Visitor 4 Aug. 204/1 Dem. Press. 1844 Liberator (Boston) 4 Oct. 158/6 The history of the United States..affords no parallel to the humiliating position in which the leaders of the Dem. party..are placed by their acquiescence in the doings, and support of the Baltimore convention. 1924 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 20 June 1/5 (headline) Will broadcast proceedings of Dem convention. 1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 19 July b3/1 Democratic delegates off to Chicago this weekend expected to back Averell Harriman for the Dem nomination. 1984 Jet 9 July 5/2 (heading) Mayor Arrington addresses press along with Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D., N.Y.), Dem platform committee chairman. 2005 J. Hirsen Hollywood Nation ii. 46 Dem candidate John Kerry scheduled a national TV interview during the election period. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). demn.² Etymology: Shortened < demonstration n. colloquial. = demonstration n. (sense 5a). Also, a demonstration of (the operation of) a commercial product, esp. a piece of apparatus. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > [noun] > other methods of teaching demonstration1742 bear-leading1766 royal road1793 tachydidaxy1846 object teaching1851 object system1862 methodic1864 community education1873 methodics1883 maieutics1885 type-system1901 direct method1904 spoon-feeding1905 play method1914 playway1914 project method1916 active learning1919 study skills1924 skit1926 free activity1929 hypnopaedia1932 sleep-teaching1932 chalk and talk1937 show-and-tell1941 demo1945 naming of (the) parts1946 team teaching1949 teleteaching1953 programming1954 audio-lingualism1961 immersion1965 dem1968 open learning1970 suggestopaedia1970 suggestopedy1970 distance learning1972 fast-tracking1972 paideia1982 tutorial1984 m-learning2001 society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > [noun] > practical display of operation or use of a product demonstration1904 dem1968 1968 M. Butterworth Walk Softly iii. 37 A pencilled scrawl in my old diary: Dem 2 lb fan Willocks, which means that a sweet-and-tobacconist named Willocks had half agreed to be shown a two-pound scale that day. 1968 M. Butterworth Walk Softly iii. 37 ‘Give us the toffee dem, Hes’, pleaded Demauney. 1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers iv. 89 This setting is influenced by the nature of the music, whether we..want the music purely as a background or whether we wish to impress guests with a fully-fledged hi-fi ‘dem’. 1981 Pop. Hi-Fi Mar. 75/2 I..would quibble with one or two turntable/arm/cartridge combinations..judging by the dem I received of JBE/Dynavector arm/Dynavector Karat Ruby cartridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2019). demv.¹ Etymology: Old English -dęmman in fordęmman : see dam n.¹ Obsolete exc. dialect. transitive or absol. To dam, obstruct the course of water, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [verb (transitive)] > impound water > dam stop1398 demc1400 stem?c1450 den1487 dam1563 bay1605 stanch1643 c1000 Ags. Ps. lvii. 4 Swa swa nædran deafe, and fordemmende earan heora.] c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 384 Vche a dale so depe þat demmed at þe brynkez. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. vii. 9 Ryveris..Brystand on skelleis our thir demmyt lynnys. 1895 N.E.D. at Dem Mod.Sc. (Roxburghshire), Trying to dem the stream. Derivatives ˈdemming n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > impounding of water > with a dam or weir demminga1400 weiring1794 damming1802 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1908 He [sc. Noah] baid seuen dais in rest, for doute if ani demmyng brest. c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 11934 Ihesu and othir childryn..went hem by the rever to gamyn..And demmynges [a1400 Vesp. lakes] vij made of clay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018). demv.² Forms: formerly demn. Etymology: Variant and euphemistic alteration of damn v. †1. transitive. To damn, condemn. Obsolete. ΘΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > convict or condemn [verb (transitive)] fordeemc1000 attain1330 filec1330 condemna1340 shape1340 dem1377 convictc1380 reprovea1382 damnc1384 overtakea1393 attainta1400 taintc1400 commita1425 vanquish1502 convincea1535 cast1536 convanquish1540 deprehend1598 forejudge1603 do1819 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 144 (MS. C.) Þise possessioneres preche and dempne freres. 1650 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (1662) i. viii. 132 He is dead and demned in point of Law. 2. transitive. In profane use. (So dem-me int., demmy int. = damme int., n., and adj., damn me!. dem adv. (for demd) = damned adj. 4b.) ΚΠ 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 31 Oh, Demn you Toad. 1720 Humourist 50 A Beau cries Dem me. 1753 Scots Mag. Oct. 491/1 I now advanced to By Jove, 'fore Ged, Geds curse it, and Demme. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 374/2 Give me your person, dem your gold! 1801 Sporting Mag. 17 23 Swear in a commanding military dem-me. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvii. 155 Two demd fine women, real countesses. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 31 What a dem fine woman Mrs. Jones was. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xv. 147 Miss Bell's a little countryfied. But the smell of the hawthorn is pleasant, demmy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018). demadv. Brit. /dɛm/, U.S. /dɛm/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: damn adv. Etymology: Alteration of damn adv. after dem v.² colloquial. As an intensifier modifying adjectives and (occasionally) adverbs: absolutely, completely, utterly. Cf. damn adj. ΚΠ 1839 Odd Fellow 26 Jan. 16/1 ‘Saw your Hamlet,’ said the animal, torturing a restive mustache into something like shape, ‘dem good, be God.’ 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iii. 31 What a dem fine woman Mrs. Jones was. 1947 T. H. Raddall Wedding Gift & Other Stories 166 This is a dem poor jest, Colonel. 2011 Daily Star (Nexis) 11 Feb. 42 I have just been admiring my signed photograph of alan small. What a dem fine man. 2021 @Tamilore0 13 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 2 Feb. 2022) These writers know dem well this friendship is unrealistic in real life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.¹adj.1806n.²1968v.¹a1400v.²1377adv.1839
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Demn.1adj.

demn.2