单词 | amply |
释义 | † amplyv. Obsolete. transitive. To amplify (something) (in various senses of amplify v.). Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] echeOE ekec1200 multiplya1275 morea1300 increase13.. vaunce1303 enlargec1380 augmenta1400 accrease1402 alargea1425 amply?a1425 great?1440 hainc1440 creasec1475 grow1481 amplea1500 to get upa1500 improve1509 ampliatea1513 auge1542 over1546 amplify1549 raise1583 grand1602 swell1602 magnoperate1610 greaten1613 accresce1626 aggrandize1638 majoratea1651 adauge1657 protend1659 reinforce1660 examplify1677 pluralize1750 to drive up1817 to whoop up1856 to jack up1884 upbuild1890 steepen1909 up1934 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 42 Be þer put ventosez al about þe necke, þat þe canale be amplied or larged [L. amplietur]. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. vi. 77 An huge assemble..ben comen..for to amplye this feste with ioye. 1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. i. 36 To conclude, his Kingly office is amplied by the subiect. 1820 Gentleman's Mag. May 409/1 The descent of Telemachus into Hades.., embellished and amplied by his own fancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). amplyadv. 1. With reference to speech or writing: fully, comprehensively, copiously; at length. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] amply1442 copiously1534 spaciously1614 enlargedly1625 voluminously1633 exuberantly1782 expansively1839 luxuriantly1840 1442 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1442 §32. m. 3 The kyng more amply enfourmed of this request, wille demesne him therin as a Cristien prynce owe to do. 1529 in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 562 I haue send this present portatour to the Kingis Hienes.., amply instructit with my mynd, as he will informe ȝow. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvi. 372 As I have elsewhere more amply expressed. 1741 H. Walpole Let. 2 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 23 Amply commented upon in Parliament. 1820 J. Clare Let. 12 Sept. (1985) 93 You did not judge what a newsmonger I am or you would have told me amply concerning him. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xviii. 224 Though he knew and amply discussed every detail of their expenditures,..Babbitt was no more conscious of his children than of the buttons on his coat-sleeves. 2006 K. S. Inglis Whose ABC? 255 Once a week reporters stationed around the world for news and current affairs spoke more amply. 2. a. In such a manner as to satisfy all demands or suit a particular purpose; more than sufficiently; plentifully, abundantly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] enoughOE roomOE largely?c1225 rifec1225 foison13.. rivedlyc1300 plenteously1340 plentily1340 fulsomelya1375 abundantlya1382 plenteousc1390 aboundinglyc1400 plentifullyc1400 copiously1447 abundanta1450 amply1454 substantiously1507 fatly?1521 largea1522 plentiful1563 heartily?1577 locupletely1599 redundantly1615 mainly1618 showeringly1621 rifely1648 profusively1650 galore1675 prolifically1735 wholesale1762 copious1791 aplenty1830 plenty1842 swimming1887 1454 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VI. 172 (MED) To graunte to the saide Thomas..youre liveree of clooth..as amplie and as good as any of youre saide chambrelains. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. K Naie, I thinke my selfe to be than moste amplie, and religiously woorshipped. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 45 The Earl of Bristow..returned so home an answer, as the House was amply satisfied with it. 1773 J. Clark Observ. Dis. Long Voy. 334 Allowing that one-fourth of the salted provisions were deducted, it would more than amply counterbalance the expence incurred by laying in tea and sugar. 1835 C. Brontë Let. (1992) I. 135 And as besides Papa, and Aunt both think a fortnight amply sufficient, I certainly shall not exceed that period. 1939 C. Headlam Diary 19 Sept. in S. Ball Parl. & Politics in Age Churchill & Attlee (1999) iv. 169 London is amply protected by a balloon barrage. 2010 Nature 7 Oct. 654/2 Animals should behave more altruistically towards kin than non-kin. This has been amply confirmed in diverse species, from microbes to primates. b. In a generous or unstinting manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adverb] roomlyOE freelyOE unsparelya1225 largelyc1225 largec1350 liberallyc1410 unsparinglya1500 beneficially1530 bounteously1531 plenteously1535 frankly1551 well1565 well-favouredly1570 bountifully1580 prodigally1590 amply1594 munificently1594 royally1601 prodigal1603 generously1623 ungrudginglya1631 lavishly1769 unstintingly1857 spaciously1864 open-handedly1924 1594 Greenes Funeralls xiv. sig. C4 Our Lord participiates, safetie with happines: With gifts, heauenly Godhead, thy people amply blesse. 1632 T. Heywood Iron Age i. ii. i. 289 Priam..Could not afford Her god-head more applause, Then amply wee bestow on Helena. 1714 Spectator No. 624. ⁋2 A Course of Virtue will in the End be rewarded the most amply. 1866 C. M. Yonge Cameos lxxvii, in Monthly Packet June 495 He amply rewarded the faithful men who had aided him. 1996 C. Dexter Death is now my Neighbour (1997) vii. 44 Half a round of toasted bread, buttered, and amply spread from a jar of Frank Cooper's Oxford Marmalade. 2015 G. Lankauskas Land of Weddings & Rain ii. 91 Amply illustrated volumes.. vied for space with dozens of recent 'ethnographic' and folklore studies. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a great extent, largely, or extensively substantiallya1425 ample1481 amply1481 greatly1579 supernaculum1599 spaciously1608 extensively1736 largely1785 wholesalely1843 fatly1866 majorly1929 1481 tr. Cicero De Senectute (Caxton) sig. d8 Grauen ymages also..shold be sette in the places, where thassemblee of the people oftenest, & moost amply was had. 1557 Bible (Whittingham) Ep. Ded. 4 The same promesse was more amply renued to Abraham. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 191 His merit, As amply liked as Achilles is. View more context for this quotation c1744 Parl. Bill in J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea (1753) II. xii. 66 [He] shall..enjoy, all the..privileges..as largely, fully and amply..as any other member. 1860 Temple Bar Dec. 41 They drew amply upon their imagination when facts failed. 4. Extensively; so as to extend over or encompass a large area; (with reference to physical dimensions or proportions) widely, broadly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > with vast extent abroadc1300 largelya1398 widely1579 spaciously1598 broadly1599 amply?1611 heaven-wide?1611 spacious1615 extensively1736 extendedly1806 worldwide1836 vastily1844 amplitudinously1921 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > [adverb] > broadly or widely broadly1599 awide1610 amply?1611 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 207 Before whom (amply pac't) Marcht Hector. 1755 in F. W. Fairholt Satirical Songs & Poems on Costume (1849) 237 Let it keep her bosom warm, Amply stretch'd from arm to arm. 1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 71 A shady bonnet, Plaited, brown, and amply broad. 1910 Northwestern Miller (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 19 Jan. 153/1 The wheat in both states was amply covered with snow. 2000 D. Webb Pilgrimage in Medieval Eng. iv. 83 The madman Edward of Selling, who was amply built, had a completely different experience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.?a1425adv.1442 |
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