angelicizev.

Brit.

/anˈdʒɛlᵻsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ænˈdʒɛləˌsaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– angelicise, 1800s– angelicize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angelic adj.¹, -ize suffix.

Etymology: < angelic adj.¹ + -ize suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier angelify v., angelize v. 2.

1. intransitive. To act in an angelic manner. rare.

ΚΠ

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 52/1 The better half..will be for ever on the wing..not merely coquetting, but angelicising with men—floating and flying literally.

1960 J. Kerouac Lonesome Traveler iii. 63 They lay in little beds..and they think tonite the stars will be out,..they angelicize.

2. transitive. To make or render (someone or something) angelic. Later also frequently: to regard, represent, or treat as angelic. Cf. angelize v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > make pure [verb (transitive)] > make angelic

angelicize1838

1838 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 148/2 It was his nature to fall occasionally into unmitigated wrath; but his notions of gentlemanly conduct so completely angelicised the mode of its exhibition.

1853 D. M. Mulock Agatha's Husband II. ix. 300 Brian..in fact strongly resembled his father angelicised into childhood.

1902 Academy 8 Feb. 149/1 He [sc. Thackeray] had to ‘angelicise’ the old gentleman at the club.

1948 W. de la Mare Chardin 24/1 His children, never belittled, prettified or angelicized.

2002 Feminist Stud. 28 68 Must we portray the fetus as a devil in disguise or a wolf in baby's clothes in order to challenge images that angelicize it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	angelicize
释义	angelicizev. Brit. /anˈdʒɛlᵻsʌɪz/, U.S. /ænˈdʒɛləˌsaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– angelicise, 1800s– angelicize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angelic adj.¹, -ize suffix. Etymology: < angelic adj.¹ + -ize suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier angelify v., angelize v. 2. 1. intransitive. To act in an angelic manner. rare. ΚΠ 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 52/1 The better half..will be for ever on the wing..not merely coquetting, but angelicising with men—floating and flying literally. 1960 J. Kerouac Lonesome Traveler iii. 63 They lay in little beds..and they think tonite the stars will be out,..they angelicize. 2. transitive. To make or render (someone or something) angelic. Later also frequently: to regard, represent, or treat as angelic. Cf. angelize v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > make pure [verb (transitive)] > make angelic angelicize1838 1838 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 148/2 It was his nature to fall occasionally into unmitigated wrath; but his notions of gentlemanly conduct so completely angelicised the mode of its exhibition. 1853 D. M. Mulock Agatha's Husband II. ix. 300 Brian..in fact strongly resembled his father angelicised into childhood. 1902 Academy 8 Feb. 149/1 He [sc. Thackeray] had to ‘angelicise’ the old gentleman at the club. 1948 W. de la Mare Chardin 24/1 His children, never belittled, prettified or angelicized. 2002 Feminist Stud. 28 68 Must we portray the fetus as a devil in disguise or a wolf in baby's clothes in order to challenge images that angelicize it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1825
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