单词 | antiquarianize |
释义 | antiquarianizev. Now rare. intransitive. To behave in a manner typical or characteristic of an antiquarian; to engage in antiquarianism. Also occasionally transitive: to study or consider (something) as an antiquarian. Cf. antiquarian n. 1.Sometimes with depreciative overtones; see note at antiquarian n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [verb (intransitive)] > act as a lover of antiquities antiquarianize1824 1824 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 144/1 Either they are philosophizing, or statesmanizing, or antiquarianizing, or botanizing, or some other izing. 1866 R. Williams Jrnl. 24 Dec. in Life & Lett. (1874) II. xxi. 251 I spent this eve at Frejus; having antiquarianized old Roman walls, dined, and written reflections..in verse, such as it was. 1976 S. Applebaum Prolegomena to Study of Second Jewish Revolt 51 When Ptolemy recorded the names of their civitas, he presumably was not merely antiquarianizing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1824 |
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