labefactationn.

Brit.

/ˌlabᵻfakˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌlæbəˌfækˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin labefactātiōn-, labefactātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin labefactātiōn-, labefactātiō action of making unsteady, loosening < labefactāt- , past participial stem of labefactāre labefactate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare labefaction n.

Now rare.

Deterioration, weakening; = labefaction n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition

rureOE

ebbingc1200

fallc1225

declinea1327

downfallingc1330

downfalla1400

fall of mana1400

wanea1400

ruinc1405

wrack1426

inclinationc1450

declination1533

labefactation1535

ebb1555

falling off1577

declining1581

inclining1590

declension1604

downset1608

neck-breaka1658

overseta1658

lapsing1665

reducement1667

lapse1680

labefaction1792

downshift1839

subsidence1839

downgrade1857

downturn1858

downslide1889

downswing1922

turn-down1957

tail-off1975

1535 W. Marshall tr. M. Bucer Treat. Images in Churches sig. C.ii^v The labefactation & decay of the fayth [L. fidei labefactationem].

1616 T. Tuke Treat. against Paintng 35 The outward labefactation of the body.

1653 J. Webster Academiarum Examen vi. 77 Helmont with the experiments of his Gehennal fire, and some other solid arguments labour the labefactation of this truth.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 488 [Johnson:] There is in it [sc. the ‘Beggars' Opera’] such a labefactation of all principles, as may be injurious to morality.

1870 Times 23 Feb. 9/4 There is no labefactation or liquefaction..in the heart of the party.

1942 R. A. Knox In Soft Garments xxiv. 186 Their bewildered acquiescence in our modern materialism is an influence working for the labefactation of all sane principles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	labefactation
释义	labefactationn. Brit. /ˌlabᵻfakˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌlæbəˌfækˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin labefactātiōn-, labefactātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin labefactātiōn-, labefactātiō action of making unsteady, loosening < labefactāt- , past participial stem of labefactāre labefactate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare labefaction n. Now rare. Deterioration, weakening; = labefaction n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition rureOE ebbingc1200 fallc1225 declinea1327 downfallingc1330 downfalla1400 fall of mana1400 wanea1400 ruinc1405 wrack1426 inclinationc1450 declination1533 labefactation1535 ebb1555 falling off1577 declining1581 inclining1590 declension1604 downset1608 neck-breaka1658 overseta1658 lapsing1665 reducement1667 lapse1680 labefaction1792 downshift1839 subsidence1839 downgrade1857 downturn1858 downslide1889 downswing1922 turn-down1957 tail-off1975 1535 W. Marshall tr. M. Bucer Treat. Images in Churches sig. C.ii^v The labefactation & decay of the fayth [L. fidei labefactationem]. 1616 T. Tuke Treat. against Paintng 35 The outward labefactation of the body. 1653 J. Webster Academiarum Examen vi. 77 Helmont with the experiments of his Gehennal fire, and some other solid arguments labour the labefactation of this truth. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 488 [Johnson:] There is in it [sc. the ‘Beggars' Opera’] such a labefactation of all principles, as may be injurious to morality. 1870 Times 23 Feb. 9/4 There is no labefactation or liquefaction..in the heart of the party. 1942 R. A. Knox In Soft Garments xxiv. 186 Their bewildered acquiescence in our modern materialism is an influence working for the labefactation of all sane principles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535
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