mildenv.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪld(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪld(ə)n/

Forms: see mild adj. and -en suffix⁵.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mild adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < mild adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier mild v.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To make mild or milder.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)]

temperc1000

keelc1175

slakea1300

abate?c1335

settle1338

swagea1340

modifyc1385

rebatea1398

bate1398

moder1414

releasea1425

remiss?a1425

moderate1435

alethe?1440

delaya1450

appal1470

addulce1477

mollify1496

mean?a1513

relent1535

qualify1536

temperatea1540

aplake1578

slack1589

relaxate1598

milden1603

mitigate1611

relax1612

alleniate1615

allay1628

alloy1634

castigate1653

smoothen1655

tendera1656

mitify1656

meeken1662

remitigate1671

obviscate1684

slacken1685

chastise1704

dulcify1744

absorb1791

demulceate1817

chasten1856

modulate1974

mediate1987

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xii. 620 The very names whereby they call diseases, doe somewhat mylden and diminish the sharpnes of them.

1748 A. Philips Pastorals iv. 31 Oh! if or musick's voice, or beauty's charm, Could milden death, and stay his lifted arm.

1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 63 (1822) II. 83 What follows..is mildened a little by the introduction of the name of Erasmus, More's intimate friend.

1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Sept. 237 The elder..Bore a clear, honest face, where scholarship Had mildened somewhat of its rougher strength.

1900 A. B. Davidson in Expositor Jan. 9 Polygamy and slavery were treated in two ways: their use was mildened and circumscribed.

†2. intransitive. To become mild or milder. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1853 [implied in: E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 341 The excessive thickness of the tables, the wave and tidal actions, the mildening temperature, and the probable continuance of winds, all point to this. (at mildening adj.)].

1882 in Imperial Dict. Suppl. Milden, To become mild; to grow less severe, stringent, or intense; to soften; as, the weather gradually mildens.

Derivatives

ˈmildened adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe

temperate1398

alleviate1531

mitigated1546

mollified1581

swageda1603

well-tempered1602

castigate1642

tempered1654

slackened1725

castigated1728

temperated1737

subsided1753

moderated1773

chastised1790

softened1794

mildeneda1802

modulateda1806

relaxed1825

chastened1844

a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) I. 175 To thy best pow'r I bow, to thee impart The sway, the conquest of my milden'd heart.

1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 315 Suffused with a tremulous, glooming glow, a mildened glory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	milden
释义	mildenv. Brit. /ˈmʌɪld(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmaɪld(ə)n/ Forms: see mild adj. and -en suffix⁵. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mild adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < mild adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier mild v. Now rare. 1. transitive. To make mild or milder. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] temperc1000 keelc1175 slakea1300 abate?c1335 settle1338 swagea1340 modifyc1385 rebatea1398 bate1398 moder1414 releasea1425 remiss?a1425 moderate1435 alethe?1440 delaya1450 appal1470 addulce1477 mollify1496 mean?a1513 relent1535 qualify1536 temperatea1540 aplake1578 slack1589 relaxate1598 milden1603 mitigate1611 relax1612 alleniate1615 allay1628 alloy1634 castigate1653 smoothen1655 tendera1656 mitify1656 meeken1662 remitigate1671 obviscate1684 slacken1685 chastise1704 dulcify1744 absorb1791 demulceate1817 chasten1856 modulate1974 mediate1987 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xii. 620 The very names whereby they call diseases, doe somewhat mylden and diminish the sharpnes of them. 1748 A. Philips Pastorals iv. 31 Oh! if or musick's voice, or beauty's charm, Could milden death, and stay his lifted arm. 1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 63 (1822) II. 83 What follows..is mildened a little by the introduction of the name of Erasmus, More's intimate friend. 1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Sept. 237 The elder..Bore a clear, honest face, where scholarship Had mildened somewhat of its rougher strength. 1900 A. B. Davidson in Expositor Jan. 9 Polygamy and slavery were treated in two ways: their use was mildened and circumscribed. †2. intransitive. To become mild or milder. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1853 [implied in: E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 341 The excessive thickness of the tables, the wave and tidal actions, the mildening temperature, and the probable continuance of winds, all point to this. (at mildening adj.)]. 1882 in Imperial Dict. Suppl. Milden, To become mild; to grow less severe, stringent, or intense; to soften; as, the weather gradually mildens. Derivatives ˈmildened adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe temperate1398 alleviate1531 mitigated1546 mollified1581 swageda1603 well-tempered1602 castigate1642 tempered1654 slackened1725 castigated1728 temperated1737 subsided1753 moderated1773 chastised1790 softened1794 mildeneda1802 modulateda1806 relaxed1825 chastened1844 a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) I. 175 To thy best pow'r I bow, to thee impart The sway, the conquest of my milden'd heart. 1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 315 Suffused with a tremulous, glooming glow, a mildened glory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1603
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