† miscreateadj.n.

Forms: 1500s–1600s miscreat, 1500s–1600s 1800s miscreate.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, create adj.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + create adj. Compare later miscreate v., miscreated adj.In quot. ?a1563 at sense A. perhaps influenced by or confused with miscreant n. 1a; compare note s.v. miscreated adj.

Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use).

A. adj.

= miscreated adj. Frequently also as past participle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > created badly or improperly

misframeda1450

miscreate?a1563

miscreated1585

?a1563 W. Baldwin Beware Cat (1584) sig. Ciiij Then are they vnlucky Idolatrical miscreat Infidels.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. Y He..Ymner slew, of Logris miscreate.

1607 R. Wilkinson Merchant Royall 15 To see a woman created in Gods image so miscreate..and deformed, with her..foolish fashions.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. ii. 16 That you should..nicely charge your vnderstanding Soule, With opening Titles miscreate .

1825 T. Doubleday Babington ii. ii. 45 Amphibious, miscreate; loathsome alike To those who crawl, as well as those who soar.

1871 A. C. Swinburne Songs before Sunrise Prel. 53 Fancies and passions miscreate By man in things dispassionate.

1876 R. Bridges Growth of Love lii, in Poet. Wks. (1936) 213 That they go dirgeless down to Satan's rage With all else foul, deform'd and miscreate.

B. n.

A person or thing which is unnatural, misshapen, or misformed. Also as a term of abuse. Chiefly poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creating badly or improperly > a miscreation

miscreate1577

miscreation1830

1577 R. Robinson Certain Select Hist. Christian Recreations sig. A.vi She in tyme did violate: The sacred bedde with whoredomes staine, After straunge Goddes a miscreate.

1606 J. Cooper Fvneral Teares The thronging miscreates brought in Deu'nshires name.

1641 W. Mure Caledons Complaint in Wks. (1898) II. 26 Whips for thy back (base miscreat), kept on pay By hel's black officers.

1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. vi. 225 Creation purged o' the miscreate, man redeemed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

miscreatev.

Brit.

/ˌmɪskrɪˈeɪt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪskriˈeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, create v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + create v. Compare earlier miscreate adj., miscreated adj.Rare before the 19th cent.

transitive. To create or form improperly, wrongly, or with evil intent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > poorly or badly

miscreate1602

1602 W. S. True Chron. Hist. Ld. Cromwell sig. D2 What this ruder flesh, Through ignorance, or wine, do miscreate.

1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 83 What a wonderfull Saint-maker is Tyburne by this, that in a quarter of an houre shall miscreate a Saint [etc.].

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) iv. 110 We miscreate our own evils.

1881 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 137 These objects of his affection are the young ones of a race in his opinion miscreated by an evil-working chance.

1980 R. Cavendish Mythology 41/1 Ahriman was busy miscreating his minions, the demons and the noxious creatures.

1989 Amer. Lit. 61 401 The men in the novel continually mis-create images of the women they encounter.

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

单词	miscreate
释义	† miscreateadj.n. Forms: 1500s–1600s miscreat, 1500s–1600s 1800s miscreate. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, create adj. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + create adj. Compare later miscreate v., miscreated adj.In quot. ?a1563 at sense A. perhaps influenced by or confused with miscreant n. 1a; compare note s.v. miscreated adj. Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use). A. adj. = miscreated adj. Frequently also as past participle. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > created badly or improperly misframeda1450 miscreate?a1563 miscreated1585 ?a1563 W. Baldwin Beware Cat (1584) sig. Ciiij Then are they vnlucky Idolatrical miscreat Infidels. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. Y He..Ymner slew, of Logris miscreate. 1607 R. Wilkinson Merchant Royall 15 To see a woman created in Gods image so miscreate..and deformed, with her..foolish fashions. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. ii. 16 That you should..nicely charge your vnderstanding Soule, With opening Titles miscreate . View more context for this quotation 1825 T. Doubleday Babington ii. ii. 45 Amphibious, miscreate; loathsome alike To those who crawl, as well as those who soar. 1871 A. C. Swinburne Songs before Sunrise Prel. 53 Fancies and passions miscreate By man in things dispassionate. 1876 R. Bridges Growth of Love lii, in Poet. Wks. (1936) 213 That they go dirgeless down to Satan's rage With all else foul, deform'd and miscreate. B. n. A person or thing which is unnatural, misshapen, or misformed. Also as a term of abuse. Chiefly poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creating badly or improperly > a miscreation miscreate1577 miscreation1830 1577 R. Robinson Certain Select Hist. Christian Recreations sig. A.vi She in tyme did violate: The sacred bedde with whoredomes staine, After straunge Goddes a miscreate. 1606 J. Cooper Fvneral Teares The thronging miscreates brought in Deu'nshires name. 1641 W. Mure Caledons Complaint in Wks. (1898) II. 26 Whips for thy back (base miscreat), kept on pay By hel's black officers. 1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. vi. 225 Creation purged o' the miscreate, man redeemed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). miscreatev. Brit. /ˌmɪskrɪˈeɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɪskriˈeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, create v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + create v. Compare earlier miscreate adj., miscreated adj.Rare before the 19th cent. transitive. To create or form improperly, wrongly, or with evil intent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > poorly or badly miscreate1602 1602 W. S. True Chron. Hist. Ld. Cromwell sig. D2 What this ruder flesh, Through ignorance, or wine, do miscreate. 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 83 What a wonderfull Saint-maker is Tyburne by this, that in a quarter of an houre shall miscreate a Saint [etc.]. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) iv. 110 We miscreate our own evils. 1881 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 137 These objects of his affection are the young ones of a race in his opinion miscreated by an evil-working chance. 1980 R. Cavendish Mythology 41/1 Ahriman was busy miscreating his minions, the demons and the noxious creatures. 1989 Amer. Lit. 61 401 The men in the novel continually mis-create images of the women they encounter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1563v.1602
随便看	θ49702 θ49703 θ49704 θ49705 θ49706 θ49708 θ49709 θ4971 θ49710 θ49711 θ49712 θ49713 θ49714 θ49715 θ49716 θ49717 θ49718 θ49719 θ4972 θ49720 θ49721 θ49722 θ49723 θ49724 θ49725