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单词 monogamize
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monogamizev.

Brit. /məˈnɒɡəmʌɪz/, /mɒˈnɒɡəmʌɪz/, U.S. /məˈnɑɡəˌmaɪz/
Forms: 1500s 1900s– monogamize, 1900s– monogamise.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονόγαμος , -ize suffix.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μονόγαμος (see monogamous adj.) + -ize suffix. Compare polygamize v.
rare.
1. intransitive. To hold the belief that remarriage after the death of the first spouse is invalid. Cf. monogamist n. 1. Obsolete.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > remarriage > remarry [verb (intransitive)] > disallow remarriage
monogamize1593
1593 T. Bell Motives Romish Faith Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2 If Tertullian..erred montanizing:..if Hieronymus monogamizing.
2. transitive. To make monogamous (monogamous adj. 1b).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [verb (transitive)] > make monogamous
monogamize1911
1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxiii. 297 Since, however, the church and the law allowed him but one [wife], he must more drastically monogamize his heart.
1994 Economist 23 Apr. 121/3 African tribes monogamised by missionaries and colonial masters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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