† neatifyv.

Forms: 1500s–1600s netifie, 1600s 1800s neatify.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neat adj., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < neat adj. + -ify suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nī·tifəi) /ˈniːtɪfaɪ/.

Obsolete.

transitive. To purify; to make clean or neat; to put in good order. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > remove impurities from [verb (transitive)]

mereeOE

spurge1303

fine1340

sendre1340

purea1350

purgec1350

purifya1398

depurea1400

clarifyc1430

expurge1483

defecatec1487

subtiliate1551

refine?1572

neatify1581

distil1599

sublimate1601

sweeten1601

depurate1620

infresh1635

lustre1645

lustrate1653

freshen1710

chasten1715

epurate1799

enchastena1806

dispollute1862

1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession 134 The comforte wee [sc. men] finde at womens handes, for..by their industrie we be netified, made more clendly, and kept swete, who otherwise of our selues we should become to bee moste filthie and lothsome creatures.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Attillare, to netifie, or set out with grace, or to make handsome.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 11 With Wines delaied, neatified, and guelded, as it were, by passing thorow an Ipocras bag.

?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads ii. Comm. 34 That which he addeth, is onelie the worke of a woman, to netifie and polish.

1685 R. Baxter One Thing Necessary 38 Did Christ or his Apostles spend their time..neatifying their Bodies, or such like?

Derivatives

neatifying n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > [noun]

purginga1382

expurgationc1420

purgationc1425

undefoilingc1425

purgement1483

sublimating1559

sweetening1591

purgatory1596

purification1597

purge1598

depuration1603

refinement1611

castigation1615

lustrationc1635

purifaction1652

refreshing1719

depurating1762

epuration1800

neatifying1826

vastation1847

1826 R. Polwhele Trad. & Recoll. I. v. 161 The internal decoration, or rather neatifying of the Church, was at length accomplished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	neatify
释义	† neatifyv. Forms: 1500s–1600s netifie, 1600s 1800s neatify. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neat adj., -ify suffix. Etymology: < neat adj. + -ify suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nī·tifəi) /ˈniːtɪfaɪ/. Obsolete. transitive. To purify; to make clean or neat; to put in good order. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > remove impurities from [verb (transitive)] mereeOE spurge1303 fine1340 sendre1340 purea1350 purgec1350 purifya1398 depurea1400 clarifyc1430 expurge1483 defecatec1487 subtiliate1551 refine?1572 neatify1581 distil1599 sublimate1601 sweeten1601 depurate1620 infresh1635 lustre1645 lustrate1653 freshen1710 chasten1715 epurate1799 enchastena1806 dispollute1862 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession 134 The comforte wee [sc. men] finde at womens handes, for..by their industrie we be netified, made more clendly, and kept swete, who otherwise of our selues we should become to bee moste filthie and lothsome creatures. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Attillare, to netifie, or set out with grace, or to make handsome. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 11 With Wines delaied, neatified, and guelded, as it were, by passing thorow an Ipocras bag. ?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads ii. Comm. 34 That which he addeth, is onelie the worke of a woman, to netifie and polish. 1685 R. Baxter One Thing Necessary 38 Did Christ or his Apostles spend their time..neatifying their Bodies, or such like? Derivatives neatifying n. rare ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > [noun] purginga1382 expurgationc1420 purgationc1425 undefoilingc1425 purgement1483 sublimating1559 sweetening1591 purgatory1596 purification1597 purge1598 depuration1603 refinement1611 castigation1615 lustrationc1635 purifaction1652 refreshing1719 depurating1762 epuration1800 neatifying1826 vastation1847 1826 R. Polwhele Trad. & Recoll. I. v. 161 The internal decoration, or rather neatifying of the Church, was at length accomplished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1581
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