nigrifyv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡrəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1600s nigrefie, 1800s– nigrify.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nigrificare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nigrificare to blacken (5th cent.) < classical Latin nigri- , alternative stem of niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ficāre -fy suffix.

transitive. To blacken, to make black (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > make black [verb (transitive)]

blackc1350

blecka1382

blacken?a1425

bletch1570

bepitch1574

blatch1587

becollier1599

sable1610

bleach1611

bleak1611

sableize1611

denigrate1623

nigrify1656

ebonize1880

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nigrefie, to make black.

1800 C. Lamb Let. 5 Apr. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 191 Twould have been but giving apolish [sic] to Lamp black, not nigrifying a negro primarily.

1870 Observer 9 Oct. 2/1 Using a tar brush to nigrify the white and shining celebrities.

1905 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 57 185 Their behaviour was elucidated (or should we say nigrified?) by an analysis of their final shapes.

1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 57 Narrow clerics and such-like chymists I abhor, that nigrify a realm with prejudice.

Derivatives

† nigrified adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1797 Farmer's Weekly Museum 16 May 4/4 The punick Creek, and nigrified Chactaw, The high bon'd Wabash, and bland hanging Maw.

1893 Sc. Leader 27 Sept. 3/5 The old part..has now become completely nigrified.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nigrify
释义	nigrifyv. Brit. /ˈnɪɡrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡrəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1600s nigrefie, 1800s– nigrify. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nigrificare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nigrificare to blacken (5th cent.) < classical Latin nigri- , alternative stem of niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ficāre -fy suffix. transitive. To blacken, to make black (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > make black [verb (transitive)] blackc1350 blecka1382 blacken?a1425 bletch1570 bepitch1574 blatch1587 becollier1599 sable1610 bleach1611 bleak1611 sableize1611 denigrate1623 nigrify1656 ebonize1880 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nigrefie, to make black. 1800 C. Lamb Let. 5 Apr. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 191 Twould have been but giving apolish [sic] to Lamp black, not nigrifying a negro primarily. 1870 Observer 9 Oct. 2/1 Using a tar brush to nigrify the white and shining celebrities. 1905 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 57 185 Their behaviour was elucidated (or should we say nigrified?) by an analysis of their final shapes. 1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 57 Narrow clerics and such-like chymists I abhor, that nigrify a realm with prejudice. Derivatives † nigrified adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1797 Farmer's Weekly Museum 16 May 4/4 The punick Creek, and nigrified Chactaw, The high bon'd Wabash, and bland hanging Maw. 1893 Sc. Leader 27 Sept. 3/5 The old part..has now become completely nigrified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1656
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