† observateadj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin observātus, past participle of observāre observe v. Compare causate adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Observed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking at or beholding > looked at or seen

observed1549

viewed1640

observate1652

aspected1661

fixated1926

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 103 No appropriate, causate, and observate experiment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

observatev.

Brit.

/ˈɒbzəveɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɑbzərˌveɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin observāt-, observāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of observāre observe v., after observation n. Compare earlier observated adj.The following represents an earlier use of the form in the malapropistic speech of a character in a novel:1877 R. D. Blackmore Erema II. xxxvii. 246 Such likes had been observated going out in some direction.

transitive. To observe; spec. to detect by scientific observation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > augury, divination from omens > augur, divine from omens [verb (transitive)] > observe omens

observea1450

observate1978

1978 Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica 37 1301 In experimental alloxan diabetes of rats a twofold increase in fibrinogen level was observated at 48 and 144 hrs following alloxanization.

1983 Listener 18 Aug. 20/3 The sense of death which..he more successfully conveys is a metaphorical one connected..with the mind that by observating and recording that culture absorbs its values.

1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. c16/4 He observated that sometimes the ugliest fish taste the best.

1998 New Media Age (Nexis) 30 Apr. 2 Amazon.com had considered creating its own UK operation, but after observating the UK market, decided to partner with Bookpages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	observate
释义	† observateadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin observātus. Etymology: < classical Latin observātus, past participle of observāre observe v. Compare causate adj. Obsolete. rare. Observed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking at or beholding > looked at or seen observed1549 viewed1640 observate1652 aspected1661 fixated1926 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 103 No appropriate, causate, and observate experiment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). observatev. Brit. /ˈɒbzəveɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑbzərˌveɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin observāt-, observāre. Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of observāre observe v., after observation n. Compare earlier observated adj.The following represents an earlier use of the form in the malapropistic speech of a character in a novel:1877 R. D. Blackmore Erema II. xxxvii. 246 Such likes had been observated going out in some direction. transitive. To observe; spec. to detect by scientific observation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > augury, divination from omens > augur, divine from omens [verb (transitive)] > observe omens observea1450 observate1978 1978 Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica 37 1301 In experimental alloxan diabetes of rats a twofold increase in fibrinogen level was observated at 48 and 144 hrs following alloxanization. 1983 Listener 18 Aug. 20/3 The sense of death which..he more successfully conveys is a metaphorical one connected..with the mind that by observating and recording that culture absorbs its values. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. c16/4 He observated that sometimes the ugliest fish taste the best. 1998 New Media Age (Nexis) 30 Apr. 2 Amazon.com had considered creating its own UK operation, but after observating the UK market, decided to partner with Bookpages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652v.1978
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