† out-termn.
Obsolete. rare.
Outward or bodily form; mere exterior.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun] > mere appearance
shroudc1175
frontc1374
appearancec1384
countenance?c1425
fard1540
show1547
habit1549
outside1578
glimpse1579
superficies?1589
species1598
out-term1602
paint1608
surface1613
superfice1615
umbrage1639
superficials1652
semblance1843
outer womana1845
outward man1846
patina1957
1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. i. sig. K Not to beare colde Formes, nor mens out-termes, Without the inward fires, and Liues of men. View more context for this quotation
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† out-termv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To exterminate.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > annihilate or blot out of existence
dilghec897
defacec1386
annul1395
anientec1400
refer?c1400
extinct1484
annihil1490
delete1495
out-terma1500
perspoil1523
extaintc1540
extinguish1555
blot1561
wipe1564
to cut the throat of1565
annihilate1567
dissipatea1575
annihilate1586
nullify1609
nullize1615
expunge1628
nothing1637
null1647
extramund1654
be-nothing1674
erase1728
obliterate1798
simoom1821
to tear to shreds1837
snuff1852
mop1859
to take out1900
napoo1915
naught1958
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxxvi. 9 Thai that ere ill, thai sall be out termyd [a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) outlawid; a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) distried; L. exterminabuntur].
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) lxxix. 14 The bare of the wod outtermyd [L. exterminavit] it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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