† periclitationn.

Forms: 1500s periclitacion, 1500s periclitatione, 1600s 1800s periclitation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perīclitātiōn-, perīclitātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin perīclitātiōn-, perīclitātiō experiment, test, in post-classical Latin also peril, danger (from 10th cent. in British sources), shipwreck (1342 in a British source) < perīclitāt- , past participial stem of perīclitārī periclitate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French périclitation shipwreck (1390 as pereclitation ), ruin, loss (1486), condition of being in danger (1838). Compare slightly earlier periclitate adj. and later periclitate v.

Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

1. The action of exposing a person or thing to danger; the condition of being exposed to danger; danger, hazard, etc.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun]

plighteOE

hauhtc1200

peril?c1225

wothea1300

werea1325

jeopardyc1374

menacea1400

thronga1400

jeopardc1400

unplighta1425

dangering1488

danger1490

periclitation1527

trance1588

apperila1616

periclitancy1650

imperilment1843

1527 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 585 To the danger and periclitacion of Cristes feithe.

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 49/1 It may without anye periclitatione be administrede to them.

1655 Speech Charles I to Parl. 1625 in H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 10 Your own periclitation necessitates an early resolution.

1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 316 Corporal maladies, which are accompanied with great periclitation.

2. An experiment, esp. one involving risk; a trial, a venture.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment

experiencec1384

adventurec1405

conclusion1430

experiment1594

essay1605

specimen1610

tentative1632

periclitation1658

tentamen1673

say-hand1712

try-out1903

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Periclitation, (lat.) an adventuring, hazarding, or endangering.

1670 E. Maynwaring Pharmacopœian Physician's Repos. (new ed.) 81 This Prescription..is grounded upon some former periclitations.

1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 227 During his social and financial periclitations in a region wholly inconceivable to her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	periclitation
释义	† periclitationn. Forms: 1500s periclitacion, 1500s periclitatione, 1600s 1800s periclitation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perīclitātiōn-, perīclitātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin perīclitātiōn-, perīclitātiō experiment, test, in post-classical Latin also peril, danger (from 10th cent. in British sources), shipwreck (1342 in a British source) < perīclitāt- , past participial stem of perīclitārī periclitate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French périclitation shipwreck (1390 as pereclitation ), ruin, loss (1486), condition of being in danger (1838). Compare slightly earlier periclitate adj. and later periclitate v. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). 1. The action of exposing a person or thing to danger; the condition of being exposed to danger; danger, hazard, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] plighteOE hauhtc1200 peril?c1225 wothea1300 werea1325 jeopardyc1374 menacea1400 thronga1400 jeopardc1400 unplighta1425 dangering1488 danger1490 periclitation1527 trance1588 apperila1616 periclitancy1650 imperilment1843 1527 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 585 To the danger and periclitacion of Cristes feithe. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 49/1 It may without anye periclitatione be administrede to them. 1655 Speech Charles I to Parl. 1625 in H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 10 Your own periclitation necessitates an early resolution. 1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 316 Corporal maladies, which are accompanied with great periclitation. 2. An experiment, esp. one involving risk; a trial, a venture. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment experiencec1384 adventurec1405 conclusion1430 experiment1594 essay1605 specimen1610 tentative1632 periclitation1658 tentamen1673 say-hand1712 try-out1903 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Periclitation, (lat.) an adventuring, hazarding, or endangering. 1670 E. Maynwaring Pharmacopœian Physician's Repos. (new ed.) 81 This Prescription..is grounded upon some former periclitations. 1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 227 During his social and financial periclitations in a region wholly inconceivable to her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1527
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