† poltroonizev.

Forms: 1600s pultronize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: poltroon n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < poltroon n. + -ize suffix, perhaps after French †poltroniser to be cowardly (1611 in Cotgrave in an apparently isolated attestation: see quot. 1611; compare also Middle French apoltronniser to make cowardly (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French, French †poltroniser to be lazy (mid 16th cent.)). Compare post-classical Latin poltronizare (1317, commenting on use of the word in Italian), Italian poltroneggiare (14th cent.), both in sense ‘to be lazy, to act in a lazy manner’.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. With it. To act like a poltroon.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > behave in a cowardly manner

poltroonize1611

crayfish1930

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poltroniser, to pultronize it; to play the knave, scowndrell, coward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	poltroonize
释义	† poltroonizev. Forms: 1600s pultronize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: poltroon n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < poltroon n. + -ize suffix, perhaps after French †poltroniser to be cowardly (1611 in Cotgrave in an apparently isolated attestation: see quot. 1611; compare also Middle French apoltronniser to make cowardly (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French, French †poltroniser to be lazy (mid 16th cent.)). Compare post-classical Latin poltronizare (1317, commenting on use of the word in Italian), Italian poltroneggiare (14th cent.), both in sense ‘to be lazy, to act in a lazy manner’. Obsolete. rare. transitive. With it. To act like a poltroon. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > behave in a cowardly manner poltroonize1611 crayfish1930 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poltroniser, to pultronize it; to play the knave, scowndrell, coward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1611
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