plumpenv.

Brit.

/ˈplʌmp(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈpləmp(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump adj.¹, -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < plump adj.¹ + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier plump v.³

1. transitive. To make plump or bigger; to cause to swell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > make plump

plump1533

plum1561

plumpen1687

pouf1947

1687 A. Lovell tr. C. de Bergerac Comical Hist. i. 13 As if it were likely that the Sun..had only been kindled to ripen their Medlars, and plumpen [Fr. pommer] their Cabbage.

1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 121 They shall go plump into our book, line for line, and word for word, and serve to plumpen the two voluminous volumes.

1920 Sandusky (Ohio) Register 4 Apr. Thin shoulders can be quickly plumpened and fat shoulders reduced by the right kind of massage.

1998 Miami Herald (Nexis) 20 July 1 b The horses are eating food packed with nutrients and fat to plumpen them up.

2. intransitive. To become plump; to grow bigger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [verb (intransitive)] > fat or plump

forwaxc897

fatc1000

burnish1398

battle1575

pinguefy1598

bellya1642

fatten1676

(to be) in flesh1677

thrive1711

feed1727

bloat1735

plumpen1795

to fill out1851

stouten1863

1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 127 When old, it [sc. a covering] withers, and appears to determine its sap to the next or inner coat, which plumpens as the first decays, and finally bursts it asunder.

1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 307 The chickens..wander about the roads in the Bresse plain, plumpening visibly.

1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 15 Oct. c4 I enjoy being out there in a midsummer haze..while I watch my raspberries plumpen.

Derivatives

ˈplumpening n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > making or becoming plump

plumping1593

plumpening1926

1926 Spectator 1 May 801/2 The plumpening of cherries on lichened wall.

1934 R. Suckow Folks iv. 368 Tony would supply more plumpening fare.

1978 P. Roth Professor of Desire 96 I find myself somewhat put off by the..frayed Chesterfield coat growing tight over the plumpening middle.

1999 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 30 Oct. a14 In 1991, people in Georgia had a low obesity rate, but its decade of rapid population growth has ushered in a decade of plumpening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumpen
释义	plumpenv. Brit. /ˈplʌmp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈpləmp(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump adj.¹, -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < plump adj.¹ + -en suffix⁵. Compare earlier plump v.³ 1. transitive. To make plump or bigger; to cause to swell. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > make plump plump1533 plum1561 plumpen1687 pouf1947 1687 A. Lovell tr. C. de Bergerac Comical Hist. i. 13 As if it were likely that the Sun..had only been kindled to ripen their Medlars, and plumpen [Fr. pommer] their Cabbage. 1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 121 They shall go plump into our book, line for line, and word for word, and serve to plumpen the two voluminous volumes. 1920 Sandusky (Ohio) Register 4 Apr. Thin shoulders can be quickly plumpened and fat shoulders reduced by the right kind of massage. 1998 Miami Herald (Nexis) 20 July 1 b The horses are eating food packed with nutrients and fat to plumpen them up. 2. intransitive. To become plump; to grow bigger. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [verb (intransitive)] > fat or plump forwaxc897 fatc1000 burnish1398 battle1575 pinguefy1598 bellya1642 fatten1676 (to be) in flesh1677 thrive1711 feed1727 bloat1735 plumpen1795 to fill out1851 stouten1863 1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 127 When old, it [sc. a covering] withers, and appears to determine its sap to the next or inner coat, which plumpens as the first decays, and finally bursts it asunder. 1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 307 The chickens..wander about the roads in the Bresse plain, plumpening visibly. 1999 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 15 Oct. c4 I enjoy being out there in a midsummer haze..while I watch my raspberries plumpen. Derivatives ˈplumpening n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > making or becoming plump plumping1593 plumpening1926 1926 Spectator 1 May 801/2 The plumpening of cherries on lichened wall. 1934 R. Suckow Folks iv. 368 Tony would supply more plumpening fare. 1978 P. Roth Professor of Desire 96 I find myself somewhat put off by the..frayed Chesterfield coat growing tight over the plumpening middle. 1999 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 30 Oct. a14 In 1991, people in Georgia had a low obesity rate, but its decade of rapid population growth has ushered in a decade of plumpening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1687
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