单词 | pretenced |
释义 | † pretencedadj. Obsolete. 1. Put forward in defence or excuse; alleged, claimed, or professed, esp. falsely; counterfeit, feigned, spurious; = pretended adj. 1c; = pretended adj. 2. In later use archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > feigned, fictitious falsea1175 feignedc1386 pretenced1425 pretended1461 counterfeit1530 personate1565 sham1683 personated1711 fictitiousa1781 pretence1853 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > not having certain privileges > having no rightful claim or unentitled > to a title or designation pretenced1425 pretended1461 the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > of motives or purposes: ostensible > put forward as a pretext pretended1489 pretenced1535 pretexted1606 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] fainta1340 counterfeit1393 pretense1395 feinta1400 feigned1413 disguisyc1430 colourable1433 pretending1434 simulate1435 dissimuled1475 simulative1490 coloureda1500 dissimulate?a1500 simuled1526 colorate1528 dissembled1539 mock1548 devised1552 pretended?1553 artificial1564 supposed1566 counterfeited1569 supposing?1574 affecteda1586 pretensive1607 false1609 supposite1611 simulara1616 simulatory1618 simulated1622 put-ona1625 ironic1631 ironical1646 devisable1659 pretensional1659 pretenced1660 pretensory1663 vizarded1663 shammed?c1677 sham1681 faux1684 fictitious1739 ostensible1762 made-up1773 mala fide1808 assumed1813 semblative1814 fictioned1820 pretextual1837 pseudo1854 fictive1855 schlenter1881 faked1890 phoney1893 phantom1897 1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 273/1 Ye pretensed ryght of my said Lord. 1461 Rolls of Parl. V. 467/2 Eny Acte made in the pretensed Parlement holden at the Citee of Coventre. 1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 77 Vexede without cause or any pretenced occasion motioned of your saide oratours partie. 1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 159 Pretensed right or title is where one is in possession of lands, or tenementes, and an other who is out of possession, claimeth it, or sueth for it. 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth ix. f. 26v Vpon some pretensed crime obiected against them. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 225 in Justice Vindicated Such as then had obtained pretenced licences and dispensations from the See of Rome. 1694 J. Tyrrell Bibliotheca Politica i. 9 The late Civil Wars, which they supposed to be begun and carried on contrary to all Law and Justice, under the pretenced Authority of the two Houses of Parliament, against King Charles the First. a1705 M. Wigglesworth Day of Doom (1711) 19 The Judge incensed, at their pretenced self vanting Piety; With such a look, as trembling strook into them; made reply, O impudence! 1757 Mother-in-law II. 156 He could under no Colour offer to put him off, upon any other pretenced Method of Payment. 1798 B. Washington Rep. Court of Appeals Virginia 1 39 Donaldson's purchase from Cox was void, as being contrary to the act to prevent the buying of pretensed titles. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. iv. 11 Then he of doctrine strange began to rave, Uttering, 'twas thought, their oracles abhorred Through the pretensed commission which they gave. 2. a. pretenced malice, premeditated malice, malice aforethought. Cf. malice prepensed n. at prepensed adj. 1, purpensed malice at purpensed adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > feeling of spite > [noun] > premeditated malice prepensed1454 pretenced malice1483 malice prepense1647 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > criminal intent purpensed malice1436 malice1454 malice prepensed1454 pretenced malice1483 scienter1618 malice prepense1647 malice propense1650 mala fides1693 malice prepended1833 mens rea1861 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [noun] > premeditated purpensed malice1436 malice1454 malice prepensed1454 pretenced malice1483 malice prepense1647 malice propense1650 malice prepended1833 1483 Parl. Roll 1 Rich. 3 (P.R.O.) m. 9 Of thair pretenced malices and traitours entent. 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier vii. sig. D.vijv It came to passe accordynge to his pretensed malyce, that he slewe his brother. ?a1562 G. Cavendish Life of Cardinal Wolsey (1825) II. 107 The which was surmysed of pretenced malice, Hyme self well knowyng it was not so. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 74/2 He resisted not the Gospell, nor fought against the trueth of God of a pretensed malice. a1632 T. Taylor Christs Victorie over Dragon (1633) 660 Shall we preach peace..to such as upon pretenced malice wickedly spurne at Gods Ministers? 1664 Hist. Sir John Oldcastle 40/1 in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies (new ed.) The fact you say was done Not of pretensed malice, but by chance. b. Intended; designed, purposed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed purposed?a1425 pretenced1543 pretended1573 meditated1588 meant1590 intended1592 contemplated1657 intending1788 would-be1813 1543 R. Grafton Contin. in Chron. J. Hardyng f. xxxiv His mischeuous imagened and pretenced enterprice. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlvjv He set forth openly To performe & acheue his pretensed entreprise. ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. v. 207 Thei beganne to goe forwarde with their pretenced jornie. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1217/2 That wicked practise missed the pretensed effect. 1596 J. Smythe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 92 That I had a pretensed intencion to stirre the soldyers to mutynye. 3. Seriously intended, as opposed to feigned. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > without deception unfeignedc1374 honesta1400 rekenc1400 unfeigningc1400 entirec1430 sincere1539 pretenced1547 fraudless1580 uncoloured1585 unflatteringa1586 upright1587 undissembling1613 deceitless1628 single-hearted1804 undelusive1817 single-minded1836 undeceptive1846 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye E iij This reason and accompt of fayth yeuen, with a moost ernist, and pretensyd uowe to lyue for euer uerteusly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1425 |
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