quintessentiatev.
/ˌkwɪntᵻˈsɛnsɪeɪt/, /ˌkwɪntᵻˈsɛnʃɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˌkwɪn(t)əˈsɛn(t)ʃiˌeɪt/ rare.
transitive. = quintessence v.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > inform or give a thing its essence [verb (transitive)] > deprive of essence or quintessence
quintessence1584
quintessentiate1606
dispirit1642
unsoul1652
eviscerate1664
spirit1677
1606 [see quintessentiated adj. at Derivatives].
a1644 F. Quarles Hosanna (1647) sig. D2* To take the masse of the whole rationall creature To fine, and quintessentiate their nature.
1894 Daily Chron. 10 Jan. 3 Was there ever a talent so hard to formulate, to quintessentiate, as that of Goethe?
1908 F. Marzials Mem. Crusades p. xxxviii If we want a full account of the attack on the Greek empire..we shall do better to go to one of the histories in which the whole story has been quintessentiated from all the chronicles and contemporary records.
Derivatives
quinteˈssentiated adj.
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1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia To Ladies sig. A3 He kens no Crotchets of contentious breed, Nor ha's that Quintessentiated skill.
1851 M. E. Lazarus Compar. Psychol. & Universal Analogy I. 181 The Peach has, like all the products of the Planet or quintessentiated Moon, Mercury, a transcendent charm.
1898 W. Archer et al. tr. G. Brandes William Shakespeare II. ii. xxvii. 144 The woman of women, quintessentiated Eve.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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