单词 | sanify |
释义 | sanifyv. 1. intransitive. To become sane or reasonable. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > be sane [verb (intransitive)] > become sane uncloud1793 sanify1836 to get (or take) a grip on (oneself)1895 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 32 This seasonable arrest of our functions gives us time to sanify. 2. transitive. To make healthy; improve the sanitary conditions of (a city, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > make healthy [verb (transitive)] > make sanitary sanify1872 sanitate1882 1872 [see sanified adj. at Derivatives]. 1891 Nation (N.Y.) 3 Dec. 423/2 Palermo is transformed—cleansed, sanified, and..beautified. 1895 Chambers's Jrnl. 12 691/2 To sanify Jeddah and its vicinity. Derivatives ˈsanified adj. ΚΠ 1872 W. R. Greg Enigmas 30 (note) The premature deaths of the bread-winners [will] disappear before sanified cities and vanishing intemperance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1836 |
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