| 单词 | to feed forth, up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto feed forth, up b. To gratify, minister to the demands of (a person's vanity, desire of vengeance, or other passion); to sustain or comfort (a person) with (usually, fallacious) hopes. Cf. food v. †to feed forth, up (earlier to food forth): to beguile, keep (one) quiet, with flattery, etc.; = amuse v. 1, 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] i-quemec893 ywortheOE queemeOE likeOE likeOE paya1200 gamec1225 lustc1230 apaya1250 savoura1300 feastc1300 comfort1303 glew1303 pleasec1350 ticklec1386 feedc1400 agreea1413 agreec1425 emplessc1450 gree1468 applease1470 complaire1477 enjoy1485 warm1526 to claw the ears1549 content1552 pleasure1556 oblect?1567 relish1567 gratify1569 sweeta1575 promerit1582 tinkle1582 tastea1586 aggrate1590 gratulatea1592 greeta1592 grace1595 arride1600 complease1604 honey1604 agrade1611 oblectate1611 oblige1652 placentiate1694 flatter1695 to shine up to1882 fancy- the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be content or satisfied with [verb (transitive)] > content or satisfy > a desire or appetite stanchc1315 queema1325 slakec1325 fill1340 servea1393 feedc1400 exploita1425 assuagec1430 astaunchc1430 slocken?1507 eslakec1530 sate1534 saturate1538 appease1549 glut1549 answer1594 exsatiate1599 embaitc1620 palliate1631 recreate1643 still1657 jackal1803 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] > beguile or keep quiet with flattery feedc1400 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > foster hopes [verb (transitive)] > false or uncertain flatter1377 feed1530 dangle1871 cosy1960 c1400 Rom. Rose 5428 She [Fortune]..fedith hym with glorie veyne. 1475 Bk. Noblesse (1860) 53 The said maister..fedde hem forthe withe sportis and plaies tille [etc.]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 547/1 You haue fedde me forthe with fayre wordes longe ynoughe. ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 109 [He]..so continueth, feeding himselfe with looking for the chaunge of the Dice. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. i. 64 To feede my humor, wish thy selfe no harme. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. i. sig. A4v This morne my vengeance shall be amply fed. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 114 Feeding him vp with faire words. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 656 Craftily feeding him with the hope of libertie. 1666 W. Temple Let. to Bp. of Munster in Wks. (1731) II. 15 He seems to feed himself and his Friend with the Hopes of a speedy Peace. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 66 a Others, feeding themselves with great hopes of times to come. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits x. 165 All that can feed the senses and passions..is in open market. < as lemmas |
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