breadtheningn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛdθn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbrɛtθn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbrɛdθnɪŋ/,

/ˈbrɛtθnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛtθ(ə)nɪŋ/,

/ˈbrɛdθ(ə)nɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– breadthening, 1700s breadthning.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breadthen v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < breadthen v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later broadening n.

Now somewhat rare.

The action or process of increasing the breadth of something; broadening, widening. Also: an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 98 The animal Spirits..are very much refreshed by the congenerous particles of air or light..and are moved to a..kind of expansion [or breadthening of themselves].

1849 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 11 Mar. 6/5 The returns inform us that on the Tigris, 46-gun ship, for building, breadthening, and taking down.., there was a loss of £15,059.

1880 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 523 It is..more than a breadthening of our conception of Law; it is a breadthening also of our capability of Love.

1914 D. Gerard Waters of Lethe 43 Within these eleven years..the flaxen whiskers had bleached considerably, and seemed further apart, owing to the breadthening of the rubicund countenance.

2017 @keepof4worlds 28 May in twitter.com (accessed 21 Feb. 2020) Differences as an advantage, as a strength, as breadthening of the social ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breadthening
释义	breadtheningn. Brit. /ˈbrɛdθn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbrɛtθn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbrɛdθnɪŋ/, /ˈbrɛtθnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbrɛtθ(ə)nɪŋ/, /ˈbrɛdθ(ə)nɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– breadthening, 1700s breadthning. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breadthen v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < breadthen v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later broadening n. Now somewhat rare. The action or process of increasing the breadth of something; broadening, widening. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 98 The animal Spirits..are very much refreshed by the congenerous particles of air or light..and are moved to a..kind of expansion [or breadthening of themselves]. 1849 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 11 Mar. 6/5 The returns inform us that on the Tigris, 46-gun ship, for building, breadthening, and taking down.., there was a loss of £15,059. 1880 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 523 It is..more than a breadthening of our conception of Law; it is a breadthening also of our capability of Love. 1914 D. Gerard Waters of Lethe 43 Within these eleven years..the flaxen whiskers had bleached considerably, and seemed further apart, owing to the breadthening of the rubicund countenance. 2017 @keepof4worlds 28 May in twitter.com (accessed 21 Feb. 2020) Differences as an advantage, as a strength, as breadthening of the social ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1684
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