yea-sayv.

Brit.

/ˈjeɪseɪ/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪˌseɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yea adv., say v.¹

Etymology: < yea adv. + say v.¹, after nay-say v. Compare earlier yea-sayer n.

1. intransitive. To say ‘yea’; (hence) to assent, agree; to respond positively; to be a yea-sayer.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (intransitive)]

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accordc1300

to say yesa1400

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to say yeac1425

condescend1477

subscribe1531

accede1534

to take a person at his (also her) word1535

homologatea1649

to close with1654

to set one's seal1659

yes1820

yea-say1876

1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids xii. 377 And yea-saying she bowed [L. adnuit].

1959 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 3 Mar. 14/4 I will yea-say first and tick off its merits.

1984 N. N. Eustis & S. K. Patten in D. J. Mangen & W. A. Peterson Res. Instruments in Social Gerontol. III. vii. 229 At least two problems plague measures of client satisfaction. One is the general tendency of older people to yea-say, or respond positively.

2014 Pittsburgh Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 10 June I'm not concerned with who's yea-saying or naysaying.

2. transitive. To say ‘yea’ to (a person); to assent or agree to (something).

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the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)]

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to give handsa1425

to fall to ——a1450

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to go into ——1540

astipulate1548

subscribe1560

seal1579

suffragate1606

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homologate1644

to take up with1673

affirmative1775

chorus1836

yea-say1887

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1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey II. xiii. 233 So he spake; and all yea-said him [Gk. ἐπῄνεον], and bade the thing to be.

1941 Music & Lett. 22 240 Only one who accepts, who yea-says this can recognize the full teaching of Oedipus.

1967 P. Foster Tom Paine i. 32 My hands sweat. How to yea-say this slaughter. All the notes. All the papers.

1991 J. Boggs in Detroit Free Press 23 Apr. 7 a/6 For much too long, the mayor has been ‘yeasaying’ the developers and ‘naysaying’ the people of Detroit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	yea-say
释义	yea-sayv. Brit. /ˈjeɪseɪ/, U.S. /ˈjeɪˌseɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yea adv., say v.¹ Etymology: < yea adv. + say v.¹, after nay-say v. Compare earlier yea-sayer n. 1. intransitive. To say ‘yea’; (hence) to assent, agree; to respond positively; to be a yea-sayer. ΘΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (intransitive)] ensentc1290 accordc1300 to say yesa1400 senta1400 to say yeac1425 condescend1477 subscribe1531 accede1534 to take a person at his (also her) word1535 homologatea1649 to close with1654 to set one's seal1659 yes1820 yea-say1876 1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids xii. 377 And yea-saying she bowed [L. adnuit]. 1959 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 3 Mar. 14/4 I will yea-say first and tick off its merits. 1984 N. N. Eustis & S. K. Patten in D. J. Mangen & W. A. Peterson Res. Instruments in Social Gerontol. III. vii. 229 At least two problems plague measures of client satisfaction. One is the general tendency of older people to yea-say, or respond positively. 2014 Pittsburgh Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 10 June I'm not concerned with who's yea-saying or naysaying. 2. transitive. To say ‘yea’ to (a person); to assent or agree to (something). ΘΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)] cordc1380 to give handsa1425 to fall to ——a1450 agree1472 to go into ——1540 astipulate1548 subscribe1560 seal1579 suffragate1606 give1621 assent1637 homologate1644 to take up with1673 affirmative1775 chorus1836 yea-say1887 yes1915 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey II. xiii. 233 So he spake; and all yea-said him [Gk. ἐπῄνεον], and bade the thing to be. 1941 Music & Lett. 22 240 Only one who accepts, who yea-says this can recognize the full teaching of Oedipus. 1967 P. Foster Tom Paine i. 32 My hands sweat. How to yea-say this slaughter. All the notes. All the papers. 1991 J. Boggs in Detroit Free Press 23 Apr. 7 a/6 For much too long, the mayor has been ‘yeasaying’ the developers and ‘naysaying’ the people of Detroit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1876
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