单词 | gnosticize |
释义 | Gnosticize in British English or Gnosticise (ˈnɒstɪˌsaɪz) verb 1. (intransitive) to maintain or profess Gnostic views 2. to put a Gnostic interpretation upon (something) Derived forms Gnosticizer (ˈGnostiˌcizer) or Gnosticiser (ˈGnostiˌciser) noun Gnosticize in American English (ˈnɑstəˌsaiz) (verb -cized, -cizing) intransitive verb 1. to adopt or maintain Gnostic views transitive verb Also: gnosticize, esp Brit Gnosti·cise2. to explain on Gnostic principles; give a Gnostic interpretation of or quality to Derived forms Gnosticizer noun Word origin [1655–65; gnostic + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: disk, grille, loaded, neutralize, outline-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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