| 单词 |
philanthropize |
| 释义 |
philanthropize, v.|fɪˈlænθrəpaɪz|
[f. as prec. + -ize.]
1. intr. To play or perform the part of the philanthropist; to practise philanthropy.
1826Blackw. Mag. XIX. 464 Why do they not buy all the land in a single island, and missionize and philanthropize at their own expense? 1836New Monthly Mag. XLVI. 71 Away she went philanthropising till nine in one place, playing three-card loo till twelve in another.
2. trans. To treat philanthropically; to make (persons) objects of philanthropy.
1830Fraser's Mag. II. 563 A convention..met for the purpose of philanthropising the blacks. 1859W. Chadwick De Foe iv. 236 De Foe again returns to the attack upon Sir Humphrey Mackworth's bill for philanthropizing the poor by deceiving and robbing the rich. 1894Westm. Gaz. 27 June 2/3 Till they get them [votes], we look jealously at these attempts to philanthropise woman malgré lui.
3. To make philanthropic in character, cause to become a philanthropist.
1891B. E. Martin Footpr. C. Lamb 61 Basil Montagu, the philanthropized courtier. |
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