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APPENDIX<br />

through Consumptions; (...). Harvey, Morbus.<br />

Tokens 3<br />

Nominalization<br />

Base<br />

Definition<br />

Earliest attestation<br />

Example<br />

Tokens<br />

Injuring<br />

Injure (v)<br />

The act of inflicting damage or detriment upon someone or<br />

something.<br />

Cf. Injure v. 3. a. To do hurt or harm to; to inflict damage or<br />

detriment upon; to hurt, harm, damage; to impair in any way.<br />

1651 (OED)<br />

Therefore I chose to make my Trial, with a rough Diamond<br />

extraordinarily attractive, which I could, without injuring it,<br />

hold as near as I pleas’d to the flame of a Candle or Taper; (...).<br />

Boyle, Magnetism.<br />

1 (verbal gerund)<br />

Nominalization Inquiring<br />

Base<br />

Inquire (v)<br />

Definition OED Inquiring n. The action of the verb inquire; inquiry. Cf. also<br />

Inquisition n. 1. a., in same sense.<br />

Earliest attestation c1386 (OED)<br />

Example<br />

This repeated Observation put me upon inquiring among some<br />

other young Ladies, whether they had observed any such like<br />

thing, but I found little satisfaction to my Question, (...). Boyle,<br />

Magnetism.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization Inquisition<br />

Base<br />

< Old French inquisition, (...) < Latin inquīsītiōn-em searching<br />

into, examination, legal examination, n. of action from inquīrĕre<br />

(to inquire)<br />

Definition OED Inquisition n. 1. a. The action or process of inquiring or<br />

searching into matters, esp. for the purpose of finding out the<br />

truth or the facts concerning something; search, inquiry,<br />

investigation, examination, research; †scrutiny, inspection (obs.).<br />

Cf. also Inquiring n., in same sense.<br />

Earliest attestation 1382 (OED)<br />

Example<br />

These and such like may bee the causes of the Gout externall, and<br />

they are to be found out by the inquisition of the Physitian, and<br />

relation of the patient. Holland, Gutta.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization<br />

Base<br />

Definition<br />

Insinuating<br />

Insinuate (v)<br />

Cf. Insinuate v. 1. a. trans. To introduce tortuously, sinuously,<br />

indirectly, or by devious methods; to introduce by imperceptible<br />

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