massage

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ‎ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/, /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈsɑʒ/, /məˈsɑd͡ʒ/

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1. The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.

   Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.

   • 2014, Gary Vitacco-Robles, Icon: The Life, Times and Films of Marilyn Monroe Volume 2 1956-1962 AND Beyond:

     During the long lapses in work common with on-location productions, Marilyn would silently meditate as Roberts provided a shoulder massage.

2. The action of rubbing or kneading anything.

   The baker gave the dough one final massage.

• Thai massage
• See also Thesaurus:therapy

• masseur, masseuse

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1. (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
   • 2010 January 11, Julian Kaye, Massage Therapy‎:

     So after massaging a nude woman while being nude or nearly nude myself, sex is a natural way to end things.

2. (transitive) To rub or knead anything.

   Massage the kale to soften it before making the salad.

3. (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 118:

     News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].

   • 2008 May 22, Patrick Wintour, Steven Morris, The Guardian, page 3:

     The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 […]

4. (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).

• massage someone's ego

• → Japanese: マッサージ
  • → Chinese: 馬殺雞／马杀鸡 (mǎshājī)

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /mɑˈsaːʒə/

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• Hyphenation: mas‧sa‧ge

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• masseur m

• → Indonesian: masasê
• → Papiamentu: masashi

From masser +‎ -age.

• IPA^(key): /ma.saʒ/

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• masser
• masseur m, masseuse f

• “massage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /maˈsɑːɧ/

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• massera
• massör, massös

• massage in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• massage in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• massage in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)