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epithetize

verb

Etymology

From epithet + -ize.

  1. derived from *dʰeh₁-✻
  2. derived from ἐπίθετον
  3. derived from epithetum
  4. derived from épithète
  5. suffixed as epithetize — “epithet + ize”

Definitions

  1. To name using an epithet.

    • […] led the Colonial Reformers such as Charles Buller to epithetize him as Mr . Oversecretary or Mr . Mothercountry .

  2. To disparage by means of an epithet.

    • But unfortunately all that his long-winded explanation amounts to is unconvincing rationalization by its tendency to epithetize a counter argument.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA