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pedantize

verb

Etymology

From pedant + -ize. Compare French pédantiser.

  1. derived from pedante — “a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”
  2. borrowed from pedant
  3. suffixed as pedantize — “pedant + ize”

Definitions

  1. To act pedantically

    To act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.

  2. to make pedantic

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