dismalise
dismalise is the alternative form of dismalize.
Meaning of dismalize
Verb
dismalize (third-person singular simple present dismalizes, present participle dismalizing, simple past and past participle dismalized)
- To make dismal.
- And glancing through the pages of the “Lowell Offering” a year or two later, I see that I continued to dismalize myself at times, quite unnecessarily.1889, Lucy Larcom, A New England Girlhood: Outlined from Memory, page 213
Forms of dismalise
| third-person singular present | dismalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | dismalising |
| past participle | dismalised |
| past | dismalised |
Origin of dismalise
From dismal + -ise.
Questions about dismalise
- What is dismalise the alternative form of?
- Dismalise is the alternative form of dismalize.
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