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epitaphize

epitaphize verb: to write epitaphs.

Verb

epitaphize (third-person singular simple present epitaphizes, present participle epitaphizing, simple past and past participle epitaphized)

  1. (intransitive) To write epitaphs.
  2. (transitive) To write an epitaph for or about.

Forms of epitaphize

third-person singular presentepitaphizes
present participleepitaphizing
past participleepitaphized
pastepitaphized

Origin of epitaphize

From epitaph + -ize.

Questions about epitaphize

What does epitaphize mean?
Epitaphize means to write epitaphs.
What part of speech is epitaphize?
Epitaphize is a verb.
What is the past tense of epitaphize?
The past tense of epitaphize is epitaphized.

Words near epitaphize in the dictionary

  1. epitaphing
  2. epitaphion
  3. epitaphions
  4. epitaphist
  5. epitaphists
  6. epitaphize
  7. epitaphized
  8. epitaphizes
  9. epitaphizing
  10. epitaphless
  11. epitaphoi

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