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gentlemanize

gentlemanize verb: to make gentlemanly.

Verb

gentlemanize (third-person singular simple present gentlemanizes, present participle gentlemanizing, simple past and past participle gentlemanized)

  1. (transitive) To make gentlemanly.

Forms of gentlemanize

third-person singular presentgentlemanizes
present participlegentlemanizing
past participlegentlemanized
pastgentlemanized

Origin of gentlemanize

From gentleman + -ize.

Words formed from gentlemanize

Questions about gentlemanize

What does gentlemanize mean?
Gentlemanize means to make gentlemanly.
What part of speech is gentlemanize?
Gentlemanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of gentlemanize?
The past tense of gentlemanize is gentlemanized.

Words near gentlemanize in the dictionary

  1. gentleman-pensioner
  2. gentleman-pensioners
  3. gentlemanhood
  4. gentlemanish
  5. gentlemanism
  6. gentlemanize
  7. gentlemanized
  8. gentlemanizes
  9. gentlemanizing
  10. gentlemanlier
  11. gentlemanliest

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