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inkhornize

inkhornize verb: to address (someone) using obscure words.

Verb

inkhornize (third-person singular simple present inkhornizes, present participle inkhornizing, simple past and past participle inkhornized)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To address (someone) using obscure words.
    • If you coyne words, as Cankerburie, Canterburines, &c. whie, I know a foole that shall so inkhornize you with straunge phrases, that you shall blush at your owne bodges.1589, John Lyly, Pappe with an hatchet, London

Forms of inkhornize

third-person singular presentinkhornizes
present participleinkhornizing
past participleinkhornized
pastinkhornized

Origin of inkhornize

From inkhorn + -ize.

Questions about inkhornize

What does inkhornize mean?
Inkhornize means to address (someone) using obscure words.
What part of speech is inkhornize?
Inkhornize is a verb.
What is the past tense of inkhornize?
The past tense of inkhornize is inkhornized.

Words near inkhornize in the dictionary

  1. inkhornish
  2. inkhornism
  3. inkhornisms
  4. inkhornist
  5. inkhornists
  6. inkhornize
  7. inkhornized
  8. inkhornizes
  9. inkhornizing
  10. inkhorns
  11. inkhosi

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