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inkhornized

inkhornized is the simple past and past participle of inkhornize.

Meaning of inkhornize

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

Questions about inkhornized

What is inkhornized the simple past and past participle of?
Inkhornized is the simple past and past participle of inkhornize.

Words near inkhornized in the dictionary

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

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