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inkhornizing

inkhornizing is the present participle and gerund 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 inkhornizing

What is inkhornizing the present participle and gerund of?
Inkhornizing is the present participle and gerund of inkhornize.

Words near inkhornizing in the dictionary

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

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