kudize
kudize verb: to praise or extol.
Verb
kudize (third-person singular simple present kudizes, present participle kudizing, simple past and past participle kudized)
- To praise or extol.
- A gentleman "kudized Louisa, who blushed when he compared her to Penthesilia": we should think she did.1872, The Athenaeum, numbers 2358-2383, page 210
- Homer wrote the Odyssey for fun in his youth, and the Iliad in his old age to kudize some stuck-up aristocratic families.1873, The Saint Pauls Magazine, volume 13, page 475
Forms of kudize
| third-person singular present | kudizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | kudizing |
| past participle | kudized |
| past | kudized |
Origin of kudize
kudos + -ize
Questions about kudize
- What does kudize mean?
- Kudize means to praise or extol.
- What part of speech is kudize?
- Kudize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of kudize?
- The past tense of kudize is kudized.
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