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laconize

laconize verb: to imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

Verb

laconize (third-person singular simple present laconizes, present participle laconizing, simple past and past participle laconized)

  1. (intransitive) To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

Forms of laconize

third-person singular presentlaconizes
present participlelaconizing
past participlelaconized
pastlaconized
alternative formlaconise

Origin of laconize

From Ancient Greek λακωνίζω (lakōnízō), from Λάκων (Lákōn). By surface analysis, laconic + -ize.

Words formed from laconize

Questions about laconize

What does laconize mean?
Laconize means to imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.
What part of speech is laconize?
Laconize is a verb.
What is the past tense of laconize?
The past tense of laconize is laconized.

Words near laconize in the dictionary

  1. laconicum
  2. laconism
  3. laconisms
  4. laconist
  5. laconization
  6. laconize
  7. laconized
  8. laconizes
  9. laconizing
  10. Lacono-
  11. laconomania

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