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Lawsonize

Lawsonize verb: to amalgamate.

Verb

Lawsonize (third-person singular simple present Lawsonizes, present participle Lawsonizing, simple past and past participle Lawsonized)

  1. (US, archaic, derogatory, obsolete, usually) To amalgamate.
    • A little Lawsonizing might do the department mentioned a power of good in the way of housecleaning.1906, The National Engineer
    • Their spelling would often make Josh Billings envious and their logic is only in process and hasn't yet been “ Lawsonized.” But we don't worry over their crudity while they are learning to strike out.1909, State Teachers Association, Proceedings of the New York State Teachers Association ... Annual Meeting, New York
  2. (US, archaic, derogatory, obsolete, usually) To harshly criticize, to use the press to condemn a rival business.
    • Admitting Mr. Bok's right to play to the gallery if he wishes, why can't he play fair? Why can't he Lawsonize things he knows something about ?1904, Irving P. Fox, The Spatula
    • He could Lawsonize the theatrical world with some very diverting 'frenzied drama ,' no doubt.1905, Life

Forms of Lawsonize

third-person singular presentLawsonizes
present participleLawsonizing
past participleLawsonized
pastLawsonized

Origin of Lawsonize

From Lawson + -ize. Named after American businessman Thomas W. Lawson, co-founder of the controversial Amalgamated Copper Mining Company and later author of Frenzied Finance, which told the story of the amalgamation in an aggressively one-sided manner.

Questions about Lawsonize

What does Lawsonize mean?
Lawsonize means to amalgamate.
What part of speech is Lawsonize?
Lawsonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Lawsonize?
The past tense of Lawsonize is Lawsonized.

Words near Lawsonize in the dictionary

  1. Lawson's cypress
  2. lawsonbauerite
  3. lawsone
  4. Lawsonian
  5. lawsonite
  6. Lawsonize
  7. Lawsonized
  8. Lawsonizes
  9. Lawsonizing
  10. lawsons
  11. lawspeak

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