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Lawsonizing

Lawsonizing is the present participle and gerund of Lawsonize.

Meaning of Lawsonize

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
  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

Questions about Lawsonizing

What is Lawsonizing the present participle and gerund of?
Lawsonizing is the present participle and gerund of Lawsonize.

Words near Lawsonizing in the dictionary

  1. Lawsonian
  2. lawsonite
  3. Lawsonize
  4. Lawsonized
  5. Lawsonizes
  6. Lawsonizing
  7. lawsons
  8. lawspeak
  9. lawspeaker
  10. lawspeakers
  11. lawspeaking

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