macarize
macarize verb: to congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.
Verb
macarize (third-person singular simple present macarizes, present participle macarizing, simple past and past participle macarized)
- To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.
- Couldn't I now say that “happy” is not used to describe things, but when I call someone happy I'm really doing this other thing, pragmatically I'm macarizing him?2013, Bernd Prien, David P. Schweikard, Robert Brandom: Analytic Pragmatist, page 192
Forms of macarize
| third-person singular present | macarizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | macarizing |
| past participle | macarized |
| past | macarized |
| alternative form | macarise |
Origin of macarize
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακαρίζω (makarízō).
Questions about macarize
- What does macarize mean?
- Macarize means to congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.
- What part of speech is macarize?
- Macarize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of macarize?
- The past tense of macarize is macarized.
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