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maudlinize

maudlinize verb: to make maudlin or sentimental.

Verb

maudlinize (third-person singular simple present maudlinizes, present participle maudlinizing, simple past and past participle maudlinized)

  1. (transitive) To make maudlin or sentimental.

Forms of maudlinize

third-person singular presentmaudlinizes
present participlemaudlinizing
past participlemaudlinized
pastmaudlinized

Origin of maudlinize

From maudlin + -ize.

Questions about maudlinize

What does maudlinize mean?
Maudlinize means to make maudlin or sentimental.
What part of speech is maudlinize?
Maudlinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of maudlinize?
The past tense of maudlinize is maudlinized.

Words near maudlinize in the dictionary

  1. maudlin
  2. maudling
  3. Maudlings
  4. maudlinism
  5. maudlinisms
  6. maudlinize
  7. maudlinized
  8. maudlinizes
  9. maudlinizing
  10. maudlinly
  11. maudlinness

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