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Napoleonizing

Napoleonizing is the present participle and gerund of Napoleonize.

Meaning of Napoleonize

Verb

Napoleonize (third-person singular simple present Napoleonizes, present participle Napoleonizing, simple past and past participle Napoleonized)

  1. (transitive) To rule completely.
  2. (transitive) To aggrandize.
    • This did Thayer in a little over a decade Napoleonize the Military Academy and move it far to the right of what was intended by its founders, blending in typical knightly style the ideal of formal religious worship and a highly regulated system of physiacl training, as well as a tattletale system...2004, Robert J. Higgs, God in the Stadium: Sports and Religion in America, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 80

Noun

Napoleonizing (plural Napoleonizings)

  1. The action of the verb to Napoleonize.

Forms of Napoleonizing

pluralNapoleonizings

Words that rhyme with Napoleonizing

Questions about Napoleonizing

What does Napoleonizing mean?
Napoleonizing means the action of the verb to Napoleonize.
What is Napoleonizing the present participle and gerund of?
Napoleonizing is the present participle and gerund of Napoleonize.
What part of speech is Napoleonizing?
Napoleonizing is a noun.
What is the plural of Napoleonizing?
The plural of Napoleonizing is Napoleonizings.

Words near Napoleonizing in the dictionary

  1. napoleonite
  2. napoleonites
  3. Napoleonize
  4. Napoleonized
  5. Napoleonizes
  6. Napoleonizing
  7. Napoleonizings
  8. napoleonka
  9. napoleonkas
  10. Napoleonology
  11. napoleons

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