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pedantize

pedantize verb: to act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.

Verb

pedantize (third-person singular simple present pedantizes, present participle pedantizing, simple past and past participle pedantized)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.
    Synonyms:
    pedant, pedanticize
  2. (transitive) to make pedantic

Synonyms of pedantize

Forms of pedantize

third-person singular presentpedantizes
present participlepedantizing
past participlepedantized
pastpedantized

Origin of pedantize

From pedant + -ize. Compare French pédantiser.

Questions about pedantize

What does pedantize mean?
Pedantize means to act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.
What part of speech is pedantize?
Pedantize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pedantize?
The past tense of pedantize is pedantized.

Words near pedantize in the dictionary

  1. pedantised
  2. pedantises
  3. pedantising
  4. pedantism
  5. pedantisms
  6. pedantize
  7. pedantized
  8. pedantizes
  9. pedantizing
  10. pedantly
  11. pedantocracies

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