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philippicize

philippicize verb: to engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation.

Verb

philippicize (third-person singular simple present philippicizes, present participle philippicizing, simple past and past participle philippicized)

  1. (rare) To engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation.

Forms of philippicize

third-person singular presentphilippicizes
present participlephilippicizing
past participlephilippicized
pastphilippicized

Origin of philippicize

From philippic + -ize.

Questions about philippicize

What does philippicize mean?
Philippicize means to engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation.
What part of speech is philippicize?
Philippicize is a verb.
What is the past tense of philippicize?
The past tense of philippicize is philippicized.

Words near philippicize in the dictionary

  1. Philippeville
  2. Philippi
  3. Philippian
  4. Philippians
  5. philippic
  6. philippicize
  7. philippicized
  8. philippicizes
  9. philippicizing
  10. philippick
  11. philippicks

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