philippise

philippise is the alternative form of philippize.

Meaning of philippize

philippize (third-person singular simple present philippizes, present participle philippizing, simple past and past participle philippized)

(archaic, historical) To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.
- I know they set him up as a sort of oracle; because, with the best intentions in the world, he naturally philippizes, and chaunts his prophetic song in exact unison with their designs.1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 11

philippize (third-person singular simple present philippizes, present participle philippizing, simple past and past participle philippized)

(obsolete) To write or speak in the style of a philippic; to rant.
- I feel tempted, just here, to philippize the press. It needs castigation, but this will never prove effective, because a portion of the evil lies in the popular appetite.1864, The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine

third-person singular present	philippises
present participle	philippising
past participle	philippised
past	philippised

What is philippise the alternative form of?: Philippise is the alternative form of philippize.

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