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philippize

UK/ˈfɪlɪpaɪz/

philippize verb: to support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.

Verb (1)

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

  1. (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

Verb (2)

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

  1. (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

Forms of philippize

third-person singular presentphilippizes
present participlephilippizing
past participlephilippized
pastphilippized

Origin of philippize

From Ancient Greek Φιλιππίζειν (Philippízein), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos), the name of Philip II of Macedon.

From philipp(ic) + -ize.

Words formed from philippize

Questions about philippize

What does philippize mean?
Philippize means to support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.
What part of speech is philippize?
Philippize is a verb.
How do you pronounce philippize?
Philippize is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪpaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of philippize?
The past tense of philippize is philippized.

Words near philippize in the dictionary

  1. Philippism
  2. Philippist
  3. Philippistic
  4. Philippists
  5. philippium
  6. philippize
  7. philippized
  8. philippizer
  9. philippizers
  10. philippizes
  11. philippizing

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