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riotise

UK/ˈɹʌɪətʌɪz/

riotise noun: wild excess; revelry, riotousness.

Noun

riotise (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Wild excess; revelry, riotousness.
    • Which stately manner whenas they did see, / The image of superfluous riotize, / Exceeding much the state of meane degree, / They greatly wondred whence so sumptuous guize / Might be maintayned […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of riotise

alternative formriotize

Origin of riotise

From riot + -ise.

Questions about riotise

What does riotise mean?
Riotise means wild excess; revelry, riotousness.
What part of speech is riotise?
Riotise is a noun.
How do you pronounce riotise?
Riotise is pronounced /ˈɹʌɪətʌɪz/ (UK).

Words near riotise in the dictionary

  1. riotest
  2. rioteth
  3. rioting
  4. riotings
  5. riotintoite
  6. riotise
  7. riotist
  8. riotists
  9. riotless
  10. riotor
  11. riotors

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