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serpentize

serpentize verb: to turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.

Verb

serpentize (third-person singular simple present serpentizes, present participle serpentizing, simple past and past participle serpentized)

  1. (intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.
    • September 1, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq.
      The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive in the vale.

Forms of serpentize

third-person singular presentserpentizes
present participleserpentizing
past participleserpentized
pastserpentized

Origin of serpentize

From serpent + -ize.

Questions about serpentize

What does serpentize mean?
Serpentize means to turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.
What part of speech is serpentize?
Serpentize is a verb.
What is the past tense of serpentize?
The past tense of serpentize is serpentized.

Words near serpentize in the dictionary

  1. serpentises
  2. serpentising
  3. serpentist
  4. serpentists
  5. serpentivorous
  6. serpentize
  7. serpentized
  8. serpentizes
  9. serpentizing
  10. serpentkind
  11. serpentlike

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