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signiorize

signiorize verb: to exercise dominion; to seigniorize.

Verb

signiorize (third-person singular simple present signiorizes, present participle signiorizing, simple past and past participle signiorized)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To exercise dominion; to seigniorize.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To exercise dominion over; to lord it over.
    • then should those of this beautifull damzell presently signiorize my liberty1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of signiorize

third-person singular presentsigniorizes
present participlesigniorizing
past participlesigniorized
pastsigniorized

Origin of signiorize

From signior + -ize.

Questions about signiorize

What does signiorize mean?
Signiorize means to exercise dominion; to seigniorize.
What part of speech is signiorize?
Signiorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of signiorize?
The past tense of signiorize is signiorized.

Words near signiorize in the dictionary

  1. signing over
  2. signing up
  3. signings
  4. signior
  5. signiories
  6. signiorize
  7. signiorized
  8. signiorizes
  9. signiorizing
  10. signiors
  11. signiorship

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