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solecise

solecise is the alternative form of solecize.

Meaning of solecize

Verb

solecize (third-person singular simple present solecizes, present participle solecizing, simple past and past participle solecized)

  1. (intransitive) To commit a solecism.
    • To phansie the Holy Writers to solœcize in their language, when we do not like the sense.1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC

Forms of solecise

third-person singular presentsolecises
present participlesolecising
past participlesolecised
pastsolecised

Questions about solecise

What is solecise the alternative form of?
Solecise is the alternative form of solecize.

Words near solecise in the dictionary

  1. soleal
  2. solear
  3. solebar
  4. solebars
  5. Solebury
  6. solecise
  7. solecised
  8. solecises
  9. solecising
  10. solecism
  11. solecisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: solecise (page history and authors); solecize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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