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spanielize

spanielize verb: to act or behave like a spaniel; to be submissive or overly servile.

Verb

spanielize (third-person singular simple present spanielizes, present participle spanielizing, simple past and past participle spanielized)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, obsolete, rare) To act or behave like a spaniel; to be submissive or overly servile.

Forms of spanielize

third-person singular presentspanielizes
present participlespanielizing
past participlespanielized
pastspanielized

Origin of spanielize

From spaniel + -ize.

Questions about spanielize

What does spanielize mean?
Spanielize means to act or behave like a spaniel; to be submissive or overly servile.
What part of speech is spanielize?
Spanielize is a verb.
What is the past tense of spanielize?
The past tense of spanielize is spanielized.

Words near spanielize in the dictionary

  1. Spaniards
  2. spaniel
  3. spanieled
  4. spanieless
  5. spanieling
  6. spanielize
  7. spanielled
  8. spaniellike
  9. spanielling
  10. spaniels
  11. spanielship

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