stalwartize
stalwartize verb: to make stalwart.
Verb
stalwartize (third-person singular simple present stalwartizes, present participle stalwartizing, simple past and past participle stalwartized)
- To make stalwart.
- The Administration has been goaded by the charges made in and out of Congress that it has been trying to “stalwartize" the party by removals in the civil service, into publishing a sort of schedule of the President's doings in that field.1882, The Nation - Volume 35, page 22
- In a word, the Executive and those from whom he takes advice have undertaken the peculiar task of stalwartizing the Republican party, and that too when the very name of stalwart has become a reproach.1882, United States. Congress, Congressional Record
Forms of stalwartize
| third-person singular present | stalwartizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | stalwartizing |
| past participle | stalwartized |
| past | stalwartized |
Origin of stalwartize
From stalwart + -ize.
Questions about stalwartize
- What does stalwartize mean?
- Stalwartize means to make stalwart.
- What part of speech is stalwartize?
- Stalwartize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of stalwartize?
- The past tense of stalwartize is stalwartized.
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