Timonise
Timonise is the alternative spelling of Timonize.
Meaning of Timonize
Verb
Timonize (third-person singular simple present Timonizes, present participle Timonizing, simple past and past participle Timonized)
- To behave as a misanthrope.
- I should be tempted to Timonize, and clap a Satyr upon our whole Species.1713, William Darrell, The Gentleman Instructed, 5th edition
- To cause (someone) to slide into bitter misanthropy, into Timonism.
- And it may well be believed, that after the wonderful vital world-revelation so suddenly made to Pierre at the Meadows—a revelation which, at moments, in some certain things, fairly Timonized him—he had not failed to clutch with peculiar nervous detestation and contempt that ample parcel...1852, Herman Melville, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities, Harper & Brothers, page 348
Forms of Timonise
| third-person singular present | Timonises |
|---|---|
| present participle | Timonising |
| past participle | Timonised |
| past | Timonised |
Origin of Timonise
From Timon + -ise.
Questions about Timonise
- What is Timonise the alternative spelling of?
- Timonise is the alternative spelling of Timonize.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Timonise (page history and authors); Timonize (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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