CORDIALIZE

Etymology

Verb

cordialize (third-person singular simple present cordializes, present participle cordializing, simple past and past participle cordialized)

(transitive) To make cordial.

(intransitive) To become friendly; to fraternize.

(transitive) To make into a cordial.

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Source: Wiktionary


Cor"dial*ize (kr"jal-z or krd"yal-z; 106), v. t.

1. To make into a cordial.

2. To render cordial; to reconcile.

Cor"dial*ize, v. i.

Definition: To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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