GENTILIZE

Etymology

Verb

gentilize (third-person singular simple present gentilizes, present participle gentilizing, simple past and past participle gentilized)

(transitive) To render gentile or gentlemanly.

(intransitive) To live like a gentile or heathen.

Source: Wiktionary


Gen"til*ize, v. i. Etym: [See Gentile.]

1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs.] Milton.

2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see It, 5). [Obs.]

Gen"til*ize, v. i.

Definition: To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. [R.] Sylvester.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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