SURPRIZE

Noun

surprize (countable and uncountable, plural surprizes)

(now, rare and nonstandard) Alternative spelling of surprise

Verb

surprize (third-person singular simple present surprizes, present participle surprizing, simple past and past participle surprized)

(now, rare and nonstandard) Alternative spelling of surprise

Usage notes

The z spelling was as common as the s spelling into the early 1700s, but has been rare ever since, and is now nonstandard.

Source: Wiktionary



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