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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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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