Egyptize en · VERB
Etymology
From Egypt + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.
[…] the prevailing tendency to idolize after the manner of Egypt, where the portraying of such objects was so usual, and, at the same time, so peculiar to that country among the nations of antiquity, that it might with the utmost propriety be given as the characteristic mark of an Egyptizing spirit in religion.
1855, Patrick Fairbairn, Ezekiel and the Book of His Prophecy: An Exposition:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| Egyptized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| Egyptized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| Egyptizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
eo egiptigi (to give an Egyptian character or appearance to.)