Molochize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈməʊlɒkaɪz/ (UK)
- /ˈmɑləkaɪz/ (US)
- /ˈmoʊlɑkaɪz/ (US)
Etymology
From Moloch + -ize, named after Moloch, a Biblical pagan god.
Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) To offer as a sacrifice.
Look to the skies, then to the river, strike / Their hearts, and hold their babies up to it. / I think that they would Molochize them too, / To have the heavens clear.
1876, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Harold: A Drama, page 21:Humanity was dead, for superstition Molochized the heart.
1823, William Hone, “February 23: Stoning the Jews in Lent.—A Custom.”, in The every-day book, or, The guide to the year, volume 2, page 295:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molochise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Molochized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| Molochized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| Molochizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| Molochizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |