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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cretinize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English cretin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cretinize From cretin + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause to be or act like a cretin.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cretinizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cretinise alternative lexicographic
cretinized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cretinized Tense=Past lexicographic
cretinizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic