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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

gorgonize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English gorgon 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 gorgonize From gorgon + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To stupefy, paralyze or petrify.

Forms

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gorgonized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gorgonized Tense=Past lexicographic
gorgonizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gorgonizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic