impatronize en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle French impatroniser. By surface analysis, im- + patron + -ize.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To make lord, ruler or master.
He saw plainly the ambition of the French king was to impatronize himself of the duchy
1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impatronizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| impatronized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impatronized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| impatronizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impatronise | alternative | lexicographic |