messianize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messian(ic) 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 messianize From messian(ic) + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make into, or treat as, a messiah.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| messianized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| messianized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| messianizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| messianizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |