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philippize en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪlɪpaɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φιλιππίζειν (Philippízein), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos), the name of Philip II of Macedon.

Meanings

1. (archaic, historical) To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.
   • I know they set him up as a sort of oracle; because, with the best intentions in the world, he naturally philippizes, and chaunts his prophetic song in exact unison with their designs. 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 11:

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wikipedia: Philip II of Macedon

philippize en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪlɪpaɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

From philipp(ic) + -ize.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To write or speak in the style of a philippic; to rant.
   • I feel tempted, just here, to philippize the press. It needs castigation, but this will never prove effective, because a portion of the evil lies in the popular appetite. 1864, The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine:

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philippizer