skepticize en · VERB
Etymology
From skeptic + -ize.
Meanings
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To doubt; to be skeptical
to skepticize, where no one else will […] hesitate
1709, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, “The Moralists, a Philosophical Rhapsody”, in Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, volume II, London, published 1732:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skepticizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| skepticized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| skepticized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| skepticizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |