titularize en · VERB
Etymology
From titular + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) to assign a title
"For instance, in the experiment last alluded to, the Princess Anne (who, though her name was afterwards employed to titularize the exceptional literary epoch of her reign, seems to have had really as little true taste for letters or for art — though […]"
1869, Alfred Janson Bloor, The Architectural and Other Art Societies of Europe: Some Account of Their ...:The manager titularized the most outstanding employees.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| titularise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| titularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| titularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| titularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| titularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |