Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bostonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bostonize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Bostonian; to adapt to the norms or culture of Boston.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"His purpose was evidently to Americanize, or at least Bostonize, the realism he had observed in Russian and French literature by attending only to the more commonplace in character and event."
"President Upham delivered a lengthy speech which covered the entire history of the Society along with some Puritanical sniffing. There was regret that, in stating that the Festival was for all America, he should Bostonize the affair so irritatingly."

Etymology

From Boston + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Boston

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

Bostonizes (present, singular) Bostonizing (participle, present) Bostonized (participle, past) Bostonized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Bostonization

Questions

What does bostonize mean?: To make Bostonian; to adapt to the norms or culture of Boston.
Where does bostonize come from?: From Boston + -ize.

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