franklinize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cause to be influenced by Benjamin Franklin and his political leadership.
verb
verb
Alternative form of Franklinize.
Example Sentences
- "This Flotilla is the natural consequence of the Treaty defensive and offensive between la Fayetted France and Franklinized America; the same infernal inspiration that lopped the limb, would crush the carcase;"
- "This makes up for many of your blunders ; not , however , for Fredericksburg , although you have been there McClellanized , and , above all , Franklinized ."
- "I find that Philadelphia is really a Franklinized City, though the inhabitants do not know it. In the course of my prolonged visit I was able to see all of the physical monuments to Franklin, and was much depressed because the man does not seem to be much understood in his own city."
- "Franklinize your good principle. Let your treasurer at term-day acknowledge the "principle" of Stipend-paying, but renounce its specific forms of Sovereigns and Bank-notes, —how do you like it?"
- "Government Savings Stamps will aid you to Franklinize."
- "Painting is another way I've found to Franklinize my income."
Etymology
From Franklin + -ize from Benjamin Franklin.