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theatrize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-atrize
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make theatrical.

Transitive verb

verb

To attend the theater.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English theat(e)r Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English theatrize From theat(e)r + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

theatrizes (present, singular) theatrizing (participle, present) theatrized (participle, past) theatrized (past)

Questions

What does theatrize mean?
To make theatrical.
Where does theatrize come from?
Etymology tree English theat(e)r Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English theatrize From theat(e)r + -ize.

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