Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abolitionize

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abo-li-tion-ize
IPA: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It will abolitionize the world. It will remove all objections but such as spring from negro prejudice."
"The public mind has been naturally excited on the position of the American Tract Society, threatened as it has been for months past by a party of revolutionists, determined to expel its Executive Committee, and abolitionize the institution."
"The question is, will the people, by a constitutional provision, abolitionize the State and thereby legalize the unconstitutional acts of the Administration for the abolition of slavery?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English abolition 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 abolitionize From abolition + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abolitionizes (present, singular) abolitionizing (participle, present) abolitionized (participle, past) abolitionized (past) abolitionise (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce abolitionize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/.
What does abolitionize mean?: To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
Where does abolitionize come from?: Etymology tree English abolition 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 abolitionize From abolition + -ize.

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