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cowardize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cow-ardize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of cowardice.

Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To render (someone or something) cowardly, to cause to become a coward.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]"

Etymology

From coward + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowardizes (present, singular) cowardizing (participle, present) cowardized (participle, past) cowardized (past)

Questions

What does cowardize mean?
Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
Where does cowardize come from?
From coward + -ize.

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