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exoticize

/ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-oti-cize
IPA
/ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (something banal) seem to be exotic.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English exotic 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 exoticize From exotic + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/
  • British English: /ɪɡˈzɒtɪsaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exoticizes (present, singular) exoticizing (participle, present) exoticized (participle, past) exoticized (past)

Derived Forms

exoticizable overexoticize reexoticize unexoticized

Rhymes With

eroticize

Questions

How do you pronounce exoticize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/.
What does exoticize mean?
To make (something banal) seem to be exotic.
Where does exoticize come from?
Etymology tree English exotic 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 exoticize From exotic + -ize.

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