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gorgonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gor-gonize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stupefy, paralyze or petrify.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English gorgon 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 gorgonize From gorgon + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gorgonizes (present, singular) gorgonizing (participle, present) gorgonized (participle, past) gorgonized (past)

Questions

What does gorgonize mean?
To stupefy, paralyze or petrify.
Where does gorgonize come from?
Etymology tree English gorgon 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 gorgonize From gorgon + -ize.

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