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londonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lon-donize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (someone) like a Londoner in character or habits.

Transitive verb

verb

To imitate the manner of a Londoner.

Dated; Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English London 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 Londonize From London + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Londonizes (present, singular) Londonizing (participle, present) Londonized (participle, past) Londonized (past)

Questions

What does londonize mean?
To make (someone) like a Londoner in character or habits.
Where does londonize come from?
Etymology tree English London 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 Londonize From London + -ize.

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