Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mangonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-go-nize
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[Y]our Mercuriall wit hath mangonized a Gigantean fury with an humble hue."
"What little seems to be authentic history is easily told; nor are, for our present purpose, of much value the legends, which mangonize the life of Buddha. They will be found in every book that treats of the subject, [...]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

mangonizes (present, singular) mangonizing (participle, present) mangonized (participle, past) mangonized (past)

Derived Forms

mangonization

Frequently Paired Words

mangonism

Synonyms

adore adorn apparel array invest detail beautify bedeck betrim commend decorate decore

Questions

What does mangonize mean?: To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.
Where does mangonize come from?: Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).

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