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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffianize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ruf-fi-an-ize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act like a ruffian.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To make ruffianly.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From ruffian + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ruffianizes (present, singular) ruffianizing (participle, present) ruffianized (participle, past) ruffianized (past)

Questions

What does ruffianize mean?
To act like a ruffian.
Where does ruffianize come from?
From ruffian + -ize.

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