English

Verb

Lawsonize ‎(third-person singular simple present Lawsonizes, present participle Lawsonizing, simple past and past participle Lawsonized)

1. (obsolete, early 20th century, US, usually derogatory) To amalgamate.
   • 1906, The National Engineer

     A little Lawsonizing might do the department mentioned a power of good in the way of housecleaning.

   • 1909, New York State Teachers Association, Proceedings of the New York State Teachers Association ... Annual Meeting

     Their spelling would often make Josh Billings envious and their logic is only in process and hasn't yet been “ Lawsonized.” But we don't worry over their crudity while they are learning to strike out.

   • 1913, Pacific Marine Review

     I will add right here that if there was ever any industry in this country that needed Lawsonizing any more than the whaling and latter day merchant marine does, I have not heard of it.

2. (obsolete, early 20th century, US, usually derogatory) To harshly criticize, to use the press to condemn a rival business.
   • 1904, Irving P. Fox, The Spatula

     Admitting Mr. Bok's right to play to the gallery if he wishes, why can't he play fair? Why can't he Lawsonize things he knows something about ?

   • 1905, Life

     He could Lawsonize the theatrical world with some very diverting 'frenzied drama ,' no doubt.

   • 1917, The Magazine of Wall Street

     [T]he time was when the public feeling against the Standard Oil has been Tarbellized and Lawsonized into almost a fever-heat.