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Webster 1913 Edition

Gentilize

Gen′til-ize

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Gentile
.]
1.
To live like a gentile or heathen.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
To act the gentleman; – with it (see
It
, 5).
[Obs.]

Gen′til-ize

,
Verb.
I.
To render gentile or gentlemanly;
as, to
gentilize
your unworthy sones
.
[R.]
Sylvester.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gentilize

GEN'TILIZE

,
Verb.
I.
To live like a heathen.

Definition 2024

gentilize

gentilize

English

Verb

gentilize ‎(third-person singular simple present gentilizes, present participle gentilizing, simple past and past participle gentilized)

  1. (transitive) To render gentile or gentlemanly.
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  2. (intransitive) To live like a gentile or heathen.
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Italian

Adjective

gentilize f

  1. feminine plural of gentilizo

Etymology

gentile +‎ -ize

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