"elenchize" meaning in All languages combined

See elenchize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: elenchizes [present, singular, third-person], elenchizing [participle, present], elenchized [participle, past], elenchized [past]
Etymology: From elenchus + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elenchus|ize}} elenchus + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} elenchize (third-person singular simple present elenchizes, present participle elenchizing, simple past and past participle elenchized)
  1. (archaic) To dispute. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-elenchize-en-verb-LcIfjec5
  2. (archaic) To argue by elenchus, leading one's opponent to the desired conclusion by agreement with a series of logical steps. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-elenchize-en-verb-yL8qsTMk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83

Inflected forms

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