"Tarbellize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: Tarbellizes [present, singular, third-person], Tarbellizing [participle, present], Tarbellized [participle, past], Tarbellized [past]
Etymology: Tarbell + -ize, after Ida Tarbell, author of The History of the Standard Oil Company, a book that heavily criticized John D. Rockefeller and his monopolistic practices. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Tarbell|ize}} Tarbell + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Tarbellize (third-person singular simple present Tarbellizes, present participle Tarbellizing, simple past and past participle Tarbellized)
  1. (obsolete, transitive, early 20th century, US) To criticize through investigatory journalism. Wikipedia link: Ida Tarbell, John D. Rockefeller, The History of the Standard Oil Company Tags: US, archaic, obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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