"eponymize" meaning in All languages combined

See eponymize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: eponymizes [present, singular, third-person], eponymizing [participle, present], eponymized [participle, past], eponymized [past]
Etymology: eponym + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eponym|ize}} eponym + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} eponymize (third-person singular simple present eponymizes, present participle eponymizing, simple past and past participle eponymized)
  1. (transitive) To name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-eponymize-en-verb-ZXvcDbZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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