"gangsterize" meaning in All languages combined

See gangsterize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gangsterizes [present, singular, third-person], gangsterizing [participle, present], gangsterized [participle, past], gangsterized [past]
Etymology: gangster + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gangster|ize}} gangster + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} gangsterize (third-person singular simple present gangsterizes, present participle gangsterizing, simple past and past participle gangsterized)
  1. (transitive) To adapt to the norms of gangsters, or violent organized crime. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gangsterize-en-verb-6bCIkkAW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 47 53
  2. (transitive) To subject to the abuses of gangsterism. Tags: transitive Hyponyms: terrorize
    Sense id: en-gangsterize-en-verb-G6F5Cehc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 47 53

Inflected forms

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