"pedantize" meaning in All languages combined

See pedantize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pedantizes [present, singular, third-person], pedantizing [participle, present], pedantized [participle, past], pedantized [past]
Etymology: From pedant + -ize. Compare French pédantiser. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pedant|ize}} pedant + -ize, {{cog|fr|pédantiser}} French pédantiser Head templates: {{en-verb}} pedantize (third-person singular simple present pedantizes, present participle pedantizing, simple past and past participle pedantized)
  1. (intransitive, archaic) To act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-pedantize-en-verb-RaCaQJyI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (transitive) to make pedantic Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pedantize-en-verb-7-korttO

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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