"synecdochize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: synecdochizes [present, singular, third-person], synecdochizing [participle, present], synecdochized [participle, past], synecdochized [past]
Etymology: synecdoche + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|synecdoche|ize}} synecdoche + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} synecdochize (third-person singular simple present synecdochizes, present participle synecdochizing, simple past and past participle synecdochized)
  1. To represent with or as if with a synecdoche. Related terms: synecdochization, synecdochizations, synecdochise, synecdochisation, synecdochisations
    Sense id: en-synecdochize-en-verb-FHzrgZRJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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