"bedlamize" meaning in English

See bedlamize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bedlamizes [present, singular, third-person], bedlamizing [participle, present], bedlamized [participle, past], bedlamized [past]
Etymology: From bedlam + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bedlam|ize}} bedlam + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedlamize (third-person singular simple present bedlamizes, present participle bedlamizing, simple past and past participle bedlamized)
  1. (dated, transitive) To make crazy or insane. Tags: dated, transitive

Inflected forms

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