"epicurize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: epicurizes [present, singular, third-person], epicurizing [participle, present], epicurized [participle, past], epicurized [past], epicurise [alternative]
Etymology: From epicure + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|epicure|ize}} epicure + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} epicurize (third-person singular simple present epicurizes, present participle epicurizing, simple past and past participle epicurized)
  1. To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus.
    Sense id: en-epicurize-en-verb-DoJkT1km
  2. (intransitive) To feed or indulge like an epicure. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-epicurize-en-verb-NZGMkUGX 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: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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