"fustianize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fustianizes [present, singular, third-person], fustianizing [participle, present], fustianized [participle, past], fustianized [past]
Etymology: From fustian + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fustian|ize}} fustian + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} fustianize (third-person singular simple present fustianizes, present participle fustianizing, simple past and past participle fustianized)
  1. (intransitive, dated) To write or utter pretentious statements. Tags: dated, intransitive

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1915, Marketing Communications, volume 92, page 11:",
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