"inkhornize" meaning in English

See inkhornize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: inkhornizes [present, singular, third-person], inkhornizing [participle, present], inkhornized [participle, past], inkhornized [past]
Etymology: From inkhorn + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inkhorn|ize}} inkhorn + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} inkhornize (third-person singular simple present inkhornizes, present participle inkhornizing, simple past and past participle inkhornized)
  1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To address (someone) using obscure words. Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1589, John Lyly, Pappe with an hatchet, London:",
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        "(transitive, obsolete, rare) To address (someone) using obscure words."
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        "singular",
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    },
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    {
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      ]
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