"signiorize" meaning in English

See signiorize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: signiorizes [present, singular, third-person], signiorizing [participle, present], signiorized [participle, past], signiorized [past]
Etymology: From signior + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|signior|ize}} signior + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} signiorize (third-person singular simple present signiorizes, present participle signiorizing, simple past and past participle signiorized)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To exercise dominion; to seigniorize. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-signiorize-en-verb-upGt6KSB
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To exercise dominion over; to lord it over. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-signiorize-en-verb-OGBrJ1Gp 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: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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