bacchanalize
bacchanalize · bacchanalizes · bacchanalized · bacchanalizing
To behave as if at a bacchanalTo behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive)To make riotous and wild.
Origin
From bacchanal + -ize.From bacchanal + -ize.
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Forms
bacchanalizes, bacchanalizing, bacchanalized, bacchanalized| Base form | bacchanalize · to bacchanalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bacchanalizes |
| Present participle | bacchanalizing |
| Past simple | bacchanalized |
| Past participle | bacchanalized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.