hostilize
hostilize · hostilizes · hostilized · hostilizing
To make hostile; to cause to become an enemyTo make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.
March 4, 1815, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Francis C. Grey, Esq. if they go on checking, irritating, injuring and hostilizing us, they will force on us the motto “Carthago delenda est”.
Origin
From hostile + -ize.From hostile + -ize.
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Forms
hostilizes, hostilizing, hostilized, hostilized| Base form | hostilize · to hostilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hostilizes |
| Present participle | hostilizing |
| Past simple | hostilized |
| Past participle | hostilized |
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