Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns

Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).

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Forms

mangonizes, mangonizing, mangonized, mangonized
Base formmangonize · to mangonize
3rd person singularmangonizes
Present participlemangonizing
Past simplemangonized
Past participlemangonized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymangonize
he, she, itmangonizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmangonized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mangonized
he, she, ithas mangonized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mangonize

Synonyms

25 synonyms
adoreB2adornB2investB1detailA2beautifyB2commendC1decorateB2deckB2enrichB1graceA2ornamentB2apparelarraybedeck

Word family

2 related words
Relatedmangonism
Derivedmangonization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mangleC2mangoB2mangrovemanholemanhoodmanhua
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