penelopize
penelopize · penelopizes · penelopized · penelopizing
To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with…To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.
Origin
From Penelope + -ize, from the account in Homer's Odyssey of Penelope, who stalled her manFrom Penelope + -ize, from the account in Homer's Odyssey of Penelope, who stalled her many suitors while she wove a shroud which she unraveled nightly to prolong the process.
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Forms
penelopizes, penelopizing, penelopized, penelopized| Base form | penelopize · to penelopize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | penelopizes |
| Present participle | penelopizing |
| Past simple | penelopized |
| Past participle | penelopized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsdelayB1stallB1procrastinateall Thesaurus:procrastinate
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