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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
3.
to use barbarisms in speaking or writing.
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Barbarize
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| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
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Also, especially British, bar·ba·rise.
Origin:
1635–45; partly < Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein -ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize
1635–45; partly < Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein -ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize
Related forms
bar·ba·ri·za·tion, noun
de·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.
un·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.
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