solecize

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek σολοικίζω (soloikízō)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlɪsaɪz/

Verb

solecize (third-person singular simple present solecizes, present participle solecizing, simple past and past participle solecized)

1. (intransitive) To commit a solecism.
   • 1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC:

     To phansie the Holy Writers to solœcize in their language, when we do not like the sense.

References

• “solecize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.