gargarize

English

Etymology

From Latin gargarizo, from Ancient Greek γαργαρίζω (gargarízō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)ɡəɹaɪz/

Verb

gargarize (third-person singular simple present gargarizes, present participle gargarizing, simple past and past participle gargarized)

1. (obsolete) To gargle (rinse or wash mouth and throat).
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     to cease the Hiccough, […] Vinegar put to the Nostrils or Gargarized doth it also

References

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