macarize

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy. dated,formal,transitive
    — Couldn't I now say that “happy” is not used to describe things, but when I call someone happy I'm really doing this other thing, pragmatically I'm macarizing him?

词形变化

macarizes present,singular,third-person macarizing participle,present macarized participle,past macarized past macarise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μακαρίζω (makarízō)bor.
English macarize
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακαρίζω (makarízō).
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