mangonize

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing. obsolete,transitive
    — [Y]our Mercuriall wit hath mangonized a Gigantean fury with an humble hue.

词形变化

mangonizes present,singular,third-person mangonizing participle,present mangonized participle,past mangonized past

词源

Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).
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