Napoleonize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To rule completely. transitive
- 2 To aggrandize. transitive
"This did Thayer in a little over a decade Napoleonize the Military Academy and move it far to the right of what was intended by its founders, blending in typical knightly style the ideal of formal religious worship and a highly regulated system of physiacl training, as well as a tattletale system of honor."
Example
More examples"This did Thayer in a little over a decade Napoleonize the Military Academy and move it far to the right of what was intended by its founders, blending in typical knightly style the ideal of formal religious worship and a highly regulated system of physiacl training, as well as a tattletale system of honor."
Etymology
From Napoleon + -ize.
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