Cowardize
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete spelling of cowardice. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
"The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]"
Verb
- 1 To render (someone or something) cowardly, to cause to become a coward. transitive
Example
More examples"The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]"
Etymology
From coward + -ize.
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