Solecize

//ˈsɒlɪsaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To commit a solecism. intransitive

    "To phansie the Holy Writers to solœcize in their language, when we do not like the sense."

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"To phansie the Holy Writers to solœcize in their language, when we do not like the sense."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σολοικίζω (soloikízō).

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