egotize

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verb

To talk or write as an egotist.

“June 6 1789, William Cowper, letter to Lady Hesketh I egotize in my letters to thee, not because I am of much importance to myself, but because to thee both Ego, and all that Ego does is interesting.”

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Meanings

verbegotize (third-person singular simple present egotizes, present participle egotizing, simple past and past participle egotized)

present singular third person egotizes · participle present egotizing · participle past egotized · past egotized

  1. To talk or write as an egotist.

    June 6 1789, William Cowper, letter to Lady Hesketh I egotize in my letters to thee, not because I am of much importance to myself, but because to thee both Ego, and all that Ego does is interesting.

Origin

See egotism and -ize.

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APA

egotize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egotize

MLA

“egotize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egotize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egotize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egotize.

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