Meanings
verbhospitize (third-person singular simple present hospitizes, present participle hospitizing, simple past and past participle hospitized)
present singular third person hospitizes · participle present hospitizing · participle past hospitized · past hospitized · alternative hospitise
- datedtransitiveTo show hospitality towards.
There is the desire to exploit, impress and hospitize the foreigner all at the same time, and very often in the same person.
1936, Oriental Affairs: A Monthly Review, volumes 5-6, page 187
Origin
From Latin hospes, hospitis (“guest”) + -ize.
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