laconize

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verb

To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

OriginAncient Greek λακωνίζω →
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Meanings

verblaconize (third-person singular simple present laconizes, present participle laconizing, simple past and past participle laconized)

present singular third person laconizes · participle present laconizing · participle past laconized · past laconized · alternative laconise

  1. intransitiveTo imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλακωνίζω
  2. Englishlaconize

From Ancient Greek λακωνίζω (lakōnízō), from Λάκων (Lákōn). By surface analysis, laconic + -ize.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λακωνίζω
  • λακωνίζω (lakōnízō)Translations
French laconiser
  • laconiserTranslations
German lakonisieren
  • lakonisierenTranslations
Greek λακωνίζω
  • λακωνίζω (lakonízo)Translations
Italian laconizzare, laconeggiare
  • laconizzareTranslations
  • laconeggiareTranslations
Portuguese laconizar
  • laconizarTranslations
Russian лаконизировать
  • лаконизировать (lakonizirovatʹ)Translations
Spanish laconizar
  • laconizarTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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