macarize

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verb

To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.

OriginAncient Greek μακαρίζω →
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Meanings

verbmacarize (third-person singular simple present macarizes, present participle macarizing, simple past and past participle macarized)

present singular third person macarizes · participle present macarizing · participle past macarized · past macarized · alternative macarise

  1. datedformaltransitiveTo congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.

    Couldn't I now say that “happy” is not used to describe things, but when I call someone happy I'm really doing this other thing, pragmatically I'm macarizing him?

    2013, Bernd Prien, David P. Schweikard, Robert Brandom: Analytic Pragmatist, page 192

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμακαρίζω
  2. Ancient Greekμακαρίζω
  3. Englishmacarize

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακαρίζω (makarízō).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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