Meanings
verbsolecize (third-person singular simple present solecizes, present participle solecizing, simple past and past participle solecized)
present singular third person solecizes · participle present solecizing · participle past solecized · past solecized
- intransitiveTo commit a solecism.
To phansie the Holy Writers to solœcize in their language, when we do not like the sense.
1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC
Origin
- Ancient Greekσολοικίζω
- Englishsolecize
From Ancient Greek σολοικίζω (soloikízō).
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solecize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solecize
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“solecize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solecize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solecize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solecize.
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