sycophantize

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verb

To act like a sycophant.

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Meanings

verbsycophantize (third-person singular simple present sycophantizes, present participle sycophantizing, simple past and past participle sycophantized)

present singular third person sycophantizes · participle present sycophantizing · participle past sycophantized · past sycophantized

  1. archaicTo act like a sycophant.

Origin

From sycophant + -ize.

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APA

sycophantize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophantize

MLA

“sycophantize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophantize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sycophantize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophantize.

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