witticise

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verb

To express oneself wittily; to indulge in witticisms.

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Meanings

verbwitticise (third-person singular simple present witticises, present participle witticising, simple past and past participle witticised)

present singular third person witticises · participle present witticising · participle past witticised · past witticised · alternative witticize

  1. ambitransitiveTo express oneself wittily; to indulge in witticisms.

    Here she entertained a learned and decadent group of dissenters who gathered to discuss politics, flirt and witticize.

    2007, Andrea Stuart, The Rose of Martinique

Origin

Back formation from witticism, modelled after the analogy of criticise from criticism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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