pedantize

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pedantize

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From pedant + -ize. Compare French pédantiser.

verb pedantizes · pedantizing · pedantized

archaic, intransitive To act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.
Similar: pedant, pedanticize
transitive to make pedantic

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@misc{pedantize_2026,
  title = {pedantize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedantize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}