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boswellize

American  
[boz-wuh-lahyz] / ˈbɒz wəˌlaɪz /
especially British, boswellise, or Boswellize

verb (used with object)

boswellized, boswellizing

  1. to write an account of in the detailed manner of Boswell.

verb (used without object)

boswellized, boswellizing

  1. to write in the detailed manner of Boswell.

Other Word Forms

  • Boswellism noun
  • boswellism noun

Etymology

Origin of boswellize

First recorded in 1830–40; Boswell + -ize

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