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boswellize

especially British, bos·well·ise,
Or Bos·well·ize

[boz-wuh-lahyz]

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.

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Other Word Forms

  • boswellism noun
  • Boswellism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boswellize1

First recorded in 1830–40; Boswell + -ize
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Example Sentences

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He would have liked to Boswellize the popular idol Wilkes, or Chatham, or Voltaire, or even the great Frederick himself.

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Lorimer showed me a bushel of notes—with which he proposes some day to Boswellize his former Chief.

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The topmost turret of my ambition would be to have Amy Fay Boswellize my memory.

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