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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENTILIZE

v.i.To live like a heathen.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENTILIZE

Gen "til *ize, v. i. Etym: [See Gentile. ]

 

1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see It, 5 ). [Obs. ]

 

GENTILIZE

GENTILIZE Gen "til *ize, v. i.

 

Defn: To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. [R.] Sylvester.