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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERPENTIZE

v.t.To wind; to turn or bend, first in one direction and then in opposite; to meander The road serpentized through a tall shrubbery. Barrow, Trav. in Africa.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERPENTIZE

SERPENTIZE Ser "pent *ize, v. i.

 

Defn: To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. Walpole.