- Enigmatize
- Enigmatize E*nig"ma*tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Enigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enigmatizing}.] To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Enigmatize
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enigmatize — enig·ma·tize … English syllables
enigmatize — ˌtīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: enigmatic + ize : to make enigmatic it is the very humanity of man that enigmatizes him for the true ascetic … Useful english dictionary
Enigmatized — Enigmatize E*nig ma*tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Enigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enigmatizing}.] To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enigmatizing — Enigmatize E*nig ma*tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Enigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enigmatizing}.] To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enigma — n. 1 a puzzling thing or person. 2 a riddle or paradox. Derivatives: enigmatic adj. enigmatical adj. enigmatically adv. enigmatize v.tr. (also ise). Etymology: L aenigma f. Gk ainigma matos f. ainissomai speak allusively f. ainos fable … Useful english dictionary
