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bos•well•ize
(boz′wə līz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
[esp. Brit.,] bos′well•ise′, Bos′well•ise′.
bos′well•ism, Bos′well•ism, n.
v.t.
- to write an account of in the detailed manner of Boswell.
v.i.
- to write in the detailed manner of Boswell.
[esp. Brit.,] bos′well•ise′, Bos′well•ise′.
- Boswell + -ize 1830–40