epistolizev.

Brit.

/ᵻˈpɪstəlʌɪz/,

/ᵻˈpɪstl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ᵻˈpɪstəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1600s– epistolize, 1700s– epistolise, 1800s epistlize.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin epistola , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin epistola epistle n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier epistle v.In form epistlize after epistle n.

Chiefly literary. Now rare.

1. intransitive. To write a letter.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > write a letter [verb (intransitive)]

writeOE

epistolize1650

to write in1834

letter1861

1650 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) i. i. 2 There are some who..Preach when they should Epistolize.

a1754 H. Fielding tr. Ovid Lover's Assistant (1759) 53 Epistolize therefore first; flatter and sooth her with tender Lines.

1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 117 This may stand over..till I epistolize again.

1834 C. Lamb Let. 14 Feb. (1935) III. 401 Very, very tired, I began this epistle, having been epistolising all the morning.

1917 R. Firbank Caprice (1993) ix. 45 ‘I can't epistolise while you make those unearthly noises,’ Mrs. Sixsmith complained.

2008 S. Vaught Exposed (2010) 45 No real need to epistolize on a daily basis.

2. transitive. To write a letter to (a person, group of persons, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > write (a letter) [verb (transitive)] > write to

addressa1325

bepistle1589

beletter1655

epistolize1702

epistle1741

to tip (one) a stave1838

1702 Compar. between Two Stages 184 With submission, he might have taken another occasion to Epistolize his Majesty.

1739 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 50 It is not always in my power to do what I like best, or you would have been epistolized much sooner.

1773 E. Gibbon Let. 7 Aug. (1956) I. 374 Forgive and Epistolize me.

1789 W. Cowper Let. 23 June (1982) III. 300 I hope it will be long before I shall have occasion to epistolize thee again.

1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 May (1973) I. 240 St. Paul need not trouble himself to epistolize the present brood of Ephesians.

1835 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 2 92 He thus retrospectively epistlized his friend.

1879 Capital & Labour 28 May 324/2 Here is sir Louis Mallet,..returning to the charge and epistolising Mr. Thomas Bayley Potter, M.P., on the absurdities which even the ‘educator’ of the Tories has killed but cannot bury.

1912 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 26 282 Then prominent women began to epistolize the newspapers and for November 29th a public meeting was called at Albert Hall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epistolize
释义	epistolizev. Brit. /ᵻˈpɪstəlʌɪz/, /ᵻˈpɪstl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ᵻˈpɪstəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1600s– epistolize, 1700s– epistolise, 1800s epistlize. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin epistola , -ize suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin epistola epistle n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier epistle v.In form epistlize after epistle n. Chiefly literary. Now rare. 1. intransitive. To write a letter. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > write a letter [verb (intransitive)] writeOE epistolize1650 to write in1834 letter1861 1650 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) i. i. 2 There are some who..Preach when they should Epistolize. a1754 H. Fielding tr. Ovid Lover's Assistant (1759) 53 Epistolize therefore first; flatter and sooth her with tender Lines. 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 117 This may stand over..till I epistolize again. 1834 C. Lamb Let. 14 Feb. (1935) III. 401 Very, very tired, I began this epistle, having been epistolising all the morning. 1917 R. Firbank Caprice (1993) ix. 45 ‘I can't epistolise while you make those unearthly noises,’ Mrs. Sixsmith complained. 2008 S. Vaught Exposed (2010) 45 No real need to epistolize on a daily basis. 2. transitive. To write a letter to (a person, group of persons, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > write (a letter) [verb (transitive)] > write to addressa1325 bepistle1589 beletter1655 epistolize1702 epistle1741 to tip (one) a stave1838 1702 Compar. between Two Stages 184 With submission, he might have taken another occasion to Epistolize his Majesty. 1739 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 50 It is not always in my power to do what I like best, or you would have been epistolized much sooner. 1773 E. Gibbon Let. 7 Aug. (1956) I. 374 Forgive and Epistolize me. 1789 W. Cowper Let. 23 June (1982) III. 300 I hope it will be long before I shall have occasion to epistolize thee again. 1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 May (1973) I. 240 St. Paul need not trouble himself to epistolize the present brood of Ephesians. 1835 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 2 92 He thus retrospectively epistlized his friend. 1879 Capital & Labour 28 May 324/2 Here is sir Louis Mallet,..returning to the charge and epistolising Mr. Thomas Bayley Potter, M.P., on the absurdities which even the ‘educator’ of the Tories has killed but cannot bury. 1912 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 26 282 Then prominent women began to epistolize the newspapers and for November 29th a public meeting was called at Albert Hall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1650
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