† Euphuizev.
Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To talk like Euphues.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > use ornate language [verb (intransitive)] > Euphuize
Euphuize1604
to speak Euphues1614
1604 T. Middleton Ant & Nightingale sig. B4 For if thou Euphuize..Ile say thou borrowest, and condemne thy Stile.
2. transitive. To fashion after the model of Euphues.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > embellish [verb (transitive)] > Euphuize
euphue1593
Euphuize1609
1609 [see Euphuized adj. at Derivatives].
Derivatives
ˈEuphuized adj.
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1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. vi When the Arcadian and Euphuis'd gentlewomen have their tongues sharpened to set upon you.
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