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单词 momize
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momizev.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (iii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: mome n.3, French mome , Greek Μῶμος , -ize suffix.
Etymology: < mome n.3 (or one of its possible etymons, Middle French mome or ancient Greek Μῶμος) + -ize suffix. Compare earlier momist n., momism n.1
Obsolete.
intransitive. To find fault; to criticize, censure.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (intransitive)] > captiously
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This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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