Gentilize

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i. [See {Gentile}.]
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     1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs.] --Milton.
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     2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see {It}, 5). [Obs.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i.
     To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your
     unworthy sones. [R.] --Sylvester.
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