Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render cowardly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete, obsolete To render cowardly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete form of
cowardice . - verb transitive To render (someone or something)
cowardly , to cause to become acoward .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Soil and Riches, the extreme heat of those Countries, and influence of the Stars being such, as totally inclineth their bodies unto an infinite effeminacy and cowardize of minds.
The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main George Alfred Williams 1903
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_And how little the Soil or Climate hath influenced or caused their Courage to degenerate towards cowardize or baseness of mind.
The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main George Alfred Williams 1903
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"Tell my damsel," saith Lancelot, "that all her commandment will I do, but this cowardize resembleth none other, that I shall go fight with beasts and leave to do battle with knights."
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Now take heed that you never again fall back into the cowardize wherein you have been.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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They that beheld him, some two score or more, marvel thereof, and say, "Did ever one see the like overpassing cowardize!"
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Nabigant was whole of the wound he gat at the assembly, and held Messire Gawain of full small account for the cowardize that he saw him do, and bid his knights not meddle betwixt them two, for, and Messire Gawain had been four knights he thought to vanquish them all.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Come now along with me, for sore pity is it that cowardize should harbour in so comely a knight.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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"Sir," saith Perceval, "Good knight was your brother and a right good end he made, but a little it forthinketh me that he might have still been living had he abided in his cowardize."
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Lancelot maketh semblant as though he would leap towards them, and sore great cowardize it seemeth him nor to go against them.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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He was at the assembly of knights whereof I met the harness and the fellowships, and they told me that never yet was such cowardize in any knight, but that a knight who was with him did right well.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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