Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To set in a pillory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To set in, or punish with, the
pillory .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
pillory + -ize
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Examples
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We need not pillorize our military men and women who join for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the unavailability of alternatives.
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We all know the media will pillorize the NDP, the bolder it gets, but being able to take one on the chin earns more credibility and good will in the long term.
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