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PRONUNCIATION OF SYCOPHANTIZE

sycophantize  [ˈsɪkəfænˌtaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYCOPHANTIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sycophantize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sycophantize in English.

WHAT DOES SYCOPHANTIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sycophantize in the English dictionary

The definition of sycophantize in the dictionary is to act the sycophant.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SYCOPHANTIZE

PRESENT

Present
I sycophantize
you sycophantize
he/she/it sycophantizes
we sycophantize
you sycophantize
they sycophantize
Present continuous
I am sycophantizing
you are sycophantizing
he/she/it is sycophantizing
we are sycophantizing
you are sycophantizing
they are sycophantizing
Present perfect
I have sycophantized
you have sycophantized
he/she/it has sycophantized
we have sycophantized
you have sycophantized
they have sycophantized
Present perfect continuous
I have been sycophantizing
you have been sycophantizing
he/she/it has been sycophantizing
we have been sycophantizing
you have been sycophantizing
they have been sycophantizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sycophantized
you sycophantized
he/she/it sycophantized
we sycophantized
you sycophantized
they sycophantized
Past continuous
I was sycophantizing
you were sycophantizing
he/she/it was sycophantizing
we were sycophantizing
you were sycophantizing
they were sycophantizing
Past perfect
I had sycophantized
you had sycophantized
he/she/it had sycophantized
we had sycophantized
you had sycophantized
they had sycophantized
Past perfect continuous
I had been sycophantizing
you had been sycophantizing
he/she/it had been sycophantizing
we had been sycophantizing
you had been sycophantizing
they had been sycophantizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sycophantize
you will sycophantize
he/she/it will sycophantize
we will sycophantize
you will sycophantize
they will sycophantize
Future continuous
I will be sycophantizing
you will be sycophantizing
he/she/it will be sycophantizing
we will be sycophantizing
you will be sycophantizing
they will be sycophantizing
Future perfect
I will have sycophantized
you will have sycophantized
he/she/it will have sycophantized
we will have sycophantized
you will have sycophantized
they will have sycophantized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sycophantizing
you will have been sycophantizing
he/she/it will have been sycophantizing
we will have been sycophantizing
you will have been sycophantizing
they will have been sycophantizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sycophantize
you would sycophantize
he/she/it would sycophantize
we would sycophantize
you would sycophantize
they would sycophantize
Conditional continuous
I would be sycophantizing
you would be sycophantizing
he/she/it would be sycophantizing
we would be sycophantizing
you would be sycophantizing
they would be sycophantizing
Conditional perfect
I would have sycophantize
you would have sycophantize
he/she/it would have sycophantize
we would have sycophantize
you would have sycophantize
they would have sycophantize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sycophantizing
you would have been sycophantizing
he/she/it would have been sycophantizing
we would have been sycophantizing
you would have been sycophantizing
they would have been sycophantizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sycophantize
we let´s sycophantize
you sycophantize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sycophantize
Past participle
sycophantized
Present Participle
sycophantizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYCOPHANTIZE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
conscientise
ˈkɒnʃənˌtaɪz
conscientize
ˈkɒnʃənˌtaɪz
digitize
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz
fragmentise
ˈfræɡmənˌtaɪz
fragmentize
ˈfræɡmənˌtaɪz
parchmentise
ˈpɑːtʃmənˌtaɪz
parchmentize
ˈpɑːtʃmənˌtaɪz
pedantize
ˈpɛdənˌtaɪz
potentize
ˈpəʊtənˌtaɪz
prioritize
praɪˈɒrɪˌtaɪz
scientize
ˈsaɪənˌtaɪz
serpentise
ˈsɜːpənˌtaɪz
serpentize
ˈsɜːpənˌtaɪz
sycophantise
ˈsɪkəfænˌtaɪz
transparentise
trænsˈpærənˌtaɪz
transparentize
trænsˈpærənˌtaɪz
unprotestantise
ʌnˈprɒtɪstənˌtaɪz
unprotestantize
ʌnˈprɒtɪstənˌtaɪz
warrantise
ˈwɒrənˌtaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYCOPHANTIZE

sycamine
sycamore
sycamore tree
syce
sycee
sycee silver
sycomore
syconia
syconium
sycophancy
sycophant
sycophantic
sycophantical
sycophantically
sycophantise
sycophantish
sycophantishly
sycophantly
sycophantry
sycosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYCOPHANTIZE

acclimatize
advertize
alphabetize
amortize
anesthetize
baptize
concretize
democratize
desensitize
expertize
hypnotize
lemmatize
magnetize
privatize
quantize
sanitize
sensitize
stigmatize
systematize
traumatize

Synonyms and antonyms of sycophantize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sycophantize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYCOPHANTIZE

Find out the translation of sycophantize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sycophantize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sycophantize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sycophantize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sycophantize
570 millions of speakers

English

sycophantize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sycophantize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sycophantize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sycophantize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sycophantize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sycophantize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sycophantize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ccophantize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sycophantize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sycophantize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sycophantize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyurung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sycophantize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sycophantize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दांभिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sycophantize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sycophantize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sycophantize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sycophantize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sycophantize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sycophantize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sycophantize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sycophantize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sycophantize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sycophantize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYCOPHANTIZE»

The term «sycophantize» is normally little used and occupies the 144.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sycophantize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYCOPHANTIZE»

Discover the use of sycophantize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sycophantize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A New and Improved Standard French and English and English ...
SYCOPHANTIZE slk'oTantlz, va. flagorner, tromper. SYCOPHANTRY slk'ofantre, ». adulation, fla- gornerie, /. SYLLABARY slllabare, «. traite des syllabes. SYLLABICAL sltlablkal, adj. syllabique. SYLLABICALLY sillablkalle, adv. syllabique.
Alexander G. Collot, 1856
2
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
... contains the following passage :— “ Why was the late Sir R. Birnie appointed chief magistrate of Bow Street? Because he made undeniable saddles, and knew how to sycophantize the late King." “The sycophant was saddled on the country, ...
‎1832
3
An English and Danish Dictionary ...
To SYCOPHANTIZE, ry. n. at she-MIN', ram-e oremdtr ; lull-le, sm'gre. SYDER, mid. CIDER. SYDERATIUN, mid. BLAST. SYLLABLE, Seed. start-else. I Don't tell a syllablqsisg ifle et ord. _ SYLLOGISM, Sub. sy/[o isee. SYLLOClSTlCAL, Adj. sy  ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
4
The illustrated national pronouncing dictionary of the ...
Sycophantic, (sik-o-fant'ik) a. servilely Sycophantize, (sik'o-fant-iz) v. i. to play the sycophant. [lables. Syllabic, (sil-lab'ik) a. relating to syl- Syllabication, (sil-lab-e- ka'shun) n. the formation of syllables. Syllable, (sil'a-bl) n. a letter or combination  ...
English language, 1869
5
The Social Reformers' Cabinet Library
The discoverer himself too, would be held in honour by the community ; and, be under no necessity to cringe, and fawn, and sycophantize to the so-called great, in order to secure to himself the means of living, and to the world the success of ...
James Napier Bailey, 1840
6
An English and Swedish Dictionary, Wherein the Generality of ...
T То Sycophant or Sycophantize, V. N. рты. Syco- Q phamical, Adj. fmilrande. Буди, Vid. Cider. SYDERATION, S. Vid. Шва. SYLLABLE, S. Лады/ё. о? Don't tell а ГуПаЫе, [dg ide er ord. Without any fyllable or' truth. man er [liga et тип jan: ord .
Jacob Serenius, 1757
7
Morphology: Morphology: its relation to phonology
18 Apparent exceptions like democratize, originate (vs. the regular alphabetize, capitalize, sycophantize, relativize, oxygenate, myelinate etc.) should be taken as instances of derivation not from nouns but from roots. The first cycle is then ...
Francis Katamba, 2004
8
Practical Orthography, Or, The Art of Teaching Spelling by ...
Sycophantize, b. m. d. Syllogize, b. j. py. c. w. Symbolize, b. d. j. m.py.c.w. Symmetrize, w. Sympathize, b. d. j. py. w. c, Symphonize c. Synonimize ?3 s Synchronize," c. Syncopize, c. Systematize, w. c. py. Systemize, wb. Tantalize, b. d. j. py.
William Bearcroft, Daniel Henry Barnes, 1828
9
An English Dictionary....
Sycophantize, to play the Sycophant, g. a Parafite properly an Athenian Informer of Figs (and other Qoods) exported. Syderatioo, \. a Tree-plague atblaßing ; alfothebenum ming of я Limb. Syderofous, l.fuä of Start; Planet-firuck. Sye, o. at file ...
Elisha Coles, 1717
10
A Dictionary of the English and Russian Languages:
... or sometimes. l'onJiónbißa'rb, noxaóira'ri., 5v, v. to clap or crack a little or sometimes. Похл'Ёбство, n. hanging on, sycophancy, fawning. l'onJn-íöc- rsoßarb, se, пш- to hang on , be a parasite , sycophantize , play the. 184 BOX. ПОХBOX.
Jacob Banks, 1840

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