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ˈcheerfulize, v. [see -ize.] trans. To make cheerful. Hence ˈcheerfulizing.
1833S. Austin Charact. Goethe II. 257 My journey..has cheerfullized my existence. 1845E. Warburton Crescent & Cr. II. 136 A mean straggling town..surrounded with gardens..that cheerfullize it. 1860Lynch Theo. Trin. v. 84 The wines of cheerfulizing pleasure are serviceable. Ibid. xi. 208 The flower-cup wine of comfort giveth..Wine to cheerfulize and cure. |