mangonize

verb

1. To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.

   obsolete, transitive

   [Y]our Mercuriall wit hath mangonized a Gigantean fury with an humble hue.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry mangonize (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← manesmanifer →

Another random word More words starting with M