† ˈsplenetize, v. Obs.—1
[f. splenet-ic a. + -ize.]
trans. To render splenetic or ill-humoured.
| 1700 S. Parker Philos. Ess. 39 These violent and frequent Alterations in the Weather serve for a perpetual Monitor by discomposing their Constitutions,..and splenetizing the poor Gentlemen all-over. |