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sycophantize
ˈsycophantize, v. rare. [f. as prec. + -ize.] † 1. intr. To utter malicious accusations; to slander, calumniate. Obs.1634 Bp. Reynolds Shieldes of Earth (1636) 32 The Accuser..doth not informe, but sycophantize and calumniate. 2. To deal in mean or servile flattery. Hence ˈsycophantizing vbl. n. and... Oxford English Dictionary
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sycophant
▪ I. sycophant, n. (a.) (ˈsɪkəfənt, -fænt) Also 6 (sicophanta), sichophant, 6–7 scico-, sico-, 7 sicco-, scyco-, 7–8 sycho- (9 syko-). [ad. L. sȳcophanta, ad. Gr. σῡκοϕάντης, f. σῦκον fig + ϕαν-, root of ϕαίνειν to show. (Cf. F. sycophante (16th c.), † sichophant, It., Sp. sicofanta, Pg. sycophanta.... Oxford English Dictionary
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