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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...
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▪ 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....
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