pythagorize

pythagorize
\\-ˌrīz\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek pythagorizein to be a follower of Pythagoras, from Pythagoras, 6th century B.C. Greek philosopher and mathematician + Greek -izein -ize
: to philosophize in the manner of the Pythagoreans

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  • Pythagorize — Py*thag o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pythagorize — verb /pəˈθæɡ.əˌraɪz/ To speculate in the manner of …   Wiktionary

  • pythagorize — py·thag·o·rize …   English syllables

  • Pythagorized — Pythagorize Py*thag o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pythagorizing — Pythagorize Py*thag o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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