hospitize

English

Alternative forms

hospitise

Etymology

From Latin hospes, hospitis (“guest”) +‎ -ize.^[1]

Verb

hospitize (third-person singular simple present hospitizes, present participle hospitizing, simple past and past participle hospitized)

(transitive, dated) To show hospitality towards.
- 1936, Oriental Affairs: A Monthly Review, volumes 5-6, page 187:
  There is the desire to exploit, impress and hospitize the foreigner all at the same time, and very often in the same person.

References

^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Hospitize”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 407, column 2: “f. L. hospit-em guest + -ize.”

[1] James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Hospitize”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 407, column 2: “f. L. hospit-em guest + -ize.”

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