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paradigmatize

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παραδειγματίζω (paradeigmatízō). By surface analysis, paradigmatic +‎ -ize.

Verb

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paradigmatize (third-person singular simple present paradigmatizes, present participle paradigmatizing, simple past and past participle paradigmatized)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set forth as a model or example.
    • c. 1644, Henry Hammond, a letter
      those Boukes so paradigmatized by you

References

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paradigmatize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.