pillorize

English

Etymology

From pillory +‎ -ize.

Verb

pillorize (third-person singular simple present pillorizes, present participle pillorizing, simple past and past participle pillorized)

1. (transitive) To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
2. (figurative) To humilliate or criticise

Synonyms

• pillory

References

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