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ruffianize

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English

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Etymology

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From ruffian +‎ -ize.

Verb

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ruffianize (third-person singular simple present ruffianizes, present participle ruffianizing, simple past and past participle ruffianized)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To act like a ruffian.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To make ruffianly.