Serpentize

Serpentize
Serpentize Ser"pent*ize, v. i. To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • serpentize — ser·pent·ize …   English syllables

  • serpentize — ˈ ̷ ̷pən.ˌtīz, nt.ˌīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: serpent (I) + ize : serpentine the river … serpentizes more than you can conceive in the vale Horace Walpole …   Useful english dictionary

  • Serpentine — Ser pen*tine, v. i. To serpentize. [R.] Lyttleton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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