ruffianize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ruffian +‎ -ize

Verb[edit]

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.