inkhornize

English

Etymology

inkhorn +‎ -ize

Verb

inkhornize (third-person singular simple present inkhornizes, present participle inkhornizing, simple past and past participle inkhornized)

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To address (someone) using obscure words.
   • 1589, John Lyly, Pappe with an hatchet‎^[1], London:

     If you coyne words, as Cankerburie, Canterburines, &c. whie, I know a foole that shall so inkhornize you with straunge phrases, that you shall blush at your owne bodges.