laconize
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λακωνίζω (lakōnízō), from Λάκων (Lákōn). By surface analysis, laconic + -ize.
Verb
laconize (third-person singular simple present laconizes, present participle laconizing, simple past and past participle laconized)
- (intransitive) To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.
Alternative forms
- laconise
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