epithetize

transitive verb

ep·​i·​thet·​ize

ˈepəˌthetˌīz,

-thə̇t-;

ə̇ˈpithəˌtīz,

eˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

: epithet

dared epithetize him with that insolent character

—Miles Davies

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