scotticize

transitive verb

scot·​ti·​cize

variants also British scotticise

-ˌsīz

-ed/-ing/-s

often capitalized

1

: scotchify

2

: to cause to conform with the characteristics of Scottish English

scotticized the Latin words without any scruple

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin scotticus + English -ize

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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