serpentize

verb

ser·​pent·​ize

-nt‧ˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: serpentine

the river … serpentizes more than you can conceive in the vale

—Horace Walpole

Word History

Etymology

serpent entry 1 + -ize

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