Charivaried

/ˌʃæɹɪˈvɑːɹid/ verb

Definition

Past tense of charivari; subjected to or participated in a charivari.

Etymology

Formed by adding the past tense suffix -ed to the verb form of charivari, which emerged in English as the noun was verbified to describe the action of performing such a noisy celebration.

Kelly Says

English is wonderfully flexible—we can take a noun and turn it into a verb just by adding -ed, which is exactly how 'charivaried' was born from the noun 'charivari.'

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