Ensorcerize

/ɪnˈsɔːrsəraɪz/ verb

Definition

To make into a sorcerer; to give someone the powers or nature of a sorcerer.

Etymology

From 'sorcerer' plus '-ize' suffix (meaning 'to make or become'). The '-ize' suffix comes from Greek and is extremely productive in English for creating new verbs.

Kelly Says

This word shows English's almost magical ability to create verbs by adding '-ize' to almost any noun—we can 'sorcerize' someone just as we can 'modernize' a building, yet 'ensorcerize' is so rarely used that most spellcheckers don't recognize it.

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