To transform into a goblin or give goblin-like qualities to something; to make mischievous or grotesque.
Formed from 'goblin' plus the suffix '-ize' (meaning 'to make' or 'to become'). The '-ize' suffix, from Greek, is used to create verbs from nouns and adjectives throughout English.
The '-ize' suffix is so common in English that we can add it to nearly any noun to make it a verb—'personalize,' 'digitalize,' 'weaponize'—which shows how productive our word-building system is!
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