witticise
English
editAlternative forms
edit- witticize (US)
Etymology
editBack formation from witticism, modelled after the analogy of criticise from criticism.
Verb
editwitticise (third-person singular simple present witticises, present participle witticising, simple past and past participle witticised)
- (transitive, intransitive) To express oneself wittily; to indulge in witticisms.
- 2007, Andrea Stuart, The Rose of Martinique:
- Here she entertained a learned and decadent group of dissenters who gathered to discuss politics, flirt and witticize.