Egotize
/ˈiː.ɡə.taɪz/noun
To talk or write in an egotistical or self-centered way.
Did you know?Though it sounds ancient and occult, *egotize* is a modern formation from *ego* plus a verb-making suffix, showing how language can literally manufacture a personality trait into an action.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*egʰom
“I, me”
Latin
Latin
ego
“I, me”
17th–18th Century
English
ego
“the self; the personal pronoun "I"”
19th Century
English
egotize
“to speak or write in a self-important, self-centered way”
Modern English
English
egotize
“to talk or write in an egotistical manner”
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