scotticize

transitive verb, often capitalized

scot·ti·cize

variants: also British scotticise \ -ˌsīz \

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of scotticize

1 : scotchify

2 : to cause to conform with the characteristics of Scottish English scotticized the Latin words without any scruple

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