feeze

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /fiz/ UK /fiːz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
(dialectal) to drive or beat; a state of agitation or fluster

The sudden noise put the old farmer in a feeze.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · (dialectal) to drive or... drive beat fluster agitate worry frighten

Word family

Related forms feazefaze

Etymology

A dialectal verb (also spelled 'feaze') meaning 'to drive, beat, or agitate', from Old English 'fēsian, fȳsan' ('to drive away, put to flight'); it is the source of modern 'faze'.

fȳsan Old English

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Topics

Verbs of Movement Register & Style

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# feeze

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /fiz/
**IPA (UK):** /fiːz/

## Meanings
1. (dialectal) to drive or beat; a state of agitation or fluster

## Examples
- The sudden noise put the old farmer in a feeze.

## Synonyms
- drive
- beat
- fluster
- agitate
- worry
- frighten

## Related Forms
- feaze
- faze

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fȳsan

## Etymology
A dialectal verb (also spelled 'feaze') meaning 'to drive, beat, or agitate', from Old English 'fēsian, fȳsan' ('to drive away, put to flight'); it is the source of modern 'faze'.

## AI Etymology
Feeze has this etymological history: A dialectal verb (also spelled 'feaze') meaning 'to drive, beat, or agitate', from Old English 'fēsian, fȳsan' ('to drive away, put to flight'); it is the source of modern 'faze'. The etymological trail includes Old English fȳsan. As a verb, feeze means to (dialectal) to drive or beat; a state of agitation or fluster. The same family is visible in related forms such as feaze and faze.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Register & Style

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