monarchize

verb

mon·​arch·​ize

-(r)ˌkīz

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

archaic : to act or rule as a monarch

vice … in every land doth monarchize

—Thomas Dekker

transitive verb

1

obsolete : to rule over as a monarch

2

archaic : to make a monarchy of

efforts to monarchize a government

Word History

Etymology

monarch entry 1 + -ize

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