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Surprize - What does it mean?

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surprize

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • :* {{quote-book
  • , year=1792 , year_published=2005 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Ann Ward Radcliffe , title=A Sicilian Romance , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage= Ferdinand not yet recovered from the painful surprize }}
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  • , year=2011 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=William Francis Patrick Napier , quotee=Charle Napier, 1813 , title=The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B. , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Cambridge Univ. Press , isbn=9781108027205 , page=236 , passage=Guard well against surprize'; to be '''surprized''' is inexcusable in a general, if it happens from his neglect of proper posts: if his troops are ' surprized in good posts they must be in a dreadful state, which can hardly be the fault of any one but the general. }}

    Verb

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  • , year=1789 , year_published= , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Ann Ward Radcliffe , title=The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher= , isbn= , page= , passage=Surprized at the bold independence of these words, delivered with uncommon energy, the heart of Osbert beat quick }}
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  • , year=1813 , year_published=2010 , edition=Digitized , editor= , author=John Elihu Hall , title=The American Law Journal, Volume 4 , chapter= citation , genre=Law , publisher=WP Farrand and Co. , isbn= , page=326 , passage=Will he be surprized' that such a diversity of sentiment rendered … And will he be '''surprized''', that mutual concessions … need we be ' surprized tat the stream … }}
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  • , date=2006-05-24 , year= , first= , last= , author=Mark Hancock , authorlink= , title=Todd Heisler interview Part C , site=PhotoJournalism citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-09-14 , passage=… they were kind of surprized that the elders would let me take pictures. }}

    Usage notes

    The z' spelling is archaic in British English, but appears occasionally in American texts. The ' s spelling is usual in all varieties of English.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster Dictionary, surprize

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.