Etymograph

English

ambitionize

From ambition + -ize.

Formed from ambition + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’

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Latin ambiō ‘to go around, solicit votes’

Latin ambitiō ‘ambition, a striving for favor, literally 'a…’

Old French ambition

Middle English ambicioun ‘Excessive ambition’

English ambition

Today it means

verb To make or become ambitious.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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