English
idiotize
From idiot + -ize.
Formed from idiot + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’
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Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης ‘a private citizen’
Latin idiota ‘idiot’
Old French idiote
Middle English idiote
English idiot
Today it means
verb To make, become, or deem idiotic or stupid.
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Etymograph / idiotize