Home › Words › H › hospitizehospitizehospitize means to show hospitality towards.EtymologyFrom Latin hospes, hospitis (“guest”) + -ize.verbTo show hospitality towards.e.g.“There is the desire to exploit, impress and hospitize the foreigner all at the same time, and very often in the same person.” — 1936, Oriental Affairs: A Monthly Review, volumes 5-6, page 187:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hospitage 76% match — hospitality (lodging or putting someone up) vs hospitize →hospitality 69% match — The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. vs hospitize →hospitableness 69% match — The quality of being hospitable. vs hospitize →hospitability 68% match — The quality of being hospitable. vs hospitize →hospitable 65% match — cordial and generous towards guests vs hospitize →xenodochy 64% match — Reception of strangers; hospitality. vs hospitize →xenial 61% match — Hospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners. vs hospitize →hospo 59% match — The hospitality industry. vs hospitize →