Home › Words › S › sluggardizesluggardizesluggardize means to make lazy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sluggardize ranks #9,289 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sluggard + -ize.verbTo make lazy.e.g.“living dully sluggardized at home” — c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sluggardness 74% match — The quality of being a sluggard. vs sluggardize →sluggardly 73% match — Like a sluggard. vs sluggardize →slothen 73% match — To make or be slothful. vs sluggardize →sluggard 73% match — A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit. vs sluggardize →lethargize 71% match — To make lethargic. vs sluggardize →aslug 68% match — sluggishly vs sluggardize →lurdane 68% match — A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard. vs sluggardize →lazen 68% match — To make or become lazed or lazy vs sluggardize →