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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive, formal, dated) To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy..
Couldn't I now say that “happy” is not used to describe things, but when I call someone happy I'm really doing this other thing, pragmatically I'm macarizing him?
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Macarize means (transitive, formal, dated) To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy..
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Couldn't I now say that “happy” is not used to describe things, but when I call someone happy I'm really doing this other thing, pragmatically I'm macarizing him?
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