Epistolizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To write letters or messages in a manner that conveys specific ideas or feelings
2. To communicate through the crafting of written correspondence, often sharing thoughts or sentiments
3. To compose and send letters as a means of personal communication

Etymology: "Epistolize" is simply the third-person singular present form of the verb "epistolize," so the word itself is the verb and its history is that of its base. That base comes from the Greek "epistolē," meaning a message or letter, which in turn grew from "epistellein," to send word or dispatch. The "-ize" ending, from Greek "-izein," turns a noun into a verb meaning to do or make something in a certain way, so "to epistolize" means to put things into letter form. Because "epistolize" is inflected from "epistolize," the "-s" here is only the present-tense marker, the same ending found in "writes" or "sends." The verb's core meaning stays tied to the physical act of composing a letter, though the sense of conveying particular feelings or ideas through that writing is a looser extension of the original idea.