Definition
American spelling: to write epistles or letters; to compose or communicate by means of epistles.
Etymology
From epistle plus the American verb suffix -ize, which converts nouns into verbs. This is the American English variant of the British epistolise.
Kelly Says
The -ize ending is actually a Greek borrowing that Americans preferred, while the British kept the -ise from French—and it meant that even obscure words like epistolize became pawns in the spelling wars.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
信件 እንደ ጽሑፍ ጻፍ
sinjen ende ts'a-f
ARالعربية
كتابة رسائل
kitaba ra-sa-il
BNবাংলা
পত্র লিখা
patra likha
CACatalà
escriure cartes
es-cri-ure kar-tes
CSČeština
epistolarizovat
ep-i-stoh-lee-ar-i-zo-vat
DADansk
skriv brev
skriv brev
DEDeutsch
epistolarisieren
ep-i-stoh-lee-zar-i-sen
ELΕλληνικά
να γράφω επιστολές
na grafo epis-to-les
ESEspañol
epistolarizar
ep-i-stoh-lee-ar-ee-zar
FAفارسی
نامه نویسی
name-no-vesi
FISuomi
kirjoittaa kirjeitä
kir-jo-it-taa kir-je-i-ttä
FRFrançais
épistolariser
ep-i-stoh-lee-za-re
GUGU
પત્ર લખવું
patra likhvu
HAHA
an zance littattafai
an zan-ce lit-ta-ta-fai
HEעברית
לכתוב מכתבים
le-ktov miktavim
HIहिन्दी
पत्रों में लिखना
patraon mein likhna
HUMagyar
levélírással
le-ve-li-ra-ssal
IDBahasa Indonesia
menulis surat
me-nu-lis su-rat
ITItaliano
epistolarizzare
ep-i-stoh-lee-ar-i-zar-re
JA日本語
手紙にする
tegami ni suru
KKKK
хабар жазу
khabar jazu
KMKM
រក្សា សារ
rok-sa sa-ar
KO한국어
서신으로 쓰다
seo-sin-eu-ro sseu-da
MRMR
पत्र लिहणे
patra lih-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menulis surat
me-nu-lis su-rat
MYမြန်မာ
လျှော်ငှားရေးရှင်
lyawng-hgar-ye-shing
NLNederlands
brieven schrijven
brie-ven schry-ven
NONorsk
skriv brev
skriv brev
PAPA
ਪੱਤਰ ਲਿਖਣਾ
pat-tar likh-na
PLPolski
pisać listy
pee-sac lis-ty
PTPortuguês
epistolarizar
ep-i-stoh-lee-ar-i-zar
RORomână
epistolariza
ep-i-stoh-lee-ar-i-za
RUРусский
вести в форме писем
vesti v forme pisem
SVSvenska
skriv brev
skriv brev
SWKiswahili
andika barua
an-di-ka ba-rua
TAதமிழ்
அஞ்சல் எழுதுதல்
an-jal ezh-uth-thal
TEతెలుగు
పత్రాలను రాయడం
patraalu ra-ya-dam
THไทย
เขียนจดหมาย
khi-an jot maai
TLTL
sumulat ng liham
su-mu-lat ng li-ham
TRTürkçe
mektublaştırmak
mek-tub-lu-sh-tar-mak
UKУкраїнська
писати листи
pysaty listy
URاردو
خطاب لکھنا
khitab likhna
VITiếng Việt
viết thư
vye-t thu
YOYO
fi ẹ̀ ìwọ̀
fi e i-wo
ZH中文
用信件形式书写
yòng xìnjiàn xíngshì shū xiě
ZUZU
bhala i-thuthu
bhaa-la i-thuthu