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tympanize
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tympanize, v. i. [L. tympanizare to beat a drum, Gr. tympani`zein.].
To drum. Coles. [1913 Webster]
tympanize, v. t.
To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum. Oley. [1913 Webster]
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