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thesaurusify

To put each word in a sentence through thesaurus.com and replace all words with random synonyms
Person 1: What's the thesaurusified version of the quote "May the force be with you"?
Person 2: It's "Be allowed sudden sock remain upon you".

Definition of thesaurusify: "To put each word in a sentence through thesaurus.com and replace all words with random synonyms"
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thesaurusize 

Taking a sentence from a (generally) published source and using a thesaurus to change the words so as to avoid plagiarism.
I used one of my earlier papers for this assignment, but thesaurusized it so no one would notice.
thesaurusize by ExaRox February 9, 2009

Thesaurusitis 

When someone overuses a thesaurus in an essay or speech to make themselves sound smarter. However, by replacing small words with obscure words they don't really understand, it just makes them sound pretentious and stupid.
But, especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.

Blood libel? Purport? Looks like Sarah Palin suffers from thesaurusitis.
Thesaurusitis by Joyu January 16, 2011

thesaurusification 

unnecessarily overchecking words using a thesaurus to find words that make the writer look cleverer than they really are.

as a result, the writer looks somewhat ... silly
John's report is completely unreadable, so much thesaurusification.
thesaurusification by Akula October 18, 2009

thesaurusize 

To replace words in a sentence, phrase, or song with other words that mean the same thing. Implies poor results, or dumbing down. This is a common practice among hymnal editors of some denominations, who are apparently among the most clueless humans walking the earth.
There used to be an internal rhyme in the bridge, until the publishers thesaurusized it.
thesaurusize by Jay R July 1, 2005

Thesaurusized

A) To use way too many words when just a few will do, thus, meekly, trying to project an image of experience and knowledge where such does not exists, or has been mis-integrated by the user, causing a belief it is quantity which rules, not the quality and directness of the prose or verbal discription, thus generating the stench of verbal or written diarrhea to permeate the area or writing.
When asked to write a one paragraph discription of his favorite class, the student thesaurusized it into a six page tome. The Admission Reader was not pleased.
Thesaurusized by Joop February 19, 2006

non-thesaurusical 

its a word. used in the sense of feeling that your not up to using a plethora of complicated words.
"i hereby announce that non-thesaurusical is now a word"
non-thesaurusical by Chris December 10, 2004