What is "laconize"

Laconize \Lac"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Laconized; p. pr. & vb. n. Laconizing.] [Gr. ?. See Laconic.] To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

vb. To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.