(colloquial, dated, intransitive) To act the part of an antiquary.
aquotize
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
extraquiz
intersqueeze
intersqueezed
intersqueezing
mezquit
mezquite
mezquite
noun
Dated form of mesquite.
mezquites
mezquites
noun
plural of mezquite
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
nonequalization
orthobenzoquinone
orthobenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.
preequalization
quakerization
quakerization
Noun
conversion to the Quaker religion
quantizable
quantizable
adj
That can be quantized.
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quantized
quantized
adj
(physics) Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quantize
quantizer
quantizer
noun
An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response
quantizes
quantizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantize
quarterization
quarterization
noun
(business) generation of quarterly data based on figures from periods of another size
division into quarters
quartzes
quartzes
noun
plural of quartz
quartziferous
quartziferous
adj
Yielding or containing quartz.
quartzite
quartzite
noun
(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
quartzless
quartzless
adj
(mineralogy) Lacking quartz.
quartzose
quartzose
adj
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
quartzsite
quatorze
quatorze
noun
(card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
quatorzes
quatorzes
noun
plural of quatorze
queaziest
quetzal
quetzal
noun
A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal, Pharomacrus mocinno, which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
quetzalcoatl
quetzales
quetzals
quetzals
noun
plural of quetzal
quezaltenango
quixotize
quixotize
verb
To behave in a quixotic manner
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
quizmasters
quizmasters
noun
plural of quizmaster
quodlibetz
retranquilize
retranquilize
verb
(transitive) To tranquilize again.
sequentialize
sequentialized
sequentializes
sequentializing
squeezability
squeezability
noun
The state or property of being squeezable.
tranquilize
tranquilize
verb
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To become tranquil.
(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
(transitive, now literary) To make (something or someone) tranquil.
tranquilized
tranquilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquilize
tranquilizer
tranquilizer
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.
That which tranquillizes or soothes.
tranquilizers
tranquilizers
noun
plural of tranquilizer
tranquilizes
tranquilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquilize
tranquillize
tranquillize
verb
Alternative spelling of tranquilize
tranquillized
tranquillized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tranquillize
tranquillizer
tranquillizer
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of tranquilizer
tranquillizers
tranquillizers
noun
plural of tranquillizer
tranquillizes
tranquillizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquillize
untranquilize
untranquilize
verb
(transitive) To make untranquil; to disturb the calmness of.
untranquilized
untranquilized
adj
Not tranquilized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untranquilize
untranquillize
untranquillize
verb
Alternative form of untranquilize
untranquillized
untranquillized
adj
Alternative form of untranquilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untranquillize
ventriloquize
ventriloquize
verb
(intransitive) To practice ventriloquism.
(transitive) To speak the words of (another person), as though by ventriloquism.