(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
anthropophagize
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
autodepolymerization
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxyphenanthrene
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
compartmentalization
compartmentalization
noun
(counter-espionage) The act of dividing tasks involving confidential information so that no one person is capable of leaking enough to be incriminating. Alternatively, it can involve distributing information in such a way that no individual knows the full extent or purpose of the task they have been given, hence, if they are captured or monitored, the enemy would not be able to obtain useful information from any given person.
(software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
compartmentize
compartmentize
verb
Synonym of compartmentalize
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copperization
copperization
noun
The process of copperizing.
corporealization
corporealization
noun
(figurative) Accomplishment.
The process of making corporeal, of giving physical form to.
The state of having physical form as a result of this process.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
cryptozonate
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
decopperization
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
depancreatization
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
deprotestantize
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
ecphorization
ectropionization
epidermidalization
epidermization
epidermization
noun
(surgery) skin grafting
The formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
europeanization
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
heparinization
heparinization
noun
Therapeutic administration of heparin
homopolymerization
homopolymerization
noun
The polymerization of a single type of monomer to form a homopolymer
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hydropneumatization
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperemization
hyperimmunization
hyperimmunization
noun
The presence in the body of an excessive number of antibodies to a specific antigen.
hyperinsulinization
hyperinsulinization
noun
A high level of insulinization
hyperpolarization
hyperpolarization
noun
The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
hypersensitization
hypersensitization
noun
The process of making something hypersensitive.
hyperthyroidization
hypervitalization
impatronize
impatronize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make lord or master.
imperialization
imperialization
noun
The process of imperializing.
impermeabilization
impermeabilization
noun
The act of impermeabilizing
impersonalization
impersonalization
noun
The process of making something impersonal.
impersonization
impersonization
noun
(archaic) A manifestation in corporeal form; personification.
interzygapophysial
interzygapophysial
adj
Alternative form of interzygapophyseal
lycanthropize
metropolitanize
metropolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make metropolitan; to adapt to the norms of a metropolis.
metropolitanized
metropolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metropolitanize
misanthropize
misanthropize
verb
(intransitive) To hate mankind.
(transitive) To make misanthropic
nonsympathizer
nonsympathizer
noun
One who is unsympathetic.
overcapitalization
overcapitalization
noun
The state of being overcapitalized.
overcapitalizing
overcapitalizing
verb
present participle of overcapitalize
overpenalization
overpenalization
noun
(law) The process of administering excessive punishment, especially in response to crime.
overpictorializing
overspecialization
overspecialization
noun
Extreme or excessive specialization.
panchromatize
panchromatize
verb
(transitive, photography) To cover with a panchromatic coating.
pancreatectomize
pancreatectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a pancreatectomy upon.
pancreatectomized
pancreatectomized
adj
Having undergone pancreatectomy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pancreatectomize
pancreatization
parallelization
parallelization
noun
The act of making operations work in parallel, particularly in, but not limited to, computing.
The act of making things parallel.
parameterization
parameterization
noun
(computing) The representation of physical effects by simplified parameters in a computer model rather than by computing them dynamically.
parameterizations
parameterizations
noun
plural of parameterization
parametrization
parametrization
noun
The act or result of parametrizing
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parcellization
parcellization
noun
fragmentation; subdivision
parliamentarization
parliamentarization
noun
The process of parliamentarizing.
paroxytonize
pasteurization
pasteurization
noun
Alternative spelling of pasteurisation
pasteurizations
pasteurizations
noun
plural of pasteurization
patronizable
patronizable
adj
Capable of being patronized.
patronize
patronize
verb
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
(transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
patronizer
patronizer
noun
A person who patronizes
patronizers
patronizers
noun
plural of patronizer
patronizes
patronizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronize
pauperization
pauperization
noun
The act or process of reducing to pauperism.
peculiarization
peculiarization
noun
The act or process of peculiarizing, or of making peculiar.
pelorization
pelorization
noun
Synonym of pelorism
pentylenetetrazol
pentylenetetrazol
noun
A drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.
percrystallization
periodization
periodization
noun
(weightlifting, sports) Training in segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity.
The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods.
peritonealize
peritonealized
peritonealizing
persianization
persianization
Noun
The assimilation of Persian (Iranian) cultural values
personalization
personalization
noun
(computing) The configuration of a software product to suit the needs or tastes of one specific user.
(dated) The act of personifying; personification.
The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.
personization
personization
noun
personification
petrolization
petrolization
noun
(business) Conversion of a country or region to a petroleum-based economy.
The treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
petromyzonidae
petromyzontidae
phanerozonate
phanerozonate
adj
Relating to starfish of the order Phanerozonia
phantomizer
phantomizer
noun
One who phantomizes.
pharyngealization
pharyngealization
noun
(phonology) The act or process of pharyngealizing.
philanthropize
philanthropize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give charitably to (a person or group).
philanthropized
philanthropized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of philanthropize
photoisomerization
photoisomerization
noun
(chemistry) The formation of isomers via photoexcitation
photopolymerization
photopolymerization
noun
(chemistry, physics) Any polymerization reaction that requires light for the propagation step
piezocrystallization
platonizer
platonizer
noun
One who platonizes.
plenipotentiarize
politzerization
politzerization
noun
(medicine) The inflation of the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing.
polymerization
polymerization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
porcelainization
posterization
posterization
noun
The act or process of posterizing.
postfertilization
postfertilization
adj
After fertilization.
postfertilizations
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
preauthorizing
preauthorizing
verb
present participle of preauthorize
precivilization
precivilization
noun
The time prior to civilization.
precognizant
precognizant
adj
Displaying precognition
preconization
preconization
noun
A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity.
A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation.
preequalization
prefertilization
prefertilization
adj
Prior to fertilization
preimmunization
preimmunization
noun
immunization in advance of an expected threat
preimmunizations
preimmunizations
noun
plural of preimmunization
preiotization
prelocalization
prelocalization
noun
(biology) The original localization of structures in an unsegmented embryo that become specific organs in the adult
preorganization
preorganization
noun
organization in advance of some other process or event
prerealization
prerealization
adj
(US, finance) Occurring before the realization of money or other assets.
pressurization
pressurization
noun
The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.
pressurizations
pressurizations
noun
plural of pressurization
prestandardization
prestandardization
adj
Prior to standardization.
preutilization
privatdozent
privatdozent
noun
In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.
proadvertizing
procentralization
procrusteanize
procrusteanize
verb
(transitive) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.
professionalization
professionalization
noun
The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional.
proletarianization
proletarianization
noun
(Marxism) The social process whereby people move from being either employers, unemployed, or self-employed to being employed as wage labour by employers.
The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian.
proletarianize
proletarianize
verb
(transitive) To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.
proletarization
proletarizing
promethazine
promethazine
noun
(pharmacology) A first-generation H₁ receptor antagonist derived from phenothiazine, used as antihistamine and antiemetic medication with strong sedative effects.