(transitive, UK, education) To convert (a school) into a publicly-run academy.
academized
academized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academize
academizing
academizing
verb
present participle of academize
accessorize
accessorize
verb
(intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.
(transitive, intransitive) To furnish with accessories.
accessorized
accessorized
adj
Wearing accessories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accessorize
accessorizes
accessorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accessorize
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
acclimatizable
acclimatizable
adj
Capable of being acclimatized
acclimatization
acclimatization
noun
(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
acclimatize
acclimatize
verb
(intransitive) To get used to a new climate.
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
acclimatized
acclimatized
adj
Subjected to acclimatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatize
acclimatizer
acclimatizer
noun
An agent that acclimatizes itself or others.
acclimatizes
acclimatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimatize
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetobenzoic
acetonization
acetonization
noun
Synonym of acetonation
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzoic
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylphenylhydrazine
achakzai
achillize
achromatizable
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
acidize
acidize
verb
(petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.
To impregnate with acid; acidify.
acidized
acidized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidize
acidizing
acidizing
verb
present participle of acidize
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinozoa
actinozoa
noun
plural of actinozoon
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actinozoan
actinozoan
noun
Synonym of actinozoon
actinozoon
actinozoon
noun
(zoology) One of the Actinozoa.
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actionizing
actionizing
verb
present participle of actionize
activize
activize
verb
(transitive) To convert to activism.
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actualized
actualized
adj
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualize
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acylamidobenzene
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aestheticize
aestheticize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of aestheticise
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
africanized
africanizing
agnotozoic
aizoaceae
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
alcalizate
alcalizate
adj
Obsolete form of alkalizate.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alcoholize
alcoholize
verb
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alecize
allochezia
allochezia
noun
defecation from somewhere other than the anus
expulsion through the anus something other than feces
amazonomachia
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
americanize
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
americanizer
americanizer
Noun
One who, or that which, Americanizes.
americanizes
americanizing
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
anacephalize
anachronize
anachronize
verb
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
anarchize
anarchize
verb
To reduce or elevate to a state of anarchy.
angelicize
angelicize
verb
(transitive) To make or treat as angelic.
anglicanize
anglicanize
Verb
To make Anglican.
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglicizing
anglicizing
verb
present participle of anglicize
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthracitization
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
anticize
anticize
verb
(rare, intransitive) To perform antics.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antienzymic
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antisepticized
antisepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticize
antisepticizing
antisepticizing
verb
present participle of antisepticize
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
apostacize
apozemical
arabicize
arabicize
Verb
To make Arabic.
arabicizing
aramaicize
archaeozoic
archaize
archaize
verb
(intransitive) To speak, write, etc. in an archaic manner.
(transitive) To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic, to suggest the past.
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archaizer
archaizer
noun
One who makes archaic, as by using an archaic style.
archaizes
archaizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize
archaizing
archaizing
verb
present participle of archaize
archeozoic
archizoic
arcticize
arcticize
verb
(transitive) To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
arcticized
arcticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arcticize
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
arsenicize
arsenicize
verb
(transitive) To treat with arsenic.
arthrozoic
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
ascidiozoa
ascidiozooid
ascidiozooid
noun
(zoology) One of the individual members of a compound ascidian.
asepticize
asepticize
verb
(transitive) To render aseptic; to sterilize; to cleanse of pathogenic materials.
asepticized
asepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asepticize