(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
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).
acetylaminobenzene
achromatizable
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
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
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
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
apozemical
autoracemization
azotemic
azotemic
adj
Of or pertaining to azotemia.
benzhydroxamic
benzocoumaran
benzoxycamphor
benzoylformic
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
cacodemonize
cacozyme
camphorize
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cardiectomize
ceratozamia
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
ceromez
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
chemicalization
chemicalization
noun
(spirituality) Inner conflict caused by one's initial resistance to spiritual awakening.
The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods.
chemizo
chemolyze
chernozem
chernozem
noun
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
cholecystectomized
cholecystectomized
adj
That has had a cholecystectomy
choriambize
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromazurine
chromicize
chromicize
verb
(medicine) (of catgut) to treat with a compound of chromium
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chromized
chromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chromize
chromizes
chromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chromize
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
coenzyme
coenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
coenzymes
coenzymes
noun
plural of coenzyme
coharmonize
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
columnize
columnize
verb
(transitive) To format (writing or data) as a series of columns.
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
columnizes
columnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnize
commemorize
commemorize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To commemorate.
commemorized
commemorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commemorize
commemorizing
commemorizing
verb
present participle of commemorize
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
commercialize
commercialize
verb
(transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
(transitive) to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
(transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
commercialized
commercialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialize
commercializes
commercializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialize
commercializing
commercializing
verb
present participle of commercialize
commonize
commonize
verb
To deprecate the importance of, or make ordinary.
To make similar or common.
communalize
communalize
verb
(transitive) To develop into a set of community conventions.
(transitive) To take property into communal ownership.
(transitive) To transfer responsibility and power to the community level.
(transitive) To treat as happening to or belonging to one's own group; to make (something) the subject of empathic understanding.
communalized
communalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalize
communalizer
communalizes
communalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communalize
communize
communize
verb
To become or be made communistic.
To come under public ownership or control.
To impose Communist ideals upon.
To make something the property of a community.
communized
communized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communize
companionize
companionize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To associate with as a companion; to act as a friend to.
companionized
companionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of companionize
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
compazine
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
comprizable
comprize
comprize
verb
Archaic form of comprise.
comprized
comprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprize
comprizes
comprizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprize
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
conundrumize
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copolymerize
copolymerize
verb
(chemistry) To polymerize so as to form a copolymer
copolymerized
copolymerized
adj
polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
cosmeticize
cosmeticize
verb
To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of
cosmeticized
cosmeticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmeticize
cosmeticizes
cosmeticizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cosmeticize
cosmogonize
cosmogonize
verb
To theorize a cosmogony
cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cozumel
cozumel
Proper noun
A resort island in the Caribbean Sea, off of the northeastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
customize
customize
verb
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
customizes
customizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of customize
cytozymase
cytozyme
cytozyme
noun
Synonym of thromboplastin
dechemicalization
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
democratize
democratize
verb
(transitive) To make democratic.
democratized
democratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of democratize
democratizer
democratizer
noun
One who democratizes.
democratizes
democratizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
dichotomize
dichotomize
verb
(astronomy) To exhibit as a half disk.
(intransitive) To be divided into two.
(transitive) To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
dichotomized
dichotomized
adj
Divided into dichotomous parts.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize.
dichotomizes
dichotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dichotomize
documentize
domesticize
domesticize
verb
To make domestic; domesticate.
domesticized
domesticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of domesticize
economization
economization
noun
The act or practice of using resources to the best effect.
economize
economize
verb
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
(transitive) To use frugally.
economized
economized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of economize
economizer
economizer
noun
A heat exchange device in a boiler that improves efficiency and saves fuel.
A person who avoids waste
economizers
economizers
noun
plural of economizer
economizes
economizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of economize
economizing
economizing
verb
present participle of economize
ectoenzym
ectoenzyme
ectoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell
eczematization
eczematization
noun
(pathology) The formation of eczema at the location of an existing condition