(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
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
americanize
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
americanizer
americanizer
Noun
One who, or that which, Americanizes.
americanizes
americanizing
aramaicize
autoracemization
azurmalachite
benzhydroxamic
benzocoumaran
benzoxycamphor
benzoylformic
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
camphorize
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
caramelize
caramelize
verb
(cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
(cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
(cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
caramelized
caramelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelize
caramelizes
caramelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize
caramelizing
caramelizing
verb
present participle of caramelize
cardiectomize
ceratozamia
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
ceromez
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.
choriambize
chremzel
chremzlach
chrismatize
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
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
coharmonize
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
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
communalizer
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
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
criminalize
criminalize
verb
(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
(transitive) To treat as a criminal.
criminalized
criminalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of criminalize
criminalizes
criminalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
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.)
decriminalize
decriminalize
verb
(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
decriminalized
decriminalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decriminalize
decriminalizes
decriminalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize
decriminalizing
decriminalizing
verb
(rare) present participle of decriminalize To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
demetricize
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.
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
electromagnetize
electromagnetize
verb
To magnetize by means of electromagnetism
excrementize
excrementize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To void excrement; to defecate.
exorcizement
ferrozirconium
geometricize
geometricize
verb
(transitive) To make geometrical; to bring into the realm of geometry.
grammaticize
grammaticize
verb
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to cause to undergo grammaticization/grammaticalization”).
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to make grammatical”).
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to to cause (something) to be required by the rules of grammar”).
heterochromatization
heterochromatization
noun
(genetics) The conversion (of euchromatin) to heterochromatin
heterochromatized
heterochromatized
adj
Modified by heterochromatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heterochromatize
hysterectomize
hysterectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a hysterectomy upon.
hysterectomized
hysterectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hysterectomize
hysterectomizes
hysterectomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hysterectomize
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
iridectomize
iridectomize
verb
(transitive) To carry out an iridectomy upon.
iridectomized
iridectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of iridectomize
iridectomizing
iridectomizing
verb
present participle of iridectomize
laryngectomize
laryngectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a laryngectomy upon.
laryngectomized
laryngectomized
adj
Subjected to a laryngectomy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of laryngectomize
laryngectomizing
laryngectomizing
verb
present participle of laryngectomize
macadamizer
macadamizer
noun
One who surfaces a road with macadam.
macarize
macarize
verb
(transitive, formal, dated) To congratulate or laud; to pronounce blessed or happy.
macarized
macarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of macarize
macrozoospore
macrozoospore
noun
A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; found in certain green algae.
mechanizer
mechanizer
noun
A person who or machine that mechanizes.
mechanizers
mechanizers
noun
plural of mechanizer
mercerization
mercerization
noun
Alternative form of mercerisation
mercerize
mercerize
verb
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.
mercerized
mercerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercerize
mercerizer
mercerizes
mercerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mercerize
mercerizing
mercerizing
verb
present participle of mercerize
merchandize
merchandize
noun
Alternative spelling of merchandise
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of merchandise; to engage in selling of merchandise.
merchandized
merchandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of merchandize
merchandizes
merchandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of merchandize
mercurialization
mercurialization
noun
(medicine, historical) A treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).
mercurialize
mercurialize
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To treat with mercury (the metal).
(obsolete, intransitive) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.
(obsolete, medicine) To treat with a mercury ointment
mercurialized
mercurialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize
mercurializing
mercurializing
verb
present participle of mercurialize
mercurization
mercurization
noun
The process of treating with mercury.
mercurize
mercurize
verb
(transitive) To treat with mercury.
mercurized
mercurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercurize
mercurizing
mercurizing
verb
present participle of mercurize
metricize
metricize
verb
(poetry) To use poetic meter
To introduce metrics into (a process)
To make metric
To represent or measure by a metric
metricized
metricized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metricize
metricizes
metricizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricize
metricizing
metricizing
verb
present participle of metricize
microminiaturize
microminiaturize
verb
To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.
microminiaturized
microminiaturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of microminiaturize
micronize
micronize
verb
(US) Alternative spelling of micronise
microscopize
microscopize
verb
To examine under a microscope (literally or figuratively); to microscope.