(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antienzymic
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
apozemical
aramaicize
autoracemization
azimech
azoformic
azohumic
azotemic
azotemic
adj
Of or pertaining to azotemia.
azulmic
azurmalachite
benzaminic
benzhydroxamic
benzoylformic
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
cacodemonize
cadmiumize
camize
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
cazimi
cazimi
noun
(astrology) The position of the center of the sun in the sky.
ceratozamia
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
chalazium
chalazogamic
chalazogamic
adj
Relating to chalazogamy.
chalutzim
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).
chamizal
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
champagnizing
champagnizing
verb
present participle of champagnize
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
chazanim
chazanim
noun
plural of chazan
chazzanim
chazzanim
noun
plural of chazzan
chazzenim
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.
chemicalize
chemicalize
verb
(transitive) To make chemical; to impregnate with chemicals.
chemizo
chemnitz
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chimborazo
chimborazo
Proper noun
An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
chimpanzee
chimpanzee
noun
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
chimpanzees
chimpanzees
noun
plural of chimpanzee
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
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
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
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
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
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
cinematize
cinematize
verb
Alternative form of cinematise
cinematized
cinematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinematize
cinematizes
cinematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cinematize
cinematizing
cinematizing
verb
present participle of cinematize
cinemize
cinemize
verb
Alternative form of cinematize
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
citizenism
citizenism
noun
politics led by citizens or based around citizenship
climatize
climatize
verb
To acclimate or become acclimated.
To adapt for comfort in extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.
climatizing
climatizing
verb
present participle of climatize
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
coharmonize
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
columnization
columnization
noun
Formation into columns or pillars.
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
columnizing
columnizing
verb
present participle 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.
communalization
communalization
noun
The act or process of communalizing (any sense).
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
communalizing
communalizing
verb
present participle of communalize
communization
communization
noun
The act or process of communizing.
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
communizing
communizing
verb
present 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
companionizing
companionizing
verb
present 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