attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.
endowing with human qualities.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(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
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphizing
verb
present participle of anthropomorphize
antimonopolization
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
autodepolymerization
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
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.
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
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
cosmopolitanization
cosmopolitanization
noun
The process of making something cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanizing
cosmopolitanizing
verb
present participle of cosmopolitanize
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depiedmontize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
diplomatize
diplomatize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in diplomacy.
(transitive) To effect by means of diplomacy.
diplomatized
diplomatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diplomatize
disdiplomatize
epidermidalization
epidermization
epidermization
noun
(surgery) skin grafting
The formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
epitomization
epitomization
noun
The process or result of epitomizing.
epitomize
epitomize
verb
To be an epitome of.
To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
epitomized
epitomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epitomize
epitomizer
epitomizer
noun
An epitomist.
epitomizes
epitomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of epitomize
epitomizing
epitomizing
verb
present participle of epitomize
euphemization
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
extemporized
extemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporize
extemporizer
extemporizer
noun
One who extemporizes.
extemporizes
extemporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
hemopiezometer
hepatectomize
hepatectomized
hepatectomized
adj
That has undergone hepatectomy
hepatectomizing
hermaphroditize
hermaphroditize
verb
(transitive) To make hermaphrodite.
heterophemize
homopolymerization
homopolymerization
noun
The polymerization of a single type of monomer to form a homopolymer
hydropneumatization
hyperazotemia
hyperazotemia
noun
Synonym of azotemia (see azotemia § Usage notes).
hyperemization
hyperimmunization
hyperimmunization
noun
The presence in the body of an excessive number of antibodies to a specific antigen.
hypophysectomize
hypophysectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform hypophysectomy on.
hypophysectomized
hypophysectomized
adj
Subjected to hypophysectomy
hypophysectomizing
hypophysectomizing
verb
present participle of hypophysectomize
impactionize
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.
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisatorize
laparotomize
laparotomize
verb
(transitive, surgery) To perform laparotomy upon.
laparotomized
laparotomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of laparotomize
laparotomizing
laparotomizing
verb
present participle of laparotomize
marsupialization
marsupialization
noun
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
mazopathia
mazopathia
noun
Alternative form of mazopathy
mazopathic
mazopathy
mazopathy
noun
(rare) disease of the female breast
metamorphize
metamorphize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To transform or change; metamorphose.
metaphonize
metaphonize
verb
(phonology, intransitive) To undergo metaphony.
metaphorize
metaphorize
verb
To describe using metaphors.
metempsychosize
metempsychosize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, metempsychosis.
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
micropolarization
misanthropize
misanthropize
verb
(intransitive) To hate mankind.
(transitive) To make misanthropic
mizzentop
mizzentop
noun
A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship
mizzentopman
mizzentopman
noun
A sailor assigned to the mizzentop on a sailing ship
mizzentopmen
mizzentopmen
noun
plural of mizzentopman
monophthongization
monophthongization
noun
(phonetics) The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.
monophthongize
monophthongize
verb
(intransitive, linguistics) To become a monophthong.
(transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).
monophthongized
monophthongized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monophthongize
monophthongizing
monophthongizing
verb
present participle of monophthongize
monopolization
monopolization
noun
The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.
monopolizations
monopolizations
noun
plural of monopolization
morphinization
morphinization
noun
Treatment with morphine.
municipalization
municipalization
noun
(economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
mythopoetize
mythopoetize
verb
(transitive) To render mythopoetic.
mythopoetized
mythopoetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mythopoetize
mythopoetizing
mythopoetizing
verb
present participle of mythopoetize
nephrectomize
nephrectomize
verb
To perform nephrectomy (upon)
nephrectomized
nephrectomized
adj
Subject to a nephrectomy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nephrectomize
nephrectomizing
nephrectomizing
verb
present participle of nephrectomize
nephrotomize
nephrotomize
verb
(transitive) To carry out nephrotomy upon.
nonsympathizer
nonsympathizer
noun
One who is unsympathetic.
nonsympathizing
nonsympathizingly
nontemporizing
nontemporizingly
oophorectomize
oophorectomize
verb
(surgery) To perform, or to undergo an oophorectomy
oophorectomized
oophorectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oophorectomize
oophorectomizing
optimization
optimization
noun
(programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
optimizations
optimizations
noun
plural of optimization
optimize
optimize
verb
(intransitive) To become optimal.
(originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.
(transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
(transitive) To make (something) optimal.
optimized
optimized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of optimize
optimizer
optimizer
noun
(computing) A compiler or assembler that produces optimized code.
(computing) A program that uses linear programming to optimize a process.
A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient.
optimizers
optimizers
noun
plural of optimizer
optimizes
optimizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimize
optimizing
optimizing
adj
Carrying out optimization.
verb
present participle of optimize
panchromatization
panchromatization
noun
The process of panchromatizing.
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
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
parathyroidectomize
parathyroidectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a parathyroidectomy upon.
parathyroidectomized
parathyroidectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parathyroidectomize
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parliamentarization
parliamentarization
noun
The process of parliamentarizing.
paronymization
pegmatization
pegmatization
noun
The process of pegmatizing.
pelmatozoa
pelmatozoan
pelmatozoic
pemmicanization
pemmicanization
noun
The act or process of pemmicanizing.
perfectionizement
peritomize
peritomize
verb
(surgery, transitive) To perform a peritomy upon.
peroxidizement
peroxidizement
noun
peroxidization
pestalozzianism
pestalozzianism
Proper noun
The system of education introduced by (1746-1827), Swiss teacher.
petromyzon
petromyzonidae
petromyzont
petromyzont
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Petromyzontidae of northern lampreys.
petromyzontes
petromyzontidae
petromyzontoid
phantomize
phantomize
verb
(transitive, dated, derogatory) To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
(transitive, sciences) To remove (a goal in a model) from consideration by ensuring it is achieved in advance.