(law) The process of administering excessive punishment, especially in response to crime.
overpenalize
overpenalize
verb
To penalize excessively
overpenalized
overpenalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpenalize
overpenalizing
overpenalizing
verb
present participle of overpenalize
overpictorializing
overspecialization
overspecialization
noun
Extreme or excessive specialization.
overspecializing
overspecializing
verb
present participle of overspecialize
paganizer
paganizer
noun
Agent noun of paganize: one who paganizes.
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
pancreatization
pancreatize
pancreozymin
pancreozymin
noun
(dated) cholecystokinin
panderize
panegyricize
panegyricize
verb
(transitive) To deliver a panegyric upon; to praise publicly.
panegyrize
panegyrize
verb
(transitive) To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
panegyrized
panegyrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panegyrize
panegyrizer
panegyrizer
noun
One who panegyrizes.
panegyrizes
panegyrizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panegyrize
panegyrizing
panegyrizing
verb
present participle of panegyrize
pantagruelize
paraaminobenzoic
parabaptization
parabaptization
noun
parabaptism
parabenzoquinone
parabenzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
parabolization
parabolization
noun
Conversion to parabolic form
parabolizing
parabolizing
verb
present participle of parabolize
paradiazine
paradichlorbenzene
paradichlorbenzol
paradichlorobenzene
paradichlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-dichlorobenzene, an organic compound used as a pesticide (i.e., mothballs) and a deodorant.
paradichlorobenzol
paraenesize
paraffinize
paraffinize
verb
To embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.
paraffinized
paraffinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paraffinize
paraffinizing
paraffinizing
verb
present participle of paraffinize
parallelization
parallelization
noun
The act of making operations work in parallel, particularly in, but not limited to, computing.
The act of making things parallel.
parallelizing
parallelizing
verb
present participle of parallelize
paralogizing
paralogizing
verb
present participle of paralogize
paralyzation
paralyzation
noun
Alternative form of paralysation
paralyzing
paralyzing
adj
That paralyzes.
verb
present participle of paralyze
paralyzingly
paralyzingly
adv
In a paralyzing manner.
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
parameterizing
parameterizing
verb
present participle of parameterize
parametrization
parametrization
noun
The act or result of parametrizing
parametrizing
parametrizing
verb
present participle of parametrize
parasitization
parasitization
noun
The act of being or becoming a parasite.
parasitizing
parasitizing
verb
present participle of parasitize
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parazonium
parazonium
noun
A long ceremonial dagger from Roman times.
parcellization
parcellization
noun
fragmentation; subdivision
parchmentize
parchmentize
verb
(transitive) To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.
parchmentized
parchmentized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parchmentize
parchmentizing
parchmentizing
verb
present participle of parchmentize
parenesize
parenthesize
parenthesize
verb
To interject.
To place text in parentheses.
parenthesized
parenthesized
adj
Between parentheses.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parenthesize
parenthesizes
parenthesizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parenthesize
parenthesizing
parenthesizing
verb
present participle of parenthesize
parisianization
parisianize
parliamentarization
parliamentarization
noun
The process of parliamentarizing.
parliamentarize
parliamentarize
verb
(transitive) To make parliamentary.
parochialization
parochialization
noun
The act or process of parochializing.
paronymization
paronymize
paroxazine
paroxytonize
parsonize
participialization
participialization
noun
(grammar) The process of participializing.
particularization
particularization
noun
The act of particularizing.
particularizing
particularizing
verb
present participle of particularize
partisanize
partisanize
verb
(transitive) To make partisan.
partizan
partizan
adj
Alternative form of partisan
noun
Alternative spelling of partisan (“adherent, supporter”)
Alternative spelling of partisan (“bladed weapon”)
partizans
partizans
noun
plural of partizan
partizanship
partizanship
noun
Alternative spelling of partisanship
pasteurization
pasteurization
noun
Alternative spelling of pasteurisation
pasteurizations
pasteurizations
noun
plural of pasteurization
pasteurizing
pasteurizing
verb
present participle of pasteurize
pastoralization
pastoralizing
pastoralizing
verb
present participle of pastoralize
paternalize
paternalize
verb
(transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.
control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them
patrization
patronizable
patronizable
adj
Capable of being patronized.
patronization
patronization
noun
patronizing behaviour or talk
patronize
patronize
verb
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
(transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
patronizer
patronizer
noun
A person who patronizes
patronizers
patronizers
noun
plural of patronizer
patronizes
patronizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patronize
patronizing
patronizing
adj
Offensively condescending.
verb
present participle of patronize
patronizingly
patronizingly
adv
In a patronizing manner.
patternize
patternize
verb
To arrange into a pattern
pauperization
pauperization
noun
The act or process of reducing to pauperism.
pauperizing
pauperizing
verb
present participle of pauperize
peculiarization
peculiarization
noun
The act or process of peculiarizing, or of making peculiar.
peculiarizing
peculiarizing
verb
present participle of peculiarize
pedestrianize
pedestrianize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To walk; to travel on foot.
(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles.
(transitive, dated) To traverse on foot.
pedestrianized
pedestrianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pedestrianize
pedestrianizing
pedestrianizing
verb
present participle of pedestrianize
pelagianizer
pelorization
pelorization
noun
Synonym of pelorism
pentametrize
percrystallization
perennialize
perennialize
verb
(botany, intransitive) To return year after year as a perennial.
(botany, transitive) To make perennial.
periodization
periodization
noun
(weightlifting, sports) Training in segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity.
The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods.
peritonealize
peritonealized
peritonealizing
perphenazine
perphenazine
noun
A potent anti-psychotic drug.
persianization
persianization
Noun
The assimilation of Persian (Iranian) cultural values
persianize
personalization
personalization
noun
(computing) The configuration of a software product to suit the needs or tastes of one specific user.
(dated) The act of personifying; personification.
The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.
personalize
personalize
verb
To adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual.
To represent something abstract as a person; to embody.
personalized
personalized
adj
adapted to the needs of an individual
embodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of personalize
personalizes
personalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of personalize
personalizing
personalizing
verb
present participle of personalize
personization
personization
noun
personification
peruvianize
petrolization
petrolization
noun
(business) Conversion of a country or region to a petroleum-based economy.
The treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
petromyzonidae
petromyzontidae
phanerozoic
phanerozoic
adj
Alternative form of Phanerozoic
phanerozonia
phantomizer
phantomizer
noun
One who phantomizes.
pharyngealization
pharyngealization
noun
(phonology) The act or process of pharyngealizing.
pharyngealized
pharyngealized
adj
Produced by pharyngealization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pharyngealize
phenmetrazine
phenmetrazine
noun
A sympathomimetic drug that acts as a stimulant in the central nervous system.
phenylhydrazine
phenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The phenyl derivative of hydrazine C₆H₅-NH-NH₂; it is used in the synthesis of indoles, and in the analysis of sugars etc.
philanthropize
philanthropize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give charitably to (a person or group).
philanthropized
philanthropized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of philanthropize
philanthropizing
philanthropizing
verb
present participle of philanthropize
photoisomerization
photoisomerization
noun
(chemistry) The formation of isomers via photoexcitation
photopolymerization
photopolymerization
noun
(chemistry, physics) Any polymerization reaction that requires light for the propagation step
photozincograph
photozincograph
noun
A print made using photozincography
photozincographic
photozincographic
adj
Of or relating to photozincography.
photozincography
photozincography
noun
A form of photolithography using a zinc plate
phrygianize
pictorialization
pictorialization
noun
The process or result of pictorializing.
picturization
picturization
noun
(India) The setting or coordination of soundtrack music of a motion picture to events or choreography onscreen
(dated) The representation of something as a picture, or the adaptation of something into a picture, especially a motion picture.
piezocrystallization
pillorization
pindarize
piperazin
piperazine
piperazine
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any derivative of this compound
(organic chemistry, pharmacology, uncountable) A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.