(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.
pauperization
pauperization
noun
The act or process of reducing to pauperism.
peculiarization
peculiarization
noun
The act or process of peculiarizing, or of making peculiar.
pelorization
pelorization
noun
Synonym of pelorism
pentylenetetrazol
pentylenetetrazol
noun
A drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.
percrystallization
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
persianization
persianization
Noun
The assimilation of Persian (Iranian) cultural values
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
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
phanerozonate
phanerozonate
adj
Relating to starfish of the order Phanerozonia
phanerozonia
phantomizer
phantomizer
noun
One who phantomizes.
pharyngealization
pharyngealization
noun
(phonology) The act or process of pharyngealizing.
phenylhydrazone
phenylhydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazone derivative of benzaldehyde; it is used in the analysis of sugars.
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
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
plagiarization
plagiarization
noun
Synonym of plagiarism
planohorizontal
platonizer
platonizer
noun
One who platonizes.
plenipotentiarize
pluralization
pluralization
noun
The act of making plural.
pluralizations
pluralizations
noun
plural of pluralization
polarization
polarization
noun
(chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system
(physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points
the grouping of opinions into two extremes
the production or the condition of polarity
polarizations
polarizations
noun
plural of polarization
polarizing
polarizing
adj
That polarizes.
verb
present participle of polarize
politzerization
politzerization
noun
(medicine) The inflation of the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing.
polymerization
polymerization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
polysulphurization
popularization
popularization
noun
The act of making something popular to the general public.
popularizations
popularizations
noun
plural of popularization
popularizing
popularizing
verb
present participle of popularize
porcelainization
porcelainize
porcelainize
verb
(transitive) To bake like porcelain.
porcelainized
porcelainized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of porcelainize
porcelainizing
porcelainizing
verb
present participle of porcelainize
porcellanize
porphyrization
porphyrization
noun
The act of porphyrizing, or the state of being porphyrized.
porzana
posterization
posterization
noun
The act or process of posterizing.
postfertilization
postfertilization
adj
After fertilization.
postfertilizations
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
practicalization
practicalization
noun
The process of practicalizing.
preauthorizing
preauthorizing
verb
present participle of preauthorize
precivilization
precivilization
noun
The time prior to civilization.
precognizable
precognizable
adj
cognizable beforehand
precognizant
precognizant
adj
Displaying precognition
preconizance
preconization
preconization
noun
A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity.
A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation.
preequalization
prefertilization
prefertilization
adj
Prior to fertilization
preimmunization
preimmunization
noun
immunization in advance of an expected threat
preimmunizations
preimmunizations
noun
plural of preimmunization
preiotization
prelocalization
prelocalization
noun
(biology) The original localization of structures in an unsegmented embryo that become specific organs in the adult
preorganization
preorganization
noun
organization in advance of some other process or event
preorganize
preorganize
verb
(transitive) To organize in advance.
preorganized
preorganized
adj
organized in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preorganize
preorganizing
preorganizing
verb
present participle of preorganize
prerealization
prerealization
adj
(US, finance) Occurring before the realization of money or other assets.
pressurization
pressurization
noun
The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.
pressurizations
pressurizations
noun
plural of pressurization
prestandardization
prestandardization
adj
Prior to standardization.
preutilization
prezonal
prezonal
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to the pelvic girdle
In front of a zone
prismatization
privatdozent
privatdozent
noun
In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.
privatization
privatization
noun
The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
proadvertizing
procarbazine
procarbazine
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
procentralization
procrusteanize
procrusteanize
verb
(transitive) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.
proctorization
profanize
professionalization
professionalization
noun
The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional.
professionalize
professionalize
verb
To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
To make something professional
professionalized
professionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of professionalize
professionalizes
professionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of professionalize
professionalizing
professionalizing
verb
present participle of professionalize
proindustrialization
proletarianization
proletarianization
noun
(Marxism) The social process whereby people move from being either employers, unemployed, or self-employed to being employed as wage labour by employers.
The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian.
proletarianize
proletarianize
verb
(transitive) To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.
proletarization
proletarizing
promazine
promazine
noun
A phenothiazine antipsychotic.
promethazine
promethazine
noun
(pharmacology) A first-generation H₁ receptor antagonist derived from phenothiazine, used as antihistamine and antiemetic medication with strong sedative effects.
pronominalize
pronominalize
verb
(transitive) To give the effect of a pronoun to.
propagandize
propagandize
verb
(intransitive) To use or spread propaganda.
(transitive) To tell propaganda to someone in an attempt to influence one's views.
(transitive) To use something or someone in propaganda purposes.
propagandized
propagandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of propagandize
propagandizes
propagandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of propagandize
propagandizing
propagandizing
verb
present participle of propagandize
propolization
propolization
noun
The process of propolizing.
propylitization
propylitization
noun
(geology) The alteration of minerals and ores at low temperature and pressure
proselytization
proselytization
noun
The act or process of proselytizing.
protestantize
protestantize
verb
(transitive) To convert to Protestantism.
protocolization
protocolization
noun
notarization
protozoan
protozoan
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.
noun
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
protozoans
protozoean
protozoonal
provencalize
provincialization
provincialization
noun
The process of making something provincial.
provincialize
provincialize
verb
(transitive) To render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces.