Words that rhyme with balkanise

• balkanize 0
  v 1: divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn: Balkanize, Balkanise]
• patronize 0
  v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn: sponsor, patronize, patronise] 2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott] 3: treat condescendingly [syn: patronize, patronise, condescend] 4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going]
• recognize 0
  v 1: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know] 2: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise] 3: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart] 4: perceive to be the same [syn: recognize, recognise] 5: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: accredit, recognize, recognise] 6: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: greet, recognize, recognise] 7: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: acknowledge, recognize, recognise] 8: exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) 9: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" [syn: recognize, recognise]
• romanize 0
  v 1: write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise]
• sermonize 0
  v 1: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise]
• simonize 0
  v 1: polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" [syn: Simonize, Simonise]
• solemnize 0
  v 1: observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning" [syn: solemnize, solemnise] 2: perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies [syn: solemnize, solemnise] 3: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts" [syn: solemnize, solemnise]
• synchronize 0
  v 1: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" [syn: synchronize, synchronise, sync] [ant: desynchronise, desynchronize] 2: happen at the same time [syn: synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise] 3: make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" [syn: synchronize, synchronise] 4: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise] 5: operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" [syn: synchronize, synchronise] 6: cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches" [syn: synchronize, synchronise]
• unionize 0
  v 1: recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" [syn: unionize, unionise] 2: form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize" [syn: unionize, unionise, organize, organise]
• urbanize 0
  v 1: make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" [syn: urbanize, urbanise] 2: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them" [syn: urbanize, urbanise]
• westernize 0
  v 1: make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise] [ant: orientalise, orientalize]
• womanize 0
  v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" [syn: philander, womanize, womanise] 2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize]
• aluminize 0
  v 1: cover with aluminum [syn: aluminize, aluminise]
• antagonize 0
  v 1: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: antagonize, antagonise] 2: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract]
• attitudinize 0
  v 1: assume certain affected attitudes [syn: attitudinize, attitudinise]
• decarbonize 0
  v 1: remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke]
• decolonize 0
  v 1: grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: decolonize, decolonise] [ant: colonise, colonize]
• deionize 0
  v 1: remove ions from
• desalinize 0
  v 1: remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinize, desalinise] [ant: salinate]
• disharmonize 0
  v 1: cause to sound harsh and unpleasant [syn: disharmonize, dissonate]
• vitaminize 0
  v 1: add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods" [syn: vitaminize, vitaminise]
• americanize 0
  v 1: make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him" [syn: Americanize, Americanise] 2: become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" [syn: Americanize, Americanise]
• cognize 0
  v 1: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: know, cognize, cognise] [ant: ignore]
• eternize 0
  v 1: cause to continue indefinitely 2: make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer" [syn: immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise]
• ayes 0
• ais 0
• peptonize 0
• preconize 0
• civilianize 0
• sectarianize 0

See also balkanise definition