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chastise
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v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate,
chasten, correct]
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comprise
0
v 1: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several
provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn:
consist, comprise]
2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea
is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old
songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain,
comprise]
3: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
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demise
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n 1: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: death, dying,
demise] [ant: birth]
v 1: transfer by a lease or by a will
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despise
0
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has
to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't
catch on immediately" [syn: contemn, despise, scorn,
disdain]
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disguise
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n 1: an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of
something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always
associated with catastrophe in his stories" [syn:
disguise, camouflage]
2: any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal
the wearer's identity
3: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying
its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" [syn:
disguise, camouflage]
v 1: make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We
disguised our faces before robbing the bank" [syn:
disguise, mask]
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disorganize
0
v 1: remove the organization from [syn: disorganize,
disorganise] [ant: organise, organize]
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flies
0
n 1: (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the
audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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fries
0
n 1: strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: french fries,
french-fried potatoes, fries, chips]
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guise
0
n 1: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of
friendship he betrayed them" [syn: guise, pretense,
pretence, pretext]
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incise
0
v 1: make an incision into by carving or cutting
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organize
0
v 1: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere";
"They formed a company" [syn: form, organize,
organise]
2: cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to
some principle or idea [syn: organize, organise] [ant:
disorganise, disorganize]
3: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the
robbery" [syn: mastermind, engineer, direct,
organize, organise, orchestrate]
4: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my
files?" [syn: organize, organise, coordinate]
5: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate
a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the
director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare,
devise, get up, machinate]
6: form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize"
[syn: unionize, unionise, organize, organise]
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prize
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adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn:
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
n 1: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or
competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free
trip to Europe" [syn: prize, award]
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: loot, booty,
pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money]
3: something given as a token of victory [syn: trophy,
prize]
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize,
value, treasure, appreciate]
2: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise,
prize, lever, jimmy]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We
prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem, value,
prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect]
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reorganize
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v 1: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't
want to go under" [syn: reorganize, reorganise, shake
up]
2: organize anew, as after a setback [syn: reorganize,
reorganise, regroup]
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revise
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n 1: the act of rewriting something [syn: revision, revisal,
revise, rescript]
v 1: make revisions in; "revise a thesis"
2: revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating
and improving; "We must retool the town's economy" [syn:
retool, revise]
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rise
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n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant:
downfall, fall]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant:
fall]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike,
wage increase, salary increase]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn:
upgrade, rise, rising slope]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn:
lift, rise]
8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
"the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy
Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit
from the Father and the Son" [syn: emanation, rise,
procession]
9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase]
10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
advance on the stock market" [syn: advance, rise]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up,
uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn: rise, go up, climb]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie,
lie down, sit, sit down]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise,
lift, rear]
5: come to the surface [syn: surface, come up, rise up,
rise]
6: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious
movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up
from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short
story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: originate,
arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow]
7: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She
ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn:
ascend, move up, rise]
8: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
9: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn:
heighten, rise]
10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn
out, arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in,
go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack,
kip down, retire, sack out, turn in]
11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
bestseller list" [syn: rise, jump, climb up]
12: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard
the good news"
13: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge";
"rise to the occasion"
14: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
15: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
[syn: rise, prove]
16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
[syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go
down, go under, set]
17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to
uprise" [syn: resurrect, rise, uprise]
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size
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adj 1: (used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package";
"average-size house"
n 1: the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a
wolf is about the size of a large dog"
2: the property resulting from being one of a series of
graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13
shoe"
3: any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to
stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: size,
sizing]
4: the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the
situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" [syn:
size, size of it]
5: a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the
bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
v 1: cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or
sizing (a glutinous substance)
2: sort according to size
3: make to a size; bring to a suitable size
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surmise
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n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete
evidence [syn: guess, conjecture, supposition,
surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis]
v 1: infer from incomplete evidence
2: imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is
a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" [syn:
suspect, surmise]
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surprise
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n 1: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected
happens to you
2: a sudden unexpected event
3: the act of surprising someone [syn: surprise, surprisal]
v 1: cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
2: come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He
surprised an interesting scene"
3: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: storm, surprise]
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unwise
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adj 1: showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an
unwise investor is soon impoverished"
2: not appropriate to the purpose [syn: inexpedient, unwise]
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wise
0
adj 1: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise
leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: foolish]
2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in
practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise
decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady]
3: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn:
knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)]
4: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
"impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent
boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
[syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold,
smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
n 1: a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
2: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
[syn: Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise]
3: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united
reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
[syn: Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise]
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baptize
0
v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
[syn: baptize, baptise, christen]
-
botanize
0
v 1: collect and study plants [syn: botanize, botanise]
-
gluttonize
0
v 1: eat a lot and without restraint [syn: gluttonize,
gluttonise, fress]
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latinize
0
v 1: write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry
neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: Romanize,
Romanise, Latinize, Latinise]
2: translate into Latin
3: cause to adopt Catholicism [syn: catholicize,
catholicise, latinize, latinise]
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platinize
0
v 1: coat with metallic platinum
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agonize
0
v 1: cause to agonize [syn: agonize, agonise]
2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: agonize, agonise]
-
balkanize
0
v 1: divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn:
Balkanize, Balkanise]
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canonize
0
v 1: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown
to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
[syn: canonize, canonise, saint]
2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn:
canonize, canonise]
-
caponize
0
v 1: convert a cock into a capon [syn: caponize, caponise]
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carbonize
0
v 1: unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: carbonize,
carbonise, carburize, carburise]
2: turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" [syn:
carbonize, carbonise]
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christianize
0
v 1: adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to
Christianize ancient pagan sites"
2: convert to Christianity; "missionaries have tried to
Christianize native people all over the world" [syn:
Christianize, Christianise]
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colonize
0
v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn:
colonize, colonise] [ant: decolonise, decolonize]
2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British
colonized the East Coast" [syn: colonize, colonise]
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communize
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v 1: make Communist or bring in accord with Communist
principles; "communize the government" [syn: communize,
communise, bolshevize, bolshevise]
2: make into property owned by the state; "The new government
communized all banks" [syn: communize, communise]
-
demonize
0
v 1: make into a demon; "Power had demonized him" [syn:
demonize, demonise]
-
ebonize
0
v 1: stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: ebonize,
ebonise]
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feminize
0
v 1: assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized
language"; "feminized frogs" [syn: feminize, feminise]
2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or
appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn:
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise,
womanize]
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fraternize
0
v 1: be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother,
especially with an enemy [syn: fraternize, fraternise]
-
galvanize
0
v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake";
"galvanized into action" [syn: startle, galvanize,
galvanise]
2: cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" [syn: galvanize,
galvanise]
3: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock [syn:
galvanize, galvanise]
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gelatinize
0
v 1: coat with gelatin
2: become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch
gelatinized when it was heated" [syn: gelatinize,
gelatinise]
3: convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will
gelatinize starch" [syn: gelatinize, gelatinise]
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harmonize
0
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
2: write a harmony for [syn: harmonize, harmonise]
3: sing or play in harmony [syn: harmonize, harmonise]
4: bring (several things) into consonance or relate
harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" [syn:
harmonize, harmonise]
5: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with
one's abilities" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, reconcile]
6: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music
or singing [syn: harmonize, harmonise, chord]
-
humanize
0
v 1: make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the
big city" [syn: humanize, humanise] [ant: dehumanise,
dehumanize]
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immunize
0
v 1: law: grant immunity from prosecution [syn: immunize,
immunise]
2: perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation;
"We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated
the children in the school" [syn: immunize, immunise,
inoculate, vaccinate]
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ionize
0
v 1: become converted into ions [syn: ionize, ionise]
2: convert into ions [syn: ionize, ionise]
-
keratinize
0
v 1: convert into keratin [syn: keratinize, keratinise]
2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: keratinize,
keratinise]
-
lionize
0
v 1: assign great social importance to; "The film director was
celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in
Vienna" [syn: lionize, lionise, celebrate]
-
mechanize
0
v 1: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize
armies" [syn: mechanize, mechanise, motorize,
motorise]
2: make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work
becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" [syn: mechanize,
mechanise]
3: make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" [syn: mechanize,
mechanise]
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modernize
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v 1: make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to;
"You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health
care system" [syn: overhaul, modernize, modernise]
2: become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are
now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing
rapidly" [syn: modernize, modernise, develop]
-
paganize
0
v 1: make pagan in character; "The Church paganized
Christianity" [syn: paganize, paganise]
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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]
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recognize
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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]
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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]
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sermonize
0
v 1: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements;
"This man always sermonizes" [syn: sermonize,
sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise]
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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]
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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]
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unionize
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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]
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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]
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westernize
0
v 1: make western in character; "The country was Westernized
after it opened up" [syn: occidentalize, occidentalise,
westernize, westernise] [ant: orientalise,
orientalize]
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womanize
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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]
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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]
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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
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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]
-
homogenize
0
v 1: cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing;
"homogenize the main ingredients" [syn: homogenize,
homogenise]
2: break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk" [syn:
homogenize, homogenise] [ant: clabber, clot,
curdle]
3: become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids
homogenized in the blender" [syn: homogenize, homogenise]
[ant: clabber, clot, curdle]
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masculinize
0
v 1: give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion
designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"
2: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine
characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone
therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" [syn:
masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise]
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oxygenize
0
v 1: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the
electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a
lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more
electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn:
oxygenize, oxygenise]
2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
[syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate]
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suburbanize
0
v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn:
suburbanize, suburbanise]
2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities"
[syn: suburbanize, suburbanise]
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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]
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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]
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eternize
0
v 1: cause to continue indefinitely
2: make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"
[syn: immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise,
eternalize, eternalise]
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ayes
0
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cries
0
-
dies
0
-
guys
0
-
highs
0
-
implies
0
-
lies
0
-
pies
0
-
skies
0
-
spies
0
-
supplies
0
-
ties
0
-
tries
0
-
ais
0
-
tetanize
0
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divinize
0
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euphonize
0
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germanize
0
-
gorgonize
0
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hellenize
0
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ironize
0
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jargonize
0
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kyanize
0
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peptonize
0
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preconize
0