Words that rhyme with recolonize

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]

v 1: grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: decolonize, decolonise] [ant: colonise, colonize]

v 1: remove the organization from [syn: disorganize, disorganise] [ant: organise, organize]

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]

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]

v 1: collect and study plants [syn: botanize, botanise]

v 1: eat a lot and without restraint [syn: gluttonize, gluttonise, fress]

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]

v 1: coat with metallic platinum

v 1: cause to agonize [syn: agonize, agonise] 2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: agonize, agonise]

v 1: divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn: Balkanize, Balkanise]

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]

v 1: convert a cock into a capon [syn: caponize, caponise]

v 1: unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise] 2: turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" [syn: carbonize, carbonise]

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]

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]

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]

v 1: make into a demon; "Power had demonized him" [syn: demonize, demonise]

v 1: stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: ebonize, ebonise]

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]

v 1: be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy [syn: fraternize, fraternise]

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]

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]

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]

v 1: make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city" [syn: humanize, humanise] [ant: dehumanise, dehumanize]

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]

v 1: become converted into ions [syn: ionize, ionise] 2: convert into ions [syn: ionize, ionise]

v 1: convert into keratin [syn: keratinize, keratinise] 2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: keratinize, keratinise]

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]

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]

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]

v 1: make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity" [syn: paganize, paganise]

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]

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]

v 1: write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise]

v 1: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise]

v 1: polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" [syn: Simonize, Simonise]

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]

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]

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]

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]

v 1: make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise] [ant: orientalise, orientalize]

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]

v 1: cover with aluminum [syn: aluminize, aluminise]

v 1: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: antagonize, antagonise] 2: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract]

v 1: assume certain affected attitudes [syn: attitudinize, attitudinise]

v 1: remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke]

v 1: grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: decolonize, decolonise] [ant: colonise, colonize]

v 1: remove ions from

v 1: remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinize, desalinise] [ant: salinate]

v 1: cause to sound harsh and unpleasant [syn: disharmonize, dissonate]

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]

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]

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]

v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise] 2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise]

v 1: add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods" [syn: vitaminize, vitaminise]

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]

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]

v 1: cause to continue indefinitely 2: make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer" [syn: immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise]