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-ized
(gcide) | Parchmentize \Parch"ment*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p.
pr. & vb. n. -izing.]
To convert to a parchmentlike substance, especially by
sulphuric acid.
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-ized
(gcide) | Margaryize \Mar"ga*ry*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr.
& vb. n. -izing.] [(J. J. Lloyd) Margary, inventor of the
process + -ize.]
To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper
sulphate (often called |
-ized
(gcide) | Mercerize \Mer"cer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. &
vb. n. -izing.] [From (John) Mercer (1791-1866), an English
calico printer who introduced the process + -ize.]
To treat (cotton fiber or fabrics) with a solution of caustic
alkali. Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length
and become stronger and more receptive of dyes. If the yarn
or cloth is kept under tension during the process, it assumes
a silky luster. -- Mer`cer*i*za"tion, n.
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-ized
(gcide) | Suberize \Su"ber*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. & vb.
n. -izing.] [L. suber cork.] (Bot.)
To effect suberization of.
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-ized
(gcide) | Tubercularize \Tu*ber"cu*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized;
p. pr. & vb. n. i-zing.] [Tubercular + -ize.] (Med.)
To infect with tuberculosis. -- Tu*ber`cu*lar*i*za"tion, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tuberculate |
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authorized
(mass) | authorized
- oprávnený |
baptized
(mass) | baptized
- pokrstený |
customized
(mass) | customized
- prispôsobený |
institutionalized
(mass) | institutionalized
- inštitucializovaný |
kingsized
(mass) | king-sized
- extra veľký |
localized
(mass) | localized
- miestny |
mediumsized
(mass) | medium-sized
- stredne veľký |
organized
(mass) | organized
- organizovaný, zorganizovaný, zorganizoval |
pasteurized
(mass) | pasteurized
- pasterizovaný |
planepolarized
(mass) | plane-polarized
- rovinovo polarizovaný |
Acclimatized
(gcide) | Acclimatize \Ac*cli"ma*tize\ ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]z), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Acclimatized
([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Acclimatizing ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]`z[i^]ng).]
To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which
is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or
strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or
plants.
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Achromatized
(gcide) | Achromatize \A*chro"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Achromatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Achromatizing.] [Gr. 'a
priv. + ? color.]
To deprive of color; to make achromatic. [Also spelled
achromatise.]
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actualized
(gcide) | actualized \actualized\ adj.
changed from potential to actual; as, saw his worst fears
actualized.
Syn: realized
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Aggrandized
(gcide) | Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +
grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See
Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize
our conceptions, authority, distress.
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2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;
-- applied to persons, countries, etc.
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His scheme for aggrandizing his son. --Prescott.
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3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.
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Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
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Agonized
(gcide) | Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Agonizing.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?.
See Agony.]
1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
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To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.
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2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
[1913 Webster]agonized \agonized\ adj.
1. expressing pain or agony. agonized screams
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agonized
(gcide) | Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Agonizing.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?.
See Agony.]
1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
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To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.
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2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
[1913 Webster]agonized \agonized\ adj.
1. expressing pain or agony. agonized screams
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Albumenized
(gcide) | Albumenize \Al*bu"men*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Albumenized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Albumenizing.]
To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an
albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper.
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Alcoholized
(gcide) | Alcoholize \Al"co*hol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.]
1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate
with alcohol.
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Alkalized
(gcide) | Alkalize \Al"ka*lize\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Alkalized ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Alkalizing ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F.
alcaliser.]
To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an
alkali to.
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Allegorized
(gcide) | Allegorize \Al"le*go*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allegorized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Allegorizing.] [Cf. F. all['e]goriser, fr.
L. allegorizare.]
1. To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the
history of a people.
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2. To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical
sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood
literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative
sense is said to allegorize it.
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anaesthetized
(gcide) | anaesthetized \anaesthetized\ adj.
1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia. [Also spelled
anesthetized.]
[WordNet 1.5]anesthetized \anesthetized\ adj.
rendered insensible by anesthetizing. Same as
anaesthetized. [Also spelled anaesthetized.]
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Anathematized
(gcide) | Anathematize \A*nath"e*ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Anathematized; p. pr. & vb. n. Anathematizing.] [L.
anathematizare, Gr. ? to devote, make accursed: cf. F.
anath['e]matiser.]
To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn
publicly as something accursed. --Milton.
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Anatomized
(gcide) | Anatomize \A*nat"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anatomized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing.] [Cf. F. anatomiser.]
1. To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body,
for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure
and use of the several parts.
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2. To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.
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If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature,
we shall find that they are founded on the relation
of cause and effect. --Hume.
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anesthetized
(gcide) | anaesthetized \anaesthetized\ adj.
1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia. [Also spelled
anesthetized.]
[WordNet 1.5]anesthetized \anesthetized\ adj.
rendered insensible by anesthetizing. Same as
anaesthetized. [Also spelled anaesthetized.]
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Anglicized
(gcide) | Anglicize \An"gli*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglicized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Anglicizing.]
To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable
to the English idiom, or to English analogies.
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Animalized
(gcide) | Animalize \An"i*mal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Animalizing.] [Cf. F. animaliser.]
1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in
animal form. --Warburton.
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2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of
assimilation.
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3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a
lower animal; to sensualize.
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The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the
animalizing tendency of his own philosophy.
--Coleridge.
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Antagonized
(gcide) | Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Antagonized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Antagonozing.] [Gr. ?. See Antagonism.]
To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
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Apologized
(gcide) | Apologize \A*pol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apologized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Apologizing.] [Cf. F. apologiser.]
1. To make an apology or defense. --Dr. H. More.
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2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of
some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it,
by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent
apologized for not answering my letter.
Syn: apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize
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To apologize for his insolent language. --Froude.
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Apostatized
(gcide) | Apostatize \A*pos"ta*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Apostatized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Apostatizing.] [LL. apostatizare.]
To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to
forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or
the party to which one has previously adhered.
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He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to
believing in ?emblances. --Carlyle.
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Arborized
(gcide) | Arborized \Ar"bor*ized\, a.
Having a treelike appearance. "An arborized or moss agate."
--Wright.
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Archaized
(gcide) | Archaize \Ar"cha*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Archaized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Archaizing.] [Gr. 'archai:`zein.]
To make appear archaic or antique. --Mahaffy.
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Aromatized
(gcide) | Aromatize \A*ro"ma*tize\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Aromatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Aromatizing.] [L.
aromatizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatiser.]
To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy
scent or taste to; to perfume. --Bacon.
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Arterialized
(gcide) | Arterialize \Ar*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Arterialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Arterializing.]
To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by
exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.
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asphalt macadam macadamized tarmac tarmacadam
(gcide) | paved \paved\ adj.
1. covered with a firm surface; -- of pathways or roadways.
[Narrower terms: {asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac,
tarmacadam}; blacktopped, brick, {cobblestone,
cobblestoned}] [Ant: unpaved]
Syn: hard-surfaced, surfaced, made-up [British], sealed
[Australian].
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Assized
(gcide) | Assize \As*size"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assized; p. pr. & vb.
n. Assizing.] [From Assize, n.: cf. LL. assisare to
decree in assize. Cf. Asses, v.]
1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs.] --Gower.
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2. To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance
or regulation of authority. [Obs.]
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Astatized
(gcide) | Astatize \As"ta*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Astatized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Astatizing.] (Magnetism)
To render astatic.
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Athetized
(gcide) | Athetize \Ath"e*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Athetized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Athetizing.] [Gr. ?, fr. ? set aside, not fixed; ?
not + ? to place.]
To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an
obelus.
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Authorized
(gcide) | Authorized \Au"thor*ized\, a.
1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized
agent.
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2. Sanctioned by authority.
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The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English
translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction
of King James I. It was "appointed to be read in
churches," and has been the accepted English Bible. The
Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.
[1913 Webster]Authorize \Au"thor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authorized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Authorizing.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr.
LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See Author.]
1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give
a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners
to settle a boundary.
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2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as,
to authorize a marriage.
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3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion;
to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.
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4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to
warrant; as, to authorize a report.
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A woman's story at a winter's fire,
Authorized by her grandam. --Shak.
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5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. --Locke.
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To authorize one's self, to rely for authority. [Obs.]
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Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other
histories. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Azotized
(gcide) | Azotize \Az"o*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Azotized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Azotizing (?).]
To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.
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Baptized
(gcide) | Baptize \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Baptizing.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr.
bapti`zein. See Baptism.]
1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
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2. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their
baptism); to give a name to; to name.
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I'll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo. --Shak.
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3. To sanctify; to consecrate.
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Barbarized
(gcide) | Barbarize \Bar"ba*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Barbarized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Barbarizing.]
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1. To become barbarous.
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The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the
time of Trajan. --De Quincey.
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2. To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.
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The ill habit . . . of wretched barbarizing against
the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored
Anglicisms. --Milton.
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Bastardized
(gcide) | Bastardize \Bas"tard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
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The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the
child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful
wedlock. --Blackstone.
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2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak.
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3. to change something (for example, art forms) so that its
value declines; to debase.
Syn: bastardise.
[WordNet 1.5]bastardized \bastardized\ adj. (Arts)
deriving from more than one source or style. impure (vs.
pure) --- (combined with extraneous elements)
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bastardized
(gcide) | Bastardize \Bas"tard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a
bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
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The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the
child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful
wedlock. --Blackstone.
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2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak.
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3. to change something (for example, art forms) so that its
value declines; to debase.
Syn: bastardise.
[WordNet 1.5]bastardized \bastardized\ adj. (Arts)
deriving from more than one source or style. impure (vs.
pure) --- (combined with extraneous elements)
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Bestialized
(gcide) | Bestialize \Bes"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestialized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bestializing.]
To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.
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The process of bestializing humanity. --Hare.
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Bituminized
(gcide) | Bituminize \Bi*tu"mi*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bituminized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminizing.] [Cf. F. bituminiser.]
To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.
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Botanized
(gcide) | Botanize \Bot"a*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Botanized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Botanizing.] [Cf. F. botaniser.]
To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study
plants.
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Bowdlerized
(gcide) | Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowdlerized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bowdlerizing.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an
English physician, who published an expurgated edition of
Shakespeare in 1818.]
To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts
considered offensive; to remove morally objectionable parts;
-- said of literary texts.
Syn: bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.
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It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom
Jones . . . that a Bowdlerized version of it would
be hardly intelligible as a tale. --F. Harrison.
[1913 Webster] -- Bowd`ler*i*za"tion, n. --
Bowd"ler*ism, n.
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Bromoiodized
(gcide) | Bromoiodized \Bro`mo*i"o*dized\, a. (Photog.)
Treated with bromides and iodides.
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Brutalized
(gcide) | Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Brutalizing.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.]
To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
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Burnettized
(gcide) | Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnettized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Burnettizing.] (Manuf.)
To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation
in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a
process invented by Sir William Burnett.
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Canonized
(gcide) | Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Canonizing.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.
canon.. See Canon.]
1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in
the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was
canonized.
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2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
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Fame in time to come canonize us. --Shak.
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2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
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Capitalized
(gcide) | Capitalize \Cap"i*tal*ize\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]z), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Capitalized (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Capitalizing.]
1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.
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2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a
patent right, an annuity, etc.)
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3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
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4. To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by
selling capital stock.
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Capsized
(gcide) | Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Capsized; p. pr.
& vb. n. Capsizing.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch,
capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr.
L. caput head.]
To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
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But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? --Byron.
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Carbonized
(gcide) | Carbonize \Car"bon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.] [Cf. F. carboniser.]
1. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a
residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive
agent; to char.
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2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel
by cementation.
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Carburized
(gcide) | Carburize \Car"bu*rize\ (k[aum]r"b[-u]*r[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Carburized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carburizing.] (Chem.)
To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of
a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating
power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of
volatile hydrocarbons.
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Carnalized
(gcide) | Carnalize \Car"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carnalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Carnalizing.]
To make carnal; to debase to carnality.
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A sensual and carnalized spirit. --John Scott.
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categorized
(gcide) | categorized \categorized\ adj.
placed in a category.
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Catheterized
(gcide) | Catheterize \Cath"e*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Catheterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Catheterizing.] (Med.)
To operate on with a catheter. --Dunglison.
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Cauterized
(gcide) | Cauterize \Cau"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cauterized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Cauterizing.] [L. cauterizare, Gr. ?, fr. a
branding iron: cf. F. caut['e]rised.. See cauter.]
1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison.
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2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.
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centralized
(gcide) | concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
narrow thread of concentrated ore.
Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
of distributed or diffused.
Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered;
centered, centred, centralized, focused;
undivided] [Also See: compact.]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
her concentrated passion held them at bay.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
Syn: saturated.
[WordNet 1.5]
5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
Syn: condensed.
[WordNet 1.5]
6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
Syn: intensive.
[WordNet 1.5]
7. characterized by mental concentration.
Syn: intent.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]centralized \centralized\ adj.
1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a
central authority; as, centralized control of emergency
relief efforts; centralized government. Opposite of
decentralized.
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2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
purpose; -- contrasting with distributed.
Syn: centered, centred, focused.
[WordNet 1.5]Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Centralizing.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]
To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a
center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
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[To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.
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Centralized
(gcide) | concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
narrow thread of concentrated ore.
Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
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2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
of distributed or diffused.
Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered;
centered, centred, centralized, focused;
undivided] [Also See: compact.]
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3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
her concentrated passion held them at bay.
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4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
Syn: saturated.
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5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
Syn: condensed.
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6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
Syn: intensive.
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7. characterized by mental concentration.
Syn: intent.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]centralized \centralized\ adj.
1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a
central authority; as, centralized control of emergency
relief efforts; centralized government. Opposite of
decentralized.
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2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
purpose; -- contrasting with distributed.
Syn: centered, centred, focused.
[WordNet 1.5]Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centralized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Centralizing.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]
To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a
center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
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[To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.
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characterized
(gcide) | characterized \characterized\ adj.
stated precisely; -- of the meaning of words or concepts.
[WordNet 1.5]Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL.
characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]
1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
traits; to make with distinctive features.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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The softness and effeminacy which characterize the
men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving.
5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
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Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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Characterized
(gcide) | characterized \characterized\ adj.
stated precisely; -- of the meaning of words or concepts.
[WordNet 1.5]Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL.
characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]
1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
traits; to make with distinctive features.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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The softness and effeminacy which characterize the
men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving.
5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
[PJC]
Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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Christianized
(gcide) | Christianize \Chris"tian*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Christianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Christianizing.] [Cf. F.
christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.]
1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to
Christianize pagans.
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2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
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Christianized philosophers. --I. Taylor.
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Cicatrized
(gcide) | Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr.
cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in
wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman.
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Civilized
(gcide) | Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Civilized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Civilizing.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.
See Civil.]
1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules
and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
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Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose
Her land to civilize, as to subdue. --Dryden
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2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]
"Civilizing adultery." --Milton.
Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.
[1913 Webster]Civilized \Civ"i*lized\, a.
Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts,
learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.
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Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not
reconcilable with the present state of civilized
society. --J. Quincy.
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Climatized
(gcide) | Climatize \Cli"ma*tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Climatized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Climatizing.]
To acclimate or become acclimated.
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