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101bi|po|lar|ize — «by POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to divide into two opposing factions: »... to bipolarize the world with competing political ideologies (Science News Letter). –bi|po´lar|i|za´tion, noun …
102bond|er|ize — «BON duh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to put a protective coating on iron, steel, zinc, cadmium, or aluminum surfaces. ╂[< Bonderized, a trademark] …
103Bos|well|ize — «BOZ wuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to write about in the style or manner of James Boswell: »One can t help regretting that Adams never had the time to Boswellize himself and his era (New Yorker) …
104bowd|ler|ize — «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather than bowdlerize… …
105bru|tal|ize — «BROO tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make brutal: »War brutalizes many men. 2. to treat in a brutal or cruel manner. –v.i. to become brutal. –bru´tal|i|za´tion, noun …
106Byz|an|tin|ize — «bih ZAN tuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to fashion according to Byzantine ideas …
107ca|dav|er|ize — «kuh DAV uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make cadaverous or corpselike …
108Ca|na|di|an|ize — «kuh NAY dee uh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Canadian in habits, customs, or character: »Sir Casimir had become so Canadianized that shortly before his death he remembered little of his mother tongue (Peter Gzowski) …
109ca|nal|ize — «kuh NAL yz, KAN uh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make a canal or canals through: »Hilly countries can be canalized by the construction of locks, tunnels, and bridged aqueducts. 2. to make into or like a canal. 3. Figurative. to lead in a …
110can|ni|bal|ize — «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) to eat the… …
