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41-ise/-ize — Since about the time of Noah Webster, American users have been strongly inclined to use ize terminations on verbs such as recognize and conceptualize , while in Britain ise endings remain more common, even though the Oxford English Dictionary… …
42-ise/-ize — Since about the time of Noah Webster, American users have been strongly inclined to use ize terminations on verbs such as recognize and conceptualize , while in Britain ise endings remain more common, even though the Oxford English Dictionary… …
43bal|kan|ize — or bal|kan|ize «BL kuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to divide (a region) into small, often hostile, states. 2. Figurative. to divide (anything) into small units, especially weak or inefficient units. –Bal´kan|i|za´tion,… …
44Bal|kan|ize — or bal|kan|ize «BL kuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to divide (a region) into small, often hostile, states. 2. Figurative. to divide (anything) into small units, especially weak or inefficient units. –Bal´kan|i|za´tion,… …
45bur|glar|ize — «BUR gluh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. U.S. Informal. to break into (a building) to steal. ╂[American English < burglar + ize] …
46Bur|ton|ize — «BUR tuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to harden (water for brewing) by treatment, especially with gypsum or Epsom salt. ╂[< Burton on Trent, place in England noted for its superior brewing water and ale + ize] …
47ca|pon|ize — «KAY puh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make (a young male chicken) into a capon or caponette: »About four years ago there was a “flurry” of concern about hormone injections used to caponize male chickens (Wall Street Journal). ╂[<… …
48de|mor|al|ize — «dih MR uh lyz, MOR », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to lower the morals or principles of; corrupt; deprave: »The drug habit demoralizes its victims. 2. to lower the morale of; weaken the spirit, courage, or discipline of; dishearten: »Lack… …
49Die|sel|ize — or Die|sel|ize «DEE zuh lyz, suh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to equip with, or convert to use of, a diesel engine or engines: »It pinched the French railway system, almost completely dieselized (Newsweek) …
50die|sel|ize — or Die|sel|ize «DEE zuh lyz, suh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to equip with, or convert to use of, a diesel engine or engines: »It pinched the French railway system, almost completely dieselized (Newsweek) …
