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  • 81an|nu|al|ize — «AN yu uh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to write for an annual. –v.t. U.S. to compute (income or expenditures) for or as if for a year …

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  • 82an|od|ize — «AN uh dyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to coat the surface of (a metal) with a protective film by making it the anode of a cell and subjecting it to the action of an electrolyte. –an´o|di|za´tion, noun …

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  • 83Ar|ab|ize — «AR uh byz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to bring under Arab control or render Arabic in culture. –Ar´ab|i|za´tion, noun …

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  • 84ar|cha|ize — «AHR kee yz, kay », intransitive verb, transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause something to be archaic; give an archaic flavor to. –ar´cha|iz´er, noun …

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  • 85Ar|i|an|ize — «AIR ee uh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to convert to Arianism …

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  • 86ar|te|ri|al|ize — «ahr TIHR ee uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to convert (venous blood) into the bright red blood of the arteries by the action of oxygen in the lungs. –ar|te´ri|al|i|za´tion, noun …

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  • 87ar|ti|fi|cial|ize — «AHR tuh FIHSH uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make artificial, or give a semblance of artificiality to: »“The St. Valentine s Day Massacre”…artificializes and confuses the tawdry history it is supposed to relate (Bosley Crowther) …

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  • 88Ar|y|an|ize — «AIR ee uh nyz, AR ; AHR yuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make characteristically Aryan. 2. (as used by the Nazis) to rid of so called non Aryan persons or elements. –Ar´y|an|i|za´tion, noun …

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  • 89a|sex|u|al|ize — «ay SEHK shu uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make unable to reproduce sexually, by gelding or spaying. –a|sex´u|al|i|za´tion, noun …

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  • 90at|om|ize — «AT uh myz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change (a liquid) into a spray of very small drops. 2. a) to separate into atoms. b) Figurative. to reduce (anything) to small particles or units; fragmentize: »The antitrust route is one seeking… …

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