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  • 101hypercivilized — hy per•civ′i•lized adj …

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  • 102immobilize — im•mo•bi•lize [[t]ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing 1) to make immobile or immovable; fix in place 2) to prevent the use, activity, or movement of 3) med to prevent, restrict, or reduce normal movement in (the body, a limb, or a joint), as… …

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  • 103metabolize — me•tab•o•lize [[t]məˈtæb əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. lized, liz•ing 1) phl to subject to or change by metabolism 2) phl to effect metabolism • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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  • 104metalize — met•al•ize or met•al•lize [[t]ˈmɛt lˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. al•ized or al•lized, al•iz•ing or al•liz•ing 1) mel to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to 2) mel to cover or coat with metal • Etymology: 1585–95 met al•i•za′tion, n …

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  • 105mobilize — mo•bi•lize [[t]ˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. lized, liz•ing 1) mil to assemble (armed forces) into readiness for active service: to mobilize troops[/ex] 2) mil to organize or adapt for service in time of war or other emergency: to mobilize industry[/ex]… …

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  • 106monopolize — mo•nop•o•lize [[t]məˈnɒp əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing 1) to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of 2) to obtain exclusive possession of • Etymology: 1605–15 mo•nop o•li•za′tion, n. mo•nop′o•liz er, n …

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  • 107nebulize — neb•u•lize [[t]ˈnɛb yəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing to reduce to fine spray; atomize • Etymology: 1870–75 neb u•li•za′tion, n. neb′u•liz er, n …

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  • 108noncivilized — non•civ′i•lized adj …

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  • 109nonindustrialized — non•in•dus•tri•a•lized [[t]ˌnɒn ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪzd[/t]] adj. (of an area, nation, etc.) not industrialized; lacking large scale manufacturing technology and other industry …

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  • 110overcivilize — o ver•civ′i•lize v. lized, liz•ing …

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