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bantamize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-tamize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From bantam + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bantamizes (present, singular) bantamizing (participle, present) bantamized (participle, past) bantamized (past)

Questions

What does bantamize mean?
To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
Where does bantamize come from?
From bantam + -ize.

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