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caterpillarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cater-pil-lar-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To visualize (a tree) as a group of subtrees.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From caterpillar + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

caterpillarizes (present, singular) caterpillarizing (participle, present) caterpillarized (participle, past) caterpillarized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

caterpillarization

Questions

What does caterpillarize mean?
To visualize (a tree) as a group of subtrees.
Where does caterpillarize come from?
From caterpillar + -ize.

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