febrilize

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"It has been proved, that the accumulation of human effluvia, where fever is not preſent, induces convulſion, and not fever*. We may venture to conclude, that human effluvia muſt be febrilized previous to their becoming infectious, conſequently no infectious fever can ariſe, but through the medium of a febrile body."

From febrile + -ize.

febrilizes (present, singular) febrilizing (participle, present) febrilized (participle, past) febrilized (past) febrilise (alternative)

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