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gregarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gre-garize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gregarious Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English gregarize From gregarious + -ize.

Inflected Forms

gregarizes (present, singular) gregarizing (participle, present) gregarized (participle, past) gregarized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

aggregation gregarization

Antonyms

solitarize

Questions

What does gregarize mean?
To make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.
Where does gregarize come from?
Etymology tree English gregarious Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English gregarize From gregarious + -ize.

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