Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peopleize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peo-pleize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adapt to the needs or norms of people.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We have to become comfortable with hiring, working with, and valuing the work of the people who can popularize our data. And I mean popularize in the best sense of the word: peopleize. If we don't make our data products people-friendly we can't really make a serious contribution to the Information Age."
"Because you are people, you personify what you perceive — “peopleize” it. You imagine such “spirits” to be small people, endowed with your own kind of characteristics."

Etymology

From people + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: people

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

peopleizes (present, singular) peopleizing (participle, present) peopleized (participle, past) peopleized (past) peoplize (alternative)

Questions

What does peopleize mean?: To adapt to the needs or norms of people.
Where does peopleize come from?: From people + -ize.

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