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primitivize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prim-i-tivize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From primitive + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

primitivizes (present, singular) primitivizing (participle, present) primitivized (participle, past) primitivized (past)

Derived Forms

reprimitivize

Frequently Paired Words

primitivization

Questions

What does primitivize mean?
To make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.
Where does primitivize come from?
From primitive + -ize.

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