Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provisionalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-vi-sion-al-ize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide with a provisional.

Example Sentences

"If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered."
"Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e)."

Etymology

From provisional + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: provisional

Inflected Forms

provisionalizes (present, singular) provisionalizing (participle, present) provisionalized (participle, past) provisionalized (past)

Questions

What does provisionalize mean?: To provide with a provisional.
Where does provisionalize come from?: From provisional + -ize.

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