Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rigorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rig-o-rize
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make rigorous; for example, to add further detail or elaborate on a proof or demonstration.

Etymology

Etymology tree English rigor 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 rigorize From rigor + -ize.

Inflected Forms

rigorizes (present, singular) rigorizing (participle, present) rigorized (participle, past) rigorized (past) rigorise (alternative) rigourise (alternative) rigourize (alternative)

Questions

What does rigorize mean?: To make rigorous; for example, to add further detail or elaborate on a proof or demonstration.
Where does rigorize come from?: Etymology tree English rigor 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 rigorize From rigor + -ize.

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