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australize

/ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aus-tral-ize
IPA
/ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English austral 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 australize From austral + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

australizes (present, singular) australizing (participle, present) australized (participle, past) australized (past)

Antonyms

septentrionate

Questions

How do you pronounce australize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz/.
What does australize mean?
To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.
Where does australize come from?
Etymology tree English austral 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 australize From austral + -ize.

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