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definitize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
defini-tize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English definite 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 definitize From definite + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

definitizes (present, singular) definitizing (participle, present) definitized (participle, past) definitized (past)

Derived Forms

undefinitized

Questions

What does definitize mean?
To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
Where does definitize come from?
Etymology tree English definite 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 definitize From definite + -ize.

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