Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dieselize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dieselize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert or adapt an engine to diesel fuel.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To replace steam or electric train service on a particular route or network with diesel-engined trains.

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From diesel + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dieselizes (present, singular) dieselizing (participle, present) dieselized (participle, past) dieselized (past) dieselise (alternative)

Questions

What does dieselize mean?
To convert or adapt an engine to diesel fuel.
Where does dieselize come from?
From diesel + -ize.

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