Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futurize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-tur-ize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring into the future or make state of the art; modernize.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring into the future tense.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English future 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 futurize From future + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

futurizes (present, singular) futurizing (participle, present) futurized (participle, past) futurized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

futurization

Questions

What does futurize mean?: To bring into the future or make state of the art; modernize.
Where does futurize come from?: Etymology tree English future 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 futurize From future + -ize.

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