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haussmannize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hauss-m-an-nize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Haussmann + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Haussmannizes (present, singular) Haussmannizing (participle, present) Haussmannized (participle, past) Haussmannized (past)

Derived Forms

Haussmannization

Questions

What does haussmannize mean?
To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).
Where does haussmannize come from?
From Haussmann + -ize.

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