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hollywoodize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hol-ly-wood-ize
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adapt to the norms and ideals of Hollywood; to make glitzy, superficial, thrilling, etc.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Hollywood + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hollywoodizes (present, singular) Hollywoodizing (participle, present) Hollywoodized (participle, past) Hollywoodized (past)

Derived Forms

Hollywoodization

Questions

What does hollywoodize mean?
To adapt to the norms and ideals of Hollywood; to make glitzy, superficial, thrilling, etc.
Where does hollywoodize come from?
From Hollywood + -ize.

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