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imperialize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-pe-ri-al-ize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To invest with imperial authority, character, or style.

verb

To bring to the form of an empire.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English imperial 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 imperialize From imperial + -ize.

Inflected Forms

imperializes (present, singular) imperializing (participle, present) imperialized (participle, past) imperialized (past) imperialise (alternative, Commonwealth)

Frequently Paired Words

deimperialize imperialization imperializer

Questions

What does imperialize mean?
To invest with imperial authority, character, or style.
Where does imperialize come from?
Etymology tree English imperial 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 imperialize From imperial + -ize.

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