Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfectionize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-fec-tion-ize
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring to perfection; to perfect.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To be a perfectionist.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue."
"After having made the first 4-5 bird sculptures the urge to perfectionize your sculptures will rapidly make itself felt."
"Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started."

Etymology

From perfection + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: perfection

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfectionizes (present, singular) perfectionizing (participle, present) perfectionized (participle, past) perfectionized (past)

Questions

What does perfectionize mean?: To bring to perfection; to perfect.
Where does perfectionize come from?: From perfection + -ize.

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