Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southernize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
south-ernize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make southern in character.

Transitive verb

verb

To become southern in character.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From southern + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

southernizes (present, singular) southernizing (participle, present) southernized (participle, past) southernized (past) southernise (alternative)

Questions

What does southernize mean?
To make southern in character.
Where does southernize come from?
From southern + -ize.

How to pronounce southernize

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