cap|i|tal|i|za|tion — «KAP uh tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. a writing or printing with capital letters. 2. the act of capitalizing or the condition of being capitalized at a certain value. 3. a) the amount at which a company is capitalized; capital stock of a business … Useful english dictionary
dig|i|tal|i|za|tion — «DIHJ uh tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. treatment with digitalis … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|i|sa|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. Especially British. hospitalization … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|i|za|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of putting someone in a hospital for treatment: »The doctor advised hospitalization for the child. 2. the state of being put in a hospital for treatment. 3. the period of being hospitalized: »His long … Useful english dictionary
im|mor|tal|i|za|tion — «ih MR tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of immortalizing. 2. the state of being immortalized … Useful english dictionary
pal|a|tal|i|za|tion — «PAL uh tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of palatalizing: »The introduction of a “y” sound before a vowel is called palatalization, because in pronouncing “y” the tongue is humped up toward the palate (Scientific American). 2. the state of… … Useful english dictionary
re|crys|tal|li|za|tion — «REE krihs tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. repeated crystallization of the same substance: »Recrystallization has been found to take place mainly at temperatures near the freezing point…as is broadly the case with most temperate glaciers (E. F. Roots) … Useful english dictionary
bru´tal|i|za´tion — bru|tal|ize «BROO tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make brutal: »War brutalizes many men. 2. to treat in a brutal or cruel manner. –v.i. to become brutal. –bru´tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chap´tal|i|za´tion — chap|tal|ize «SHAP tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to correct or improve the must in making (wine), by neutralizing an excess of acid and adding sugar. ╂[< J. A. Chaptal, 1756 1832, a French chemist who invented the process]… … Useful english dictionary
con´ti|nen´tal|i|za´tion — con|ti|nen|tal|ize «KON tuh NEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make continental; extend over a continent or the Continent: »In the Rio treaty we formally continentalized the defensive aspects of the Monroe Doctrine (Harper s).… … Useful english dictionary