- O|ri|en|tal|ize
- O|ri|en|tal|ize «AWR ee EHN tuh lyz, OHR-», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.to make or become Oriental.
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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
mon|u|men|tal|ize — «MON yuh MEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to establish a lasting memorial or record of. –mon´u|men´tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
re|cap|i|tal|ize — «ree KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to capitalize again; renew or alter the capitalization of. –re|cap´i|tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
com|part|men|tal|ize — «KOM pahrt MEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to arrange in compartments or sections: »Everything is neatly yet automatically compartmentalized by the tray itself (New Yorker). 2. Figurative. to arrange in categories: »The pursuit… … Useful english dictionary
de|cap|i|tal|ize — «dee KAP uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to deprive of capital: »to decapitalize a firm. The Argentine landowner has been progressively decapitalized (Atlantic). 2. to convert from upper to lower case: »to decapitalize a letter … Useful english dictionary
de|part|men|tal|ize — «DEE pahrt MEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make or arrange into departments; form departments of: »The faculty, departmentalized though it be, will form a defensive circle and moan to high heaven at any aggressive initiative… … Useful english dictionary
hor|i|zon|tal|ize — «HR uh ZON tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make horizontal … Useful english dictionary
Oc|ci|den|tal|ize — «OK suh DEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Occidental in habits, customs, or character … Useful english dictionary
re|hos|pi|tal|ize — «ree HOS puh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to hospitalize again … Useful english dictionary
sen|ti|men|tal|ize — «SEHN tuh MEHN tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to indulge in sentiment; affect sentiment: »He had left his father tearfully sentimentalizing about the Queen (Arnold Bennett). –v.t. 1. to make sentimental: »Coming away from New England has… … Useful english dictionary
