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im|mor|tal|ize — «ih MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make immortal. 2. to cause to be remembered or famous forever; give everlasting fame to: »Great authors are immortalized by their works. –im|mor´tal|iz´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
cap|i|tal|ize — «KAP uh tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to write or print with a capital letter: »He forgot to capitalize the first letter of the name Lincoln. 2. to set the capital of (a company) at a certain amount. 3. to estimate the value of (an… … Useful english dictionary
de|vi|tal|ize — «dee VY tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to take the life of; kill. 2. to make less vital; weaken; exhaust: »The times demand a renaissance in freedom of thought and freedom of expression, a renaissance that will end the orthodoxy that … Useful english dictionary
dig|i|tal|ize — «DIHJ uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to treat with digitalis. 2. to make (data) suitable for handling by digital computer; digitize … Useful english dictionary
hos|pi|tal|ize — «HOS pih tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to put in a hospital for treatment: »So frail that he had to be hospitalized, he took his cure in his own hands (Newsweek). 2. to accustom to hospital treatment … Useful english dictionary
pal|a|tal|ize — «PAL uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Phonetics. to make palatal; change into a palatal sound … Useful english dictionary
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|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] –chap´tal|i|za´tion,… … Useful english dictionary
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
glot|tal|ize — «GLOT uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Phonetics. to pronounce (a sound) with simultaneous glottal closure: »Glottalized stops are most commonly very fortis (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.). –glot´tal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
