Folk-dance purists, therefore, may find his dances too…theatricalized for their tastes (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the|at´ri|cal|i|za´tion — the|at|ri|cal|ize «thee AT ruh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make theatrical; put in dramatic form; dramatize: »Folk dance purists, therefore, may find his dances too…theatricalized for their tastes (Newsweek).… … Useful english dictionary
lo|cal|ize — «LOH kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make local; fix in, assign, or limit to a particular place or locality: »The infection seemed to be localized in the foot. SYNONYM(S): place. –v.i. to become localized. –lo´cal|iz´a|ble, adjective.… … Useful english dictionary
the — the·a·ce·ae; the·a·ceous; the·an·dric; the·an·throp·ic; the·an·thro·pism; the·an·thro·pist; the·an·thro·pol·o·gy; the·an·thro·poph·a·gy; the·an·thro·pos; the·an·thro·pos·o·phy; the·an·thro·py; the·arch·ic; the·ar·chy; the·a·ter·go·er;… … English syllables
chem|i|cal|ize — «KEHM uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to treat with a chemical or chemicals: »The loaf we buy at the grocer s has been chemicalized, first by the miller and then by the baker (Atlantic). –chem´i|cal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
fo|cal|ize — «FOH kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to focus: a) to bring (rays of light, heat, or other radiation) into focus. b) Figurative: »The information about sales is focalized in the company s main office and put before the sales manager. 2. to… … Useful english dictionary
de|lo|cal|ize — «dee LOH kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to detach or remove from the proper or usual locality; free from local limitations: »We can have no St. Simons or Pepyses till we have a Paris or London to delocalize our gossip and give it historic … Useful english dictionary
vo|cal|ize — «VOH kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to form into voice; utter or sing: »to vocalize old camp songs. 2. to make vocal: »The dog vocalized his pain in a series of long howls.Figurative. The speaker vocalized the feeling of the entire group … Useful english dictionary
cler|i|cal|ize — «KLEHR uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to render clerical; exalt the influence of the clergy in: »Socialists accused Catholics of trying to “clericalize” the predominantly Catholic nation (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
rad|i|cal|ize — «RAD uh kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make radical: »to radicalize a political system, to radicalize a student body. –v.i. to become radical: »When it [the Reform Bill] and the Catholic question were both carried…Herbert Grimstone… … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
