- to|tal|ize
- to|tal|ize «TOH tuh lyz», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.to make total; combine into a total.–to´tal|i|za´tion, noun.
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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
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
den|tal|ize — «DEHN tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Phonetics. to make into a dental sound … Useful english dictionary
fa|tal|ize — «FAY tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to incline to fatalism. –v.t. to render subject to fate; yield to the inevitable … Useful english dictionary
mor|tal|ize — «MR tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make mortal; consider or represent as mortal: »In later times he [Faunus] was mortalized like all the other Italian gods (Thomas Keightley) … Useful english dictionary
vi|tal|ize — «VY tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to give life to. 2. Figurative. a) to put vitality or vigor into; make more energetic, lively, or enterprising. b) to present (a literary or artistic idea) in a lifelike manner … 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
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
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
