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• can|on|ize — «KAN uh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to declare formally to be a saint; place in the official list of saints: »Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920. 2. Figurative. to treat as a saint; glorify. 3. to make or… …   Useful english dictionary

• can´on|i|za´tion — can|on|ize «KAN uh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to declare formally to be a saint; place in the official list of saints: »Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920. 2. Figurative. to treat as a saint; glorify. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

• can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

• Izé Teixeira — Izé Teixeira, est un chanteur franco capverdien né sur l île de Santiago au Cap Vert. Après avoir sorti un Maxi en 2000 « Ma volonté » et réalisé trois albums solo « Double Nationalidade (2001) », « Mobilizé (2003) » …   Wikipédia en Français

• can|ni|bal|ize — «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) to eat the… …   Useful english dictionary

• can´ni|bal|i|za´tion — can|ni|bal|ize «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• Can|ta|brize — «KAN tuh bryz», intransitive verb, brized, briz|ing. to imitate or pattern after Cambridge, England, or its University. ╂[< Medieval Latin Cantabrigia (see etym. under Cantabrigian (Cf. ↑Cantabrigian)) + English ize] …   Useful english dictionary

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• -ize — verb suffix Etymology: Middle French iser, from Late Latin izare, from Greek izein 1. a. (1) cause to be or conform to or resemble < systemize > < Americanize > ; cause to be formed into < unionize > (2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• -ize — [[t] aɪz[/t]] izes, izing, ized SUFFIX Verbs that can end in either ize or ise are dealt with in this dictionary at the ize spelling. Many verbs ending in ize describe processes by which things or people are brought into a new state. The dispute… …   English dictionary