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summerize, v.|ˈsʌməraɪz|
[f. summer n.1 + -ize.]
1. intr. To spend the summer. nonce-uses.
1797Monthly Mag. III. 460 A Series of Familiar Poetical Epistles, from Mr. Simkin Slenderwit, summerising at Ramsgate, to his dear Mother in Town. 1799Monthly Rev. XXX. 350 In this summerising tour from Wisbech to Scarborough. 1891H. James Let. 7 June (1981) III. 342 The Curtises go to India—or believe they do—in the autumn; so I suppose they summerize at the Barbaro.
2. trans. To prepare (something) for summer. Also intr. for refl. U.S. colloq.
1935Evening Sun (Baltimore) 3 Apr. 9 Let Hutzler's summerize your home. 1949Sun (Baltimore) 2 June 4 Come to K. Katz and ‘summerize’! 1962Harper Motors, Inc. (Charlottesville, Va.) Advertising Let., This time of year you're probably deluged with offers from service stations to ‘summerize’ your car—that is, drain the antifreeze, check the motor, and get ready for summer driving.
Hence summeriˈzation, the act or process of preparing a thing for summer.
1974Old Times (Upper Canada College) Autumn 8 With..the summerization of the Patrick Johnson rink..the quality of extracurricular programs..is greatly enhanced. |