† preliminarizev.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preliminary n., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < preliminary n. + -ize suffix.
Obsolete.
rare.
1844 M. F. Tupper xiii Let us preliminarize a thought or two.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2018).