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单词 utilitarianize
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utilitarianizev.

Etymology: formed as utilitarianist n. + -ize suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: utiliˈtarianize.
rare.
transitive. To turn to a utilitarian end or purpose; to invest with a utilitarian character.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > be useful to [verb (transitive)] > make utilitarian
utilitarianize1852
1852 L. A. Meredith My Home in Tasmania I. 143 The colonists, sad matter-of-fact people that they are! who utilitarianize everything.
1907 Jrnl. Educ. Oct. 671/1 Utilitarianize your secondary education.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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