单词 | cutinize |
释义 | cutinize in British English or cutinise (ˈkjuːtɪˌnaɪz) verb to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin Derived forms cutinization (ˌcutiniˈzation) or cutinisation (ˌcutiniˈsation) noun cutinize in American English (ˈkjuːtnˌaiz) transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing to make into or become cutin Also esp Brit cutinise Derived forms cutinization noun Word origin [1885–90; cutin + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, retread, toner, twofer, upsweep-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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