| 单词 | fractionize |
| 释义 | fractionize in British English or fractionise (ˈfrækʃəˌnaɪz) verb to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions Derived forms fractionization (ˌfractioniˈzation) or fractionisation (ˌfractioniˈsation) noun fractionize in American English (ˈfrækʃəˌnaiz) transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing to divide into fractions Also esp Brit fractionise Derived forms fractionization noun Word origin [1665–75; fraction + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: group, recessive, setback, wader, wig-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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